Text Box: The entrepreneurial course ENTR-215 “Taking Innovation to Market” will be offered at HCC in the Fall 2008 semester as part of National Science Foundation Grant. The course is a General Education Core under the area of Interdisciplinary, Emerging Issues and a Business & Entrepreneurial elective. This means that the course will transfer to state 4-year institutions as part of general education core. ENTR-215 will run on Tuesdays / Thursdays 11:00 am -12:20 am or Wednesdays 7:00 pm-10:00 pm. There are no prerequisites for this course. The required textbook will be provided and some tuition assistance is also available. This course is helpful for students in business, entrepreneurship, science, fine arts and computer science/technology majors and will be useful for those in the following occupations: business development managers, entrepreneurs, Text Box: It is time to enroll in ENTR-215 Text Box: Page #

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Text Box: As a part of his Academy of Finance class, Leo Carelle Garcia enrolled in an entrepreneurship course at Howard Community College entitled ENTR-215 “Taking Innovation to Market” taught by Wayne Swann. With his team, Garcia devised an exceptional marketing plan for an existing patented technology from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory called Radiance Library Forecasting for Time-Critical Hyperspectral Target Detection Systems. The marketing plan was so germane that the inventor of the technology congratulated Garcia, personally, and then shared the team’s presentation and marketing plan with his coworkers. Garcia values the knowledge gained through his ENTR-215 class and believes his experiences will serve as stepping stones toward his future success. At the 14th Annual Committee for Business and Economic Diversity Awards Program as the nation celebrated Small Business Week from April 21 to April 25, the Howard County Economic Development Authority awarded Leo a $1,000 Howard County General Hospital Rising Business Star Scholarship!  This was a great honor for the student and for HCC’s entrepreneurial program. Leo Carelle Garcia

Would you like to discover how to apply the various stages of the Technology Transfer Cycle to bring technology to the market, learn about innovation, patents and intellectual property protection, marketing, valuation, licensing and royalties? Would you like to practice negotiating skills and tactics?  Then join the HCC ENTR-215 and see for yourself how you can benefit from invention evaluations that have been prepared by HCC’s students. Inventions of 2006-2007 include Healthier Frying Batter, Electronic Medical Tags, Temperature Control in Space, Flame Resistant Fabrics, Natural Insect Repellent, and Aerial Location System. In Spring of 2008 students worked on a technology assessment project on Slow Release Fertilizer. Agricultural Research Service scientists have developed a new fertilizer that slows the release of ammonium and phosphorus in the soil, thus reducing the potential for nutrient leaching into groundwater, or nutrient runoff into surface waters. In green house studies, 80-90% of total phosphorous and 75-84% of nitrates was reduced in drainage water. Coated fertilizers are available, but are much more prone to leaching compared to this invention. With innovative thinking. It is possible to design new technologies that use resources more efficiently and HCC students can help these inventions become new business ventures.

 

Entrepreneurship Student Receives Scholarship