MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EVENT LOCATIONS, CONTACT
PAM PIROG AT 203-332- 5124 OR PPIROG@HCC.COMMNET.EDU
HCC To Host Entrepreneurship Events
Events Scheduled 2/22, 2/24, 2/25
Part of National Entrepreneurship Week
Photo, Footage, Actuality Ops
BRIDGEPORT – Housatonic Community College
will place the spotlight on entrepreneurship next week when the college
joins in National Entrepreneurship Week observances. The college is
sponsoring three events to focus business-students’ attention
on entrepreneurship, with five local entrepreneurs offering tips for
success. The events include:
- Monday, 2/22 – 6:30-7:50 p.m. Claudomiro Falcon, President and CEO of La Guia Hispana (Spanish Yellow Pages), will discuss growing a small business. Room to be determined.
- Wednesday, 2/24 – 6:30-7:50 p.m. Frank Busch, president and founder of Natural 10 Beauty, Inc., will talk about how to turn your ideas into a patentable product. Room to be determined.
- Thursday, 2/25, Events Center, Beacon Hall. Panel discussion “Lessons
in Excellence” will feature three local entrepreneurs telling
the stories of their success. The trio includes Mary Jane
Paris, President of Positive Impact and part-time HCC instructor
and Housatonic Foundation Board member; Bob Abbate, President
of Bob Abbate Marketing; and Phyllis Haynes,
president of Southern Relishes, LLC.
Anson C. Smith, Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229, Fax: 203-332-5247
E-mail: asmith@hcc.commnet.edu