Small business owners complete the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at Houston Community College

Jan 5, 2018


The 20th cohort of small business owners  completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at Houston Community College in a ceremony at the HCC Alief Hayes Campus December 13.

These business leaders spent 14 weeks, roughly 100 class hours, studying a business and management curriculum. The curriculum covered accounting, human resources, negotiations and marketing, among other topics. The program also included one-on-one business advising, financial workshops and advice from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses community partners.

HCC and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses leaders emphasized how proud they were to welcome these small business owners as alumni:

Mohamad Alzibdeh, Santa Ana Body Shop

Jami Bertrand, Elite Real Estate Services          

Debbie Elder, Shady Oak Primary School

Esther Halford, Halford Busby, LLC

Janie Harris, R. J. Harris Construction Gulf Coast

La Sonja Henderson, Taking Kidz Places

Shane Johnson, KAustin & Associates

Sam Kandiyoti, Fulgore Construction

Raheel Khan, Insight MRI Diagnostics, LLC

Axel M. Krayer, 1To1 Printers

Gefei Liu, Pegasus Vertex, Inc.

Alex Melgar, Ambassador Services

Bonnie Moss, MBCO Engineering, LLC

Carina Pantoja, Eclipse Massage and Spa

Sean M. Perrodin, Southern Creole Foods, LLC

Gerry Pruneda, Auto World West Loop

Guylene Robertson, Ed.D., PTI Sports & Recreation Construction

Deborah Sopher, Strategic Financial Services

Gustavo Suarez, JPG Accounting & Payroll

Sandy Tran, Tout Suite

 

Brad Klein, president of Building Professionals of Texas Janitorial Service, and a 2012 graduate of the Houston program, was the keynote speaker at the Cohort 20 graduation. Klein emphasized the profound learning that comes from failing while trying to grow a small business.

 

Applications for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at HCC are accepted on a rolling basis. The program is open to business owners from across the Greater Houston region. To learn more or apply, visit:

https://10ksbapply.com/application-process-small-business


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