1. Presented by Diane Sabato, Springfield Technical Community College

2. session goals Attendees will learn how to move to a next phase in maintaining and enhancing entrepreneurship initiatives in a long term entrepreneurship program. They will also learn how to diminish the reliance on a single key entrepreneurship ambassador to keep entrepreneurship thriving. Finally, they will learn the value of a continuous regenerative feedback loop.

3. a bit of history 1996STCC Entrepreneurial Institute Launch 1998Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Option Young Entrepreneurial Scholars Program 1999Springfield Enterprise Center Opens 2000Student Business Incubator & Student Venture Center Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame 2001Entrepreneur for a Day Program 2002Excellence in Youth Entrepreneurship Program MiddleBiz Program 2003NACCE Inaugural “MAKE IT HAPPEN” Conference Building a lifelong model of entrepreneurship education and opportunities

4. a bit of history 2004“Entrepreneurship: Concept to Commercialization” Student Innovation Center 2005Pre- and Post- Incubation programs developed 2008Prime Minister’s Initiative 2009Entrepreneurship Programs Transition to School of Business 2009Virtual Student Business Incubator Prime Minister’s Initiative 2 2010Entrepreneurship Council International Business Student Exchange Program 2011Graphic Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate Broadening the reach of entrepreneurship education and activities across campus, into the community and around the world

5. the present and future The Entrepreneurship Council Responsibilities: Monitor the College’s entrepreneurship efforts; Provide leadership to the College for entrepreneurship education, training & grants. Communicate activities, programs & initiatives to each other so that questions and inquiries can be referred to the appropriate source(s)

6. the present and future The Entrepreneurship Council Members: Assistant to the President Dean, School of Business & Information Technologies Dean, Math, Science & Engineering Transfer Dean, Engineering Technologies Dean, Admissions Director, Public Relations Director, Springfield Business Incubator Assistant Vice President, Center for Business & Technology Executive Director, Foundation and Alumni Grant Manager, Grants and Development Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship Vice President, Development, CFO Executive Director, NACCE President, Appleton Corp, STCC Technology Park Property Management

7. the present and future The Entrepreneurship Council Progress: Cross campus commitment to information sharing and collaboration in entrepreneurship effort Relationship and friend building across campus Re-energizing entrepreneurship initiatives Group input to grant applications, providing unique viewpoints Avoiding duplication of efforts Building entrepreneurship components in engineering

8. the present and future The Entrepreneurship Council Future: Bringing high profile entrepreneurs to campus, showcasing Western Mass Entrepreneurship Hall of Famers Increasing cross campus collaboration Establishing regional entrepreneurship and engineering project Increasing international initiatives Continuous regenerative feedback

9. The only constant is change….

10. Contact Information Diane Sabato, Assistant Professor Springfield Technical Community College One Armory Sq., PO Box 9000 Springfield, MA 01102-9000 dsabato@stcc.edu 413-755-4836