{"id":35540,"date":"2023-09-26T19:23:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T23:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=35540"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:28:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:28:26","slug":"miami-dade-colleges-idea-center-expands-to-homestead-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/miami-dade-colleges-idea-center-expands-to-homestead-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dade College\u2019s Idea Center Expands To Homestead Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Alejandro D. Gonz\u00e1lez and Sissi Rodriguez began working at the Idea Center\u2014Miami Dade College\u2019s hub for entrepreneurship and innovation\u2014in February of 2022, they wanted to grow the center\u2019s reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March, the duo helped the program, which initially launched in 2014 thanks to a $2.18 million grant from the Knight Foundation, expand to the West Campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now they are bringing their entrepreneurial mindset down south.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Homestead Campus, in collaboration with <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackstone.com\/our-impact\/blackstone-launchpad\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackstone LaunchPad<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a charitable foundation that aims to close the entrepreneurship gap for minority students, launched the center\u2019s third hub on Sept. 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is a community that is growing,\u201d Gonz\u00e1lez said. \u201cIn the last 10 years, Homestead has grown by 30 percent in population. It&#8217;s a community where new development is happening everywhere. And we need to be here to be part of that growth.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located on the third floor (Room C303) of the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/homestead-campus-unveils-new-student-success-center\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Success Center<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that was unveiled in August, it features nontraditional decor, including an orange velvet couch, mustard yellow ottomans, black high-top tables, a hexagon-patterned carpet, various houseplants and a green, abstract ceiling that creates a cozy atmosphere for students to collaborate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speakers, workshops, activities and pitch competitions will introduce students to the \u201cmind of a business owner\u201d and unique ways of analyzing and solving problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshops will also be held to support small business owners from the Homestead community to build their companies and develop their ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Idea Center\u2019s first event was a workshop hosted by Rodriguez to show students how to introduce themselves in a professional setting. Attendees developed an elevator pitch, a 30 second introduction that delivers their name, position, dreams and experience in a concise and presentable manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other events included a seminar for students to become comfortable with rejection, a design thinking workshop to equip staff problem-solving techniques, and an educational session for small business owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For nearly a decade, the Idea Center has mentored hundreds of students to develop startups and promote their business ideas. They\u2019ve also hosted programming that includes artificial intelligence seminars, coding fests, drone training, finance workshops and a Venezuelan women\u2019s entrepreneurs program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anabella Sardinas, the Idea Center\u2019s program manager, looks forward to bringing similar events to the Homestead community to better serve its predominantly Black and Hispanic population.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEntrepreneurship can be seen as something that&#8217;s extremely out of their comfort zone, something that might not be safe, something that might not be accessible for them,\u201d Sardinas said. \u201cSo just bringing the ideas here and giving them a different perspective of entrepreneurship and how the entrepreneurial mindset is something that can be instilled in anybody in any pathway of any community, anywhere is really special.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For information about the Idea Center, contact Sardinas at (305) 237-5070 or at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:asardin3@mdc.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asardin3@mdc.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35548\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Student-Workshop-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-35548 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Student-Workshop-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Homestead Idea Center\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Student-Workshop-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Student-Workshop-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Student-Workshop-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Student-Workshop-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Student-Workshop-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pitch Perfect: Sissi Rodriguez, the Idea Center\u2019s program director, teaches a group of students how to prepare an elevator pitch to improve their communication business skills. 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