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Miami Dade College’s Idea Center Expands To Homestead Campus

Nikole Valiente , 
When Alejandro D. González and Sissi Rodriguez began working at the Idea Center—Miami Dade College’s hub for entrepreneurship and innovation—in February of 2022, they wanted to grow the center’s reach. In March, the duo helped the program, which initially launched in 2014 thanks to a $2.18 million grant from… Read the rest at our website.
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Kendall Campus Students Launch Podcast To Inspire Young Entrepreneurs

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During a May episode of The Mindset Podcast, Anthony Valenzuela addressed listeners with a stern message—you should always strive to find purpose in any venture you undertake.  Valenzuela has found that purpose. He co-hosts The Mindset Podcast with Gabriel Russo. The Kendall Campus students launched the show on Jan.… Read the rest at our website.
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Class Aims To Help Venezuelan Women Hone Their Entrepreneurial Spirit

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For six months, Yelka Mikolji kept her idea of protecting and identifying endangered species through facial recognition technology a secret.  It wasn’t until several of her friends told her about The Idea Center’s latest venture, a semester-long class for Venezuelan women looking to solidify their business ideas, that she… Read the rest at our website.
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North Campus To Offer New Entrepreneurship Program In January

Ethan Toth , 
Miami Dade College is partnering with the foster care programs Educate Tomorrow and Guardian Watch to launch a new entrepreneurship program. The college-credit certificate program, sponsored by the Miguel B. Fernandez Family School of Global Business, Trade and Transportation, will be based at North Campus.  It could possibly expand… Read the rest at our website.
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North Campus Entrepreneur Juggles Classes And Business

Leslie Fernandez , 
Erick Rivera, a 19-year-old business major at North Campus, paved his way to entrepreneurship with business partner and friend Sebastian Salas three years ago. WunderThought, their own printing and embroidery company, arose in a whirlwind of conversations between the young entrepreneurs. They began in March of 2013 by helping… Read the rest at our website.
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Kendall Campus Alumna Scoops Sweet Path In Ice Cream And Entrepreneurship

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When Miami New Times readers voted Lulu’s Ice Cream as the best in the city, the review described the Biscayne Boulevard shop as charming, with wooden panels covering the walls and picturesque tables delicately accented with fresh flowers. Owner Luisa Santos, 26, describes the ice cream as made from… Read the rest at our website.
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Entrepreneurs’ Organization South Florida Partners With Idea Center

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Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), a group of entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, is collaborating with Miami Dade College’s Idea Center. The organization has partnered to support entrepreneurial innovation for MDC student entrepreneurs and other South Florida start-up businesses. As part of the new agreement, The Idea Center and EO-SOFLO will collaborate to… Read the rest at our website.