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About
Organization:
Mission Community Services Corporation (MCSC) is a nonprofit community development corporation. It is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for potential entrepreneurs and small business owners to become self-sustaining, successful contributors to their communities, with special assistance for low-income, minority and nonprofit businesses. MCSC was chartered to provide specific loan products and community development small business services to low and moderate-income individuals and other entities. Its goal is to increase entrepreneur success rates through education, training and outreach and address entrepreneurial capital needs while simultaneously reassuring banking industry concerns for risk reduction for entrepreneurs with little or no capital. MCSC is a partner on one WIRED project. Tasks:
Project 1.4 - Innovation-Based Entrepreneurial Ventures:
- Entrepreneurial ventures demonstration project with entrepreneurial companies including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II awardees to identify best practices in helping innovative companies to commercialize technology and create jobs. A two day conference event was designed, focused on entrepreneurs and technology businesses "pitching" to panels of Angel and VC investors. The two day event consisted of primer classes, several key note speakers, and six investor panels populated by 37 investors being pitched by 35 technology companies. Companies and panels represented 1 and 2) Emerging Technologies, 3) Software / IT, 4) Biotech / Pharma and Medical Devices, 5) Communications Technologies, 6) New Media / Web Internet Content. The evening concluded by the top 15 companies in California being recognized to receive the California Innovation Awards. Additioanlly produced for the event was a 20 minute video outlining California as the premier State for R&D and technology business and entrepreneurship. This was funded by BTH. A 41 page template was produced, outlining the processes and procedures needed to create an entrepreneurial conference. Event deliverable was the successful conference, the Video and the event template.
Title: CATech 100 Write up
Title: CATech 100 BTH Video
Experience/core competencies:
MCSC specializes in 1) Technical Assistance/Individual Counseling/Coaching, 2) Education and Training, 3) Loan Products, and 4) Support Services to assist under valued populations with starting and growing small business enterprises. MCSC excels in assisting clients with writing business plans, financing economic development and in creating and retaining jobs through an “economic gardening” approach to business development.
Partnerships with other relevant organizations:
MCSC worked locally with the San Luis Obispo Economic Vitality Corp. and the Private Industry Council to integrate lessons learned from the WIRED initiative in San Luis Obispo County.
Opportunities for collaboration:
Business Development; Economic Development; Job Training; Project Partnering; Resource Development; Supplier Training
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