SBCC’s Scheinfeld Center and NAWBO-SB Team-up for Venture Challenge

Santa Barbara City College’s Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation has teamed up with the Santa Barbara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners to launch the first Scheinfeld Center New Venture Challenge.

On May 13, 2011, the SBCC Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation will host the two-tiered business plan competition forSBCCstudents and area high school students to promote youth entrepreneurship. The competition serves as a capstone experience to the community college students in entrepreneurship and career technical studies and as a capstone offering to the high school students participating in the Virtual Enterprise programs run by the Santa Barbara County Educational Office Regional Occupational Program (ROP) and otherorganizations.

The Scheinfeld Center is the first to offer a local business plan competition serving community college and high school students in the area. This provides an opportunity to students with common interests and goals to interact, network, and prepare for a competition and potentially advance their business ideas. This program bolsters the pathway from area high school entrepreneurship programs toSBCC’s entrepreneurship program. "Student entrepreneurs of all ages are given an opportunity to be recognized locally for their entrepreneurial spirit,” said Scheinfeld Center Director, Melissa Crawford.