Cox Communications Small Business Leadership Academy Schedule

PROGRAM ORIENTATION: 

(instructor: Holley Willis, MBA) 

Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm  
Industry Based Credential, Business Growth Plan & Essential Soft Skills (6:45 pm – 7:30 pm)
  

Module 1 – Business Communication 101

(instructor: Holley Willis)
Monday, Sept. 9 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Module 2 – Developing a High Performance Team

Wednesday, Sept. 11 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Module 3 – Entrepreneurial & Small Business Concepts

(instructor: Holley Willis)   

Monday, Sept, 16 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 18 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Homework: Post-Section Assessment Quiz (approximately 1 hour)

Module 4 – Marketing and Sales 

(instructor: Charlene Carthon, M.Ed.) 

Monday, Sept. 23 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 25 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm 

Homework: Post-Section Assessment Quiz (approximately 1 hour)

Module 5 – Business Financials 

(instructor: Lisa Collins, Accountant)

Monday, Sept. 30 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 2 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm 

Homework: Post-Section Assessment Quiz (approximately 1 hour)

Module 6 – Value of a Viable Product/Service

(Charlene Carthon)

Monday, Oct. 7 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm         

- Supply Chain, Production and Distribution 

Wednesday, Oct. 9 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm 

Homework: Post-Section Assessment Quiz (approximately 1 hour)

[NOTE: Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day is Monday, Oct. 14^th, so Delgado Community College is closed.]

Tuesday, Oct. 15 / 6:15 - 7:30 pm: Industry Based Credential Exam

Module 7 – Social Media Marketing Management

(invited Subject Matter Experts, facilitated by Holley Willis)                    

Thursday, Oct. 17 / 6:15 - 7:30 pm

Module 8 - Strategic Partnerships & Joint Ventures 

(instructor: Adam Stumpf, JD) 

Monday, Oct. 21 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 23 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Module 9 - Introduction to Project & Human Resource Management

(invited Subject Matter Experts, facilitated by Holley Willis)                      

Monday, Oct. 28 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 30 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Homework: TURN IN BUSINESS GROWTH PLAN via EMAIL 10/30/24

Module 10 – How to Register with State and Federal Government or Large Businesses to Become a Vendor or to Answer a Request for Proposal – The Procurement Process

(invited Subject Matter Experts, facilitated by Lisa Collins & Charlene Carthon)                      

Monday, Nov. 4 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 6 / 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm 

PROGRAM GRADUATION  

Monday, Nov. 11 / 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

 

Attendance and Industry Based Credential Requirements: To receive the industry based credential (IBC), participants must receive a score of 80 or higher on the IBC exam scheduled for Tuesday, October 15. Further, please note that in order to receive the Delgado Community College and Cox Communications Small Business Leadership certification of completion, participants are allowed only one (1) absence maximum for the duration of the program. However, participants are responsible to speak with their professor during virtual office hours or another mutually agreed upon time to make sure they receive any information missed due to their absence.