Hillsborough’s Entrepreneur Collaborative Center serves the community in many ways
Since 1945, the Tampa Alphas fraternity has served the Tampa Bay area through mentoring programs for young men, educational foundations, fundraisers, and more. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to stay home and social distance, the Tampa Alphas didn’t slow down.
They partnered with the Hillsborough County Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC) to host their monthly meetings safely. The ECC provides the technology and space to host the meetings in a virtual, and in-person formats, giving the Tampa Alphas resources it needs to succeed.
The ECC offers the space at no-cost, allowing the Tampa Alphas to focus their finances on programs and initiatives that benefit the community.
The Tampa Alphas support the ECC’s mission by incorporating entrepreneurship lessons in their mentoring programs.
The nonprofit has contributed to many organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Hillsborough County Head Start, March for Babies, Relay for Life, and The Alzheimer’s Association.
As a result of those initiatives, the chapter was recently recognized as the Most Outstanding Chapter in the State of Florida, and Most Outstanding Chapter across the fraternity’s southern region.
Past president Kaseem Mabry said the Tampa Alphas wouldn’t have been as successful without the ECC.
“The space has allowed us to have a greater level of collaboration to be able to facilitate and organize around the programs,” Mabry said.
The Entrepreneur Collaborative Center was established in 2014 to provide entrepreneurs easy access to business service providers, resources, mentorship, and training. Services are provided for each businesses’ unique stage of development.
The ECC offers state-of-the art technology and collaborative space for local non-profits and agencies to host networking and engagement events.
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