Venture Lab

The purpose of this course is to give students the experience of working as a team to launch and manage a single small business. In this collaborative environment, the entire class operates as a professional agency to solve problems and serve the TCC community. Students will take on specific leadership and departmental roles (such as Finance, Marketing, and Operations), manage a budget, meet professional deadlines, and experience how a business  runs by depending on their teammates and seeing how their individual work contributes to the group's success.

The first semester culminates in a Pitch Night, where the team must present a business plan to a panel of 'investors'—including parents. To receive their seed money for the second semester, the team must prove their idea is solid, well-researched, and ready to launch.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Collaborate as a team to choose one viable business idea that serves the TCC community.

• Organize the company by assigning professional roles and responsibilities to each student.

• Manage the class budget by tracking expenses and calculating potential profits.

• Design and execute a group marketing plan to promote the company brand.

• Communicate effectively as a team to solve daily business problems and make decisions.

• Lead the business through its official launch and operation.

• Finalize the business at the end of the year by balancing the books and distributing the earnings.