Kissimmee, FL – En honor al mes de la Herencia Afroamericana, Tanisha Nunn-Gary, presidenta de la Cámara de Comercio Afroamericana de Florida Central (AACCCF) y el Dr. James Michael Burkett, presidente de Florida Technical College (FTC), anuncian el inicio oficial del período de solicitud para el Business Opportunity Scholarship. La beca educativa está valorada en $61,178 y será otorgada a un emprendedor de raza negra que actualmente esté construyendo o que aspire a construir un nuevo negocio. Interesados tienen hasta el 12 de febrero para solicitar en el portal https://www.ftccollege.edu/aacccf-scholarship/
Esta es la segunda ocasión que AACCCF y FTC aúnan fuerzas para apoyar el espíritu empresarial negro y su impacto en las comunidades. El dominicano Eddy Duran, ganador de la primera beca, se alista para graduarse con honores este verano. Durante su trayectoria académica, que comenzó en 2021, Eddy lanzó ArtCycle Kids, un programa que utiliza el ciclismo para enseñar a niños a trabajar en equipo. Al momento de solicitar la beca Eddy trabajaba como videografo.
“El talento se distribuye uniformemente, pero las oportunidades, lamentablemente no”, afirmó el Dr. James Michael Burkett, presidente de Florida Technical College. “Esta beca fue creada para ayudar a eliminar alguna de las barreras económicas que limitan a estos emprendedores a cumplir sus ambiciones”.
La beca cubre el costo del Bachillerato en Business Entrepreneurship, Management, and Marketing en línea en FTC. Además, el emprendedor seleccionado recibirá una computadora portátil (“laptop”) y un pase exclusivo para asistir a la Cumbre Anual de Empoderamiento Empresarial del AACCCF mientras completa su carrera.
“Queremos recordarles a nuestros líderes afroamericanos que sí se puede, y recordarles que la universidad si está a su alcance”, dijo Tanisha Nunn-Gary, presidenta de AACCCF
Scholarship aims to empower Central Florida black entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners to build thriving enterprises that transform lives
Kissimmee, FL – Two Central Florida executives have teamed together to pay it forward to the next generation of local Black leaders. Tanisha Nunn-Gary, President of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida (AACCCF) and Dr. James Michael Burkett, President of Florida Technical College (FTC) have joined forces to award the Business Opportunity Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship valued at up to $61,178, to a local Black leader who is currently building or who aspires to build a new business. Entrepreneurs are required to submit applications at www.ftccollege.edu/aacccf-scholarship/ by Monday, February 12.
“Talent is evenly distributed, but resources, unfortunately are not,” stated Dr. James Michael Burkett, President of Florida Technical College. “This scholarship was created to help eliminate economic barriers that limit these entrepreneurs to fulfill their ambitions.”
The scholarship covers the tuition and fees for an FTC Bachelor’s Degree in Business Entrepreneurship, Management, and Marketing, aiming to empower the recipient with essential skills for success in the competitive business environment. In addition to the Bachelor program – to be offered fully online – the selected recipient will receive a laptop computer and an exclusive pass to attend the annual AACCCF Empowerment Business Summit while completing his degree.
“We invite aspiring and established Central Florida Black leaders to seize this opportunity and join us in rewriting the narrative and shaping a brighter future,” said Tanisha Nunn-Gary, President of AACCCF.
This is the second full-tuition scholarship the organizations award since FTC became a trustee of the African American Chamber of Commerce in 2020. Eddy Duran, the recipient of the first scholarship, will graduate with honors in 2024. During the academic journey of the Dominican entrepreneur, which started in 2021, Eddy launched ArtCycle Kids, a program that uses cycling to teach children teamwork.