Joel Higgins, CPA

At Community Futures Entre-Corp I coordinate the Alberta Youth Entrepreneur Camp (AYEC). AYEC is a week-long curriculum in which youth from all over Southern Alberta participate, to learn about entrepreneurship.

Developed and implemented Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) campaigns for several local businesses. This was a pilot project that was created as a result of the Business Retention and Expansion research out of the Medicine Hat College.

The President of the Students' Associations main objective is to provide responsible and fair representation of the students attending Medicine Hat College, as well as advocating for their rights as post-secondary students in our city, province and country. The President is responsible for representing the students through the SAMHC as a liaison between the Medicine Hat College Board of Governors, Alberta Innovation and Advanced Education, Local government officials and the student benefits program to name a few.

Oversaw and maintained all governing documents such as Policies & Procedures and Bylaws. The Vice President Internal is also responsible for the preparation and oversight of the yearly budget of the Students' Association of Medicine Hat College. Other responsibilities included facilitating academic & non-academic appeals and grievances.

Compiled a database of existing Entrepreneur Centers, mainly in Canada, that were similar in nature to the Entrepreneur Development Centre at MHC. In this position, I assisted with a BR&E project that MHC took part in. I also developed 10 potential businesses with complete start-up packages for the Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) program.