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Start Building Your Business Career Now
Start Building Your Business Career Now
A degree in the business field opens doors across marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and corporate leadership. Getting involved early helps you gain experience, expand your network, and stand out when applying for internships and jobs.
A degree in the business field opens doors across marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and corporate leadership. Getting involved early helps you gain experience, expand your network, and stand out when applying for internships and jobs.
Join Collegiate DECA
Join Collegiate DECA
Build real-world business skills through competitions, case studies, and leadership opportunities. Strengthen your resume, practice problem-solving, and gain confidence before your first internship.
Build real-world business skills through competitions, case studies, and leadership opportunities. Strengthen your resume, practice problem-solving, and gain confidence before your first internship.
Members also have access to exclusive scholarship opportunities that can help offset tuition costs.
Members also have access to exclusive scholarship opportunities that can help offset tuition costs.
Student membership: $15 per academic year
To apply or learn about upcoming meetings, email: buscs@cgc.edu
Professional Organizations for Business Students
Professional Organizations for Business Students
Professional membership allows you to explore specific career paths, connect with industry professionals, and access scholarships, certifications, and networking events before graduation.
Professional membership allows you to explore specific career paths, connect with industry professionals, and access scholarships, certifications, and networking events before graduation.
Best suited for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. NASE provides educational resources, business development tools, and advocacy for microbusiness owners. Student members gain access to grants, scholarship opportunities, and practical guidance on launching and sustaining a small business.
Best suited for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. NASE provides educational resources, business development tools, and advocacy for microbusiness owners. Student members gain access to grants, scholarship opportunities, and practical guidance on launching and sustaining a small business.
Student membership: $25 per year
Designed for students interested in marketing, branding, digital strategy, advertising, and communications. AMA provides hands-on experience through marketing projects, case competitions, networking events, and exposure to industry professionals. Membership helps students develop practical skills in campaign planning, analytics, and strategic thinking while expanding their professional network.
Designed for students interested in marketing, branding, digital strategy, advertising, and communications. AMA provides hands-on experience through marketing projects, case competitions, networking events, and exposure to industry professionals. Membership helps students develop practical skills in campaign planning, analytics, and strategic thinking while expanding their professional network.
Student membership: $29 per year
Ideal for students pursuing careers in human resources, talent management, or organizational leadership. SHRM connects students with professional development resources, certification pathways, industry research, and networking opportunities with HR professionals. Membership can help students better understand employment law, workforce strategy, and leadership development.
Ideal for students pursuing careers in human resources, talent management, or organizational leadership. SHRM connects students with professional development resources, certification pathways, industry research, and networking opportunities with HR professionals. Membership can help students better understand employment law, workforce strategy, and leadership development.
Student membership: $75 per year
Offers free one-on-one advising, workshops, and mentoring to help students launch, manage, or grow a business. The SBDC connects students with experienced business advisors who guide them on business planning, funding, marketing, and operations. This resource is especially valuable for students seeking structured support as they develop their entrepreneurial ideas.
Offers free one-on-one advising, workshops, and mentoring to help students launch, manage, or grow a business. The SBDC connects students with experienced business advisors who guide them on business planning, funding, marketing, and operations. This resource is especially valuable for students seeking structured support as they develop their entrepreneurial ideas.
In CGCC's Entrepreneurship Center, George Kimble from SBDC offers free in-person business advising.
In CGCC's Entrepreneurship Center, George Kimble from SBDC offers free in-person business advising.
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
Coursework builds knowledge. Professional involvement builds opportunity.
Coursework builds knowledge. Professional involvement builds opportunity.
Employers often look beyond grades. They want to see initiative, leadership, and industry engagement. Joining an organization early in your college career can help you:
Employers often look beyond grades. They want to see initiative, leadership, and industry engagement. Joining an organization early in your college career can help you:
- Build relevant experience
- Develop professional connections
- Access scholarships and certifications
- Strengthen internship and job applications
Starting sooner rather than later gives you time to grow your network and your resume before graduation.
Starting sooner rather than later gives you time to grow your network and your resume before graduation.
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