2018 Updates
The Bronx Business Tech Incubator Clients
City Council funding has enabled Lehman College to lead initiatives such as:
- Incubator Clients Information
- SCPS Social Media
- Technology Traincubes. (E.g. Web Development)
- Computer Science After-School and Summer Program at Lehman High School
- Virtual Reality Training Academy- EON
- Scholarships to Computer Information Systems majors
Bronx Business Tech Incubators is a unique work space that provides extensive business support, counseling, and services for entrepreneurs from underserved communities.
11 startup businesses and entrepreneurs are currently using the incubator facilities, and we have room for more.
VR Training
As a result of City Council funding which made possible the renovation and development of CUNY on the Concourse Lehman College has been able to create an Information Technology Hub in the Bronx. The business incubators are part of Lehman’s multi-year vision which now includes a Virtual Reality Training Academy and Development Lab to train the borough’s growing sector of technology professionals. As industries continue to be disrupted by technological advances, new fields are emerging and workers will need retraining to adapt and stay competitive.
Augmented and Virtual Reality are some of the fastest growing sectors of our economy. These technologies are spreading far beyond the gaming world and into business and education, where it’s being used to train employees and better educate students. The Virtual Reality Training Academy and Development Lab at Lehman College (CUNY) teaches the skills needed to create Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applications for industry and education covering many diverse fields, including: architecture, product visualization, game creation, multimedia design, and broadcast media. In this fast-track program, students receive 10 months of training, including 6 months working directly on real-life projects in different market segments.
Virtual Reality Training Academy
Small Business Consulting Practice
- Small Business Consulting Practice Full Report
- Small Business Consulting PracticeSmall Business Consulting Practice
- Small Business Consulting Practice, 2nd Cohort, student website
- Student video
As higher education continues to adapt to new expectations from students, hands-on (“experiential”) learning in business programs has become more important. Graduating students need to build skills, which can only be taught via experiential learning.
Using funding from the City Council, the Small Business Consulting Practice is designed to accommodate the demanding work and academic schedules of 30 accounting and business students, divided into two cohorts. The program, managed by the Department of Economics and Business, is training the cohorts in marketing (including social media), procurement of government contracts, Excel, PowerPoint and providing them with the opportunity to work with small businesses, chosen and supported by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
CS Training
Lehman High School hosted a computer science and coding afterschool program.
The program was run collaboratively by Lehman College and Code/interactive, a proven leader in computer science education. It was an immersive program that focused on web development (HTML, CSS), programming (Scratch, JavaScript), and technology entrepreneurship. One of the goals of the program was to prepare students interested in this subject to take AP computer science courses in high school. An additional goal of the program was to prepare the students to study computer science at Lehman College as a College Now course (pending CUNY approval) offered through CUNY and taught by Code/Interactive.
Scholarships Programs
Scholarships for A+ technician and Certified Networking Academy were offered to 21 students during summer, fall 2017 and spring 2018. The selection and evaluation was based on CIS major students’ Number of Credits and GPA within the required courses. Below listed students were invited to receive the scholarship.
Number one criterion was that the selected students should have completed the course and to take and pass the certification. All 21 students have been notified and confirmed their interest in the course.