Teaching & Curriculum

The Dakri CEI supports several educational programs and activities within the University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business.

Stimulating Urban Renewal Through Entrepreneurship (SURE)

The SURE Program is the flagship program of the Dakri CEI. SURE is an innovative educational platform that creates a value-added partnership among UH students, under-resourced entrepreneurs, and corporate business leaders. Our students gain practical, human-centered skills while empowering local community entrepreneurs through this semester-long experiential learning program.

CONSULTING FOR SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS

According to the US Small Business Administration (SBA), over forty percent of economic activity in the country is driven by small businesses. Much business education focuses on cultivating skills for corporate business or high tech, high growth startup entrepreneurship. This course is for students who want to understand the small businesses that do not fall into either category and make up that forty percent of economic activity. The objective of this course is to help students understand small businesses better so that they can increase the number of opportunities they might have in their careers. It touches on a broad number of topics, with a variety of exercises and many guest speakers so that students who complete all coursework will understand: (1) the history, importance, and environment of small business, (2) what challenges small businesses face and what makes them successful, (3) how to recognize and vet small business opportunities, and (4) how and when to capitalize on small business opportunities.

INTER-UNIVERSITY COHORT PROGRAM

The Darki CEI collaborates and shares best practices with higher education organizations with strong interest in building their economic inclusion programs. The SURE Program model can be emulated within other organizations to help promote sustainable business practices within communities around the world.

Students learn human-centric skills that will enable them to become emphatic leaders of tomorrow with the skills needed for the future of work.