Rice’s Glasscock School partners with Chase for Business to help small businesses

Chase for Business is partnering with Rice University’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies to help clients who are struggling or just getting started with a series of free, online short courses offered through the Small Business Series.

“Chase for Business is committed to our small-business partners and their ongoing success,” said James Connolly, Houston market manager for Chase Business Banking. “We’re providing tools and resources that will not only help them survive our current economy, but also thrive in the months and years to come. Partnering with the Glasscock School presents a great educational opportunity from a trusted source right here in our community.”

The first three courses begin in February, with others to follow in the spring, and are available to all Chase for Business clients. The initial offerings are:

• Getting Results With Creative Online Marketing taught by Tim deSilva, founder and CEO of Culture Pilot.
• Data Storytelling and Decision Making with instructors Marissa Rosenberg and Jocelyn Dunn, both from NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
• Cash Management taught by Karen A. Nielsen, Certified Treasury Professional, Enterprise Initiatives, Zions Bancorporation.

“The Glasscock School’s whole purpose is to provide accessible training and education of the highest quality to our community,” said David Vassar, assistant dean for professional and corporate programs. “Partnering with Chase allows us to bring our mission to small-business leaders and ultimately support the rebound of Houston’s economy. We’re thrilled to be a part of this effort.”

The Anderson-Clarke Center, home of the Glasscock School.

This partnership represents the latest in a series of Glasscock School efforts to offer the business community assistance and education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last spring, the school launched its Back in Business initiative, which provides local business owners with low-cost, online short courses and one-on-one consulting. That effort was followed by the Back to Work initiative, which offers five innovative, reduced-cost workshops to help prepare people for reentering the workforce. In both instances, instructors either donated their time or offered it at drastically reduced rates.

For more on the Small Business Series, visit https://glasscock.rice.edu/ChaseSmallBusiness.