HP 2015 Sustainability Report

Introduction

Environment

Society

Integrity

About this report

Extending our reach Community colleges bring affordable and practical education to people of all ages and experience levels. HP taps into this network to promote IT and entrepreneurship through its collaboration with the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NAACE). More than 100 community college faculty use HP LIFE to teach business skills, including developing a business plan, forecasting finances and sales, conducting market research, and surveying customers. As a result of these and other partnerships as well as outreach using social media, in 2015 HP LIFE reached approximately 580,000 regis- tered users since 2012. Support for new industries in North Carolina The U.S. state of North Carolina has a long history of manufacturing, but many of those jobs have now moved to other countries. Entrepreneurship offers a path forward for enterprising citizens, and programs that provide relevant skills are a priority in many community colleges, including Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory. Darcie Tumey, the college’s Instructor of Business Administration, uses HP LIFE online learning in her entrepreneurship and introduction to business classes to provide stu- dents with resources for developing business ideas and writing business plans. She credits HP LIFE with helping her students win the gold medal in the entrepreneurship category at the Skills USA national conference in 2015, for a business plan to produce a book series helping children deal with major life issues. Says Darcie, “[HP LIFE] has added a huge amount of value to our courses … Online scenarios that discuss real-life business challenges made the course modules extremely relevant for my students, who were grappling with the realities of starting a business. Without it, we would not have been able to put together as strategic a proposal.” ADEPT in Myanmar As Myanmar’s economy and society become more open, opportunity beckons for the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises. In 2013, Hewlett-Packard Company, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, BSR, and VinaCapital’s Lotus Impact fund collaborated to launch the ADEPT (Advancement and Development through Entrepreneurship Programs and Training) program to develop entrepreneurship skills, opportunities, and capability building for the business and higher-education communities in Myanmar. By December 2015, eight ADEPT learning centers were up and running in rural and urban locations, equipped with the latest HP technology. HP LIFE has reached more than 1,900 aspiring entrepreneurs in Myanmar. Over 180 faculty and staff have strengthened their teaching through the ADEPT program. Five additional centers will open in 2016, giving students access to practical vocational, business, and IT skills training. To hear more about how HP LIFE is helping North Carolina, watch the video .

580,000 people registered for HP LIFE through October 2015

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