Florida State University and the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship will provide lessons in entrepreneurship to 20 veterans and active-duty military personnel over the next week at the 2017 Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans With Disabilities program.
Participants will learn best practices from industry professionals on starting a business or taking one to the next level.
The boot camp kicks off with a reception at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at the Residence Inn on Gaines Street in Tallahassee. The week of activities ends with a graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the Governors Club.
Now in its fifth year, the program trains veterans to manage a business and be able to handle the unique challenges and opportunities that they face as owners. Those lessons help veterans to launch and grow a small business that complements their personal lifestyle.
The generosity of sponsors, including the Student Veterans Center, Blossoms, Gordo’s, Red Eye Coffee and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, allows participants to attend the EBV program free of charge.
This year’s class includes five Floridians, as well as veterans from Georgia, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Participants recently completed a three-week online course to prepare for this boot camp, which immerses them in the basics of entrepreneurship.
One key topic is the business model canvas, which helps startups focus on developing products and services based on the needs of customers.
Other important topics will include opportunity recognition, business concept development, profit models, resource-acquisition strategies, venture-launch methods, guerrilla-marketing ideas, deal structuring and negotiation, valuation, entrepreneurial finance and funding opportunities for veterans with disabilities, operating models, service delivery, risk management, human resource management and legal/regulatory challenges.
About the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans With Disabilities
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans With Disabilities (EBV) is an education and self-employment training program founded in 2010 and expanded to Florida State University in 2012. The EBV program is designed to take advantage of the skills, resources and infrastructure of higher education to offer cutting-edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management. The program leverages the flexibility inherent in small business ownership to provide a vocational path forward for veterans and current military members. EBV integrates training in entrepreneurship with the unique challenges and opportunities associated with being a veteran, positioning participants to launch and grow a small business in a way that is complementary or enhancing to their lifestyle.
About the Jim Moran Institute
The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship cultivates, trains and inspires entrepreneurial leaders through world-class executive education, applied training, public recognition and leading-edge research. Jim Moran started his business career in Chicago selling soda pop at sandlot baseball diamonds at the age of seven, and went on to become one of America’s most successful business owners. A 1995 contribution from Jim and Jan Moran and JM Family Enterprises established the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at the Florida State University College of Business to help others become successful entrepreneurs. Since 2011, further enhancements to the Jim Moran Institute and its outreach have been made possible by Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation.
