鉴黄师app Receives Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program Grant
鉴黄师app鈥檚 Tech Runway, 鉴黄师app COB Dept. of Management Programs, 鉴黄师app Military and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Development Center at PBSC received $135,000 from the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurial Program.
鉴黄师app鈥檚 Tech Runway, the 鉴黄师app College of Business Department of Management Programs, 鉴黄师app Military and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Development Center at Palm Beach State College has received $135,000听to form a 鈥渘etwork鈥 partnership through the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurial Program.
鉴黄师app, along with three other Florida state universities, was selected to develop and teach an innovative three-part entrepreneurship program for veterans seeking to start their own businesses. The funding comes from a $1 million appropriation from the state legislature.
鈥淎merica鈥檚 veterans are taught to think on their feet and find solutions to complex problems, and I can鈥檛 think of a better foundation for entrepreneurial thinking,鈥 said听Kimberly Gramm, associate vice president of 鉴黄师app Tech Runway. 鈥淲e鈥檙e honored to be part of a program that provides veterans who have served our country the skills they need to explore entrepreneurial opportunities and launch startups that will create jobs for fellow citizens.鈥
Each university will offer the same curriculum and dedicate existing small business development resources to the program, which is composed of three phases:
- Phase I: An online phase teaching the basics of entrepreneurship听
- Phase II: A one week in-residence program at one of the participating universities during which veterans receive face-to-face instruction from business experts and refine their business concepts and plans.
- Phase III:听One year of听mentorship and follow-up support to help the veterans launch and run their business.
The program is a statewide university-based initiative to support the development of veteran entrepreneurs and their businesses. The three other participating universities are University of West Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University and University of North Florida. Full details about the program will be made available on Jan. 1, 2016 on the Veterans Florida website (veteransflorida.org) and recruitment of veteran 鉴黄师app will begin at that time.听
鈥淭he Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program offers veterans in the state access to high value, entrepreneurship education through our world-class state universities,鈥 said Bobby Carbonell, executive director of Veterans Florida. 鈥淭his education will empower the next generation of great veteran entrepreneurs to make lasting contributions to the state鈥檚 economy.鈥
For more information on Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program, please visit veteransflorida.org.
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