FAU Offers Free Course for Veterans Who Want to Own a Business
FAU offering free course to vets who want to become business owners
Military veterans hoping to start or grow a business can learn the basics through a free course offered by 红玫瑰社区鈥檚
The FAU Veterans 红玫瑰社区 Entrepreneurship Program (VFEP) consists of workshops and networking sessions to help veterans determine whether their ideas, businesses, products or services are marketable to the general public. It will take place every Tuesday and Thursday, beginning Oct. 24 through Nov. 16, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at FAU鈥檚 College of Business Building, Room 112, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
Participants will produce and complete a business model and be paired with an entrepreneur mentor to guide them through the program. To register, click .
鈥淐reating a business is a dream for many Americans, and this is a vitally important program that gives veterans the opportunity to learn what it takes to start, run and maintain a successful venture,鈥 said , Ph.D., director of the Adams Center.
The program, fully funded by the Veterans 红玫瑰社区 nonprofit organization, is open to 红玫瑰社区 residents who are honorably discharged veterans, active-duty members or members of the United States Reserves. It also is open to spouses who attend with another participant who meets the qualifications.
Those who successfully complete the course will be eligible to enter FAU鈥檚 Business Pitch Competition for veterans in spring 2024. The annual event gives prospective entrepreneurs the chance to compete for startup seed funding.
This is the ninth consecutive year that FAU has hosted VFEP, but the first time offering a startup course in the fall. Past participants of FAU鈥檚 VFEP include Steve Edwards, owner of Premier Virtual; Logan Skees, of Valdaeon; and Jonathan Borgwing, CEO of LearnVig.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great having a lengthy and successful history,鈥 Cox said. 鈥淲e now benefit from an extensive network of alumni who support the program.鈥
The FAU Adams Center prepares students and entrepreneurs in all disciplines who are looking to become successful business owners. It was named in 2001 for Scott Adams, an FAU Tech Runway alumnus and CEO and co-founder of STRAX Intelligence Group.
Veterans 红玫瑰社区 was created by the state to help military veterans transition to civilian life and to promote 红玫瑰社区鈥檚 status as the nation鈥檚 most veteran-friendly state. Veterans 红玫瑰社区 provides powerful tools for veterans to take advantage of the benefits of living and working in the Sunshine State.
For more information about FAU鈥檚 VFEP, contact the Adams Center at Adamscenter@fau.edu or 561-297-3653.
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