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The 'Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities' (EBV) offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines disabled as a result of their service supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The intent of the EBV is to open the door to entrepreneurial opportunity and small business ownership to you, by developing your competencies in the many steps and activities associated with creating and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture, and also by helping you coordinate your efforts with programs and services for veterans and others with disabilities.

The EBV was first introduced by the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in 2007. In 2008, the EBV Consortium of Schools was launched, a national partnership with UCLA Anderson School of Management, Florida State University’s College of Business, and Mays Business School at Texas A&M. Each of these world-class business schools offered EBV on their campuses in Summer 2008. The Krannert School of Management at Purdue University also joined the EBV consortium, and all five schools will offer the EBV on their campuses in Summer 2009.

EBV Program

The EBV is designed around two central elements: a) focused, practical training in the tools and skills of new venture creation and growth, reflecting issues unique to disability and public benefits programs; and b) the establishment of a support structure for graduates of the program. The practical elements of the program will involve three phases. Learn more

EBV Qualifications & Application Procedures

The EBV program represents a unique opportunity for men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom to take an important step toward realizing their own freedom through entrepreneurship. The EBV program is a rigorous and intense educational initiative that has been created to make a difference. Accordingly, the application process itself is rigorous and selective.

Applicants to the EBV must have served on active duty during any period after September 2001, and have a ‘service-connected disability.’ Successful candidates for admission will demonstrate a strong interest in entrepreneurship, high motivation for owning and managing a business, and a high likelihood of successful completion of this intense training program. Learn more

2009 FSU EBV Program

The 2009 FSU EBV program will begin on May 18 with a three week on-line course covering the basics of entrepreneurship. The residency portion of the program will begin on the 9th of June and run until the 17th of June. This year we will be hosting 22 veterans and have nearly 30 guest speakers scheduled. Our 2009 class represents each of the four services and hail from 12 different states (7 from FL, 2 each from LA, TX, AL, & NY, and 1 each from SC, AR, TN, NC, VA, GA, & CA).

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