EBV Accelerate Launches at Florida State University

 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship kicked off the inaugural Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Accelerate program yesterday evening during a reception at the Jim Moran Building in downtown Tallahassee.
 

Fifteen Veteran small business owners were joined by staff and faculty from the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. The participants were officially welcomed to Tallahassee by Randy Blass, executive director of the Jim Moran Institute, and Melissa Roberts, managing director of operations for the Jim Moran Institute, before being treated to a catered dinner from local hospitality company, Social Catering.

All participants were given their program materials and gift bags during a brief orientation at the DoubleTree hotel in downtown Tallahassee earlier yesterday afternoon.

The program will last until Friday, October 26 and Veteran small business owners will spend the week learning how to move from leading start-ups to handling the challenges of a growing company. Topics will include acquiring growth funding, rebranding for expansion, determining a sustainable growth  rate, establishing partnerships, managing cash flow and action planning.

For questions about the EBV Accelerate please contact Lindsey Peppers, EBV program coordinator, at lpeppers@jimmoraninstitute.fsu.edu or at 850-644-7896.

About the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship
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 was an automotive pioneer and an entrepreneur at heart, who at the age of 7, sold soda pop at sandlot baseball games in Chicago. With a career that spanned more than six decades, he built an amazing chronicle of achievements in the automobile industry. His vision for the Jim Moran Institute was to provide opportunities that would help others become more 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. Since 2011, further enhancements to the Jim Moran Institute and its outreach have been made possible by Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation.

About the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Accelerate (EBV Accelerate)
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Accelerate is a first-of-its-kind initiative that equips veteran business owners with the tools and coaching needed to sustain growth. Delivered by Florida State University and Louisiana State University, in partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, EBV Accelerate is among IVMF's Arsenal of programs designed to meet veterans wherever they are on their entrepreneurial journey. The program leverages the skills, resources and infrastructure of higher education to offer cutting-edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans and transitioning service members. Assistance from the US..S Small Business Administration (SBA), corporate partners and donors allows participants to attend the program at no cost. For more information, visit ebv.vets.syr.edu.