ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP FOR VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS? w PROGRAM OVERVIEW Like the bootcamp you know, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilies (EBV) is intense, rigorous and challenging. The EBV program is offered through a network of world-class schools across the country, and consists of a series of training modules designed to assist parcipants in creang and growing a successful and profitable venture. A team of entrepreneurship faculty and successful entrepreneurs works with each student, providing a fun, interacve and informave experience. The EBV was founded in 2007 at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU), and is operated by SU’s Instute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). THREE-PHASE EXPERIENCE PHASE I: Thirty-day online course moderated by entrepreneurship faculty from one of the EBV universies. PHASE II: Nine-day residency session at one of the EBV universies, where students are exposed to the ‘nuts and bolts’ of business ownership. PHASE III: Twelve months of ongoing support and mentorship from faculty experts and EBV resource providers. TOPICS ADDRESSED business concepts • business plans • markeng • financing operaons • human resources • social media • legal issues DATES June–October 2012 APPLY whitman.syr.edu/ebv/apply ELIGIBILITY Applicaons will be accepted from post-9/11 veterans with a service-connected disability and a passion for entrepreneurship. COST The program is enrely free for parcipants through the generous support of the EBV universies and the private giving of individuals and corporaons. QUESTIONS (315) 443-6007 [email protected] GRADUATE PROFILE John Raﬅery SU EBV 2007 Raﬅery parcipated in the inaugural Barnes Family EBV program at SU. He has transformed his idea from a start- up to a sustainable venture, known today as Patriot Contractors. His company brings in nearly $3 million per year and operates in the Dallas and El Paso, Texas area. “There’s sll a piece of you that is missing when you leave service,” says Raﬅery, a Marine and veteran of the 2003 Iraqi invasion. “Entrepreneurship is the final piece for me in making the 100 percent transion.” SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP FOR VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES

HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

PROGRAM OVERVIEWLike the bootcamp you know, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) is intense, rigorous and challenging. The EBV program is offered through a network of world-class schools across the country, and consists of a series of training modules designed to assist participants in creating and growing a successful and profitable venture. A team of entrepreneurship faculty and successful entrepreneurs works with each student, providing a fun, interactive and informative experience. The EBV was founded in 2007 at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU), and is operated by SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

THREE-PHASE EXPERIENCEPHASE I: Thirty-day online course moderated by entrepreneurship faculty from one of the EBV universities. PHASE II: Nine-day residency session at one of the EBV universities, where students are exposed to the ‘nuts and bolts’ of business ownership.PHASE III: Twelve months of ongoing support and mentorship from faculty experts and EBV resource providers.

TOPICS ADDRESSEDbusiness concepts • business plans • marketing • financing operations • human resources • social media • legal issues

DATESJune–October 2012

APPLYwhitman.syr.edu/ebv/apply

ELIGIBILITYApplications will be accepted from post-9/11 veterans with a service-connected disability and a passion for entrepreneurship.

COSTThe program is entirely free for participants through the generous support of the EBV universities and the private giving of individuals and corporations.

QUESTIONS(315) [email protected]

GRADUATE PROFILEJohn RafterySU EBV 2007Raftery participated in the inaugural Barnes Family EBV program at SU. He has transformed his idea from a start-up to a sustainable venture, known today as Patriot Contractors. His company brings in nearly $3 million per year and operates in the Dallas and El Paso, Texas area. “There’s still a piece of you that is missing when you leave service,” says Raftery, a Marine and veteran of the 2003 Iraqi invasion. “Entrepreneurship is the final piece for me in making the 100 percent transition.”

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