What is the EBV?

The 'Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities' (EBV)

offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business

management to post-9/11 soldiers, sailors, aviators, and marines with disabilities

resulting from their service to our country.

The EBV DesignThe EBV is designed to open the door to entrepreneurial opportunity and small business ownership by:

• developing your skills in the many steps and activities associated with creating and growing a small business

• helping you coordinate your efforts with programs and services for veterans and others with disabilities.

The EBV Design

The EBV is designed around two central elements:

• focused, practical training in the tools and skills of new venture creation and

growth, reflecting issues unique to disability and public benefits programs

• the establishment of a support structure for graduates of the program

The Structure of the EBV

Phase I:

Delegates participate in a self-study curriculum, facilitated by an online

discussion and assessment module, which will be moderated by

entrepreneurship faculty and graduate students from one of the partner EBV

Universities. During this phase delegates will work on the development of their

own business concepts.

The Structure of the EBV

Phase II:

During the nine-day residency at one of the eight EBV Universities, delegates are

exposed to the "nuts and bolts" of business ownership through experiential

workshops and lessons from world-class entrepreneurship faculty representing

nationally ranked programs around the country.

The Structure of the EBV

Phase III:

Delegates are provided with ongoing technical assistance from faculty experts at

the EBV Universities and EBV partners.

EBV Universities

Topics Covered by EBV• What's a good business concept and how can I determine if my idea is a

good one?

• Do I really need a business plan and, if so, how can I write a great one?

• What do I need to know about my customer and market, and how can I get answers?

• How much money do I need and how do I get it?

• How do I make sense of the numbers, and which numbers really matter?

• Where do I go to get the information I need to organize my new venture?

Applying to the EBV Program

The program has been created for veterans with a ‘service-connected disability’

as designated by the Veterans Administration and who have served in active

duty after September 2001. Candidates for admission must 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.

Applying to the EBV Program

The program is offered at no cost to post-9/11 veterans with service-connected

disabilities that demonstrate a passion for small business ownership. To achieve

this, the program is privately funded by donations to the Krannert School of

Management and the National EBV Consortium of schools. This serves as a

small token of our appreciation for all that the veterans have done for our

country.

Applying to the EBV Program• Why do you want to participate in EBV? Do you currently have a business

idea or business? If yes, what is it?

• Describe your interest in entrepreneurship and business ownership? Indicate if this interest is motivated by your disability, or if business ownership has been a long-standing goal?

• What two past experiences would be most relevant in providing the application committee with a comprehensive understanding of who you are as a person and how you deal with new and novel situations?

• What specific qualifications or experiences make you a strong candidate for this program?

Lasting ImpactToday almost 70% of that first class EBV class of 2007are proud business owners, and four of those students own ventures that generated revenues in excess of $1M in 2009.

In the three years since the program was launched at Syracuse University, more than 200 veterans have completed the EBV training and the EBV has become an integral component of DoD's efforts to transition military members with disabilities from military to civilian life. In 2009, the Department of the Army named the EBV as a national 'best practice' for programs serving soldiers and their families.

Contact UsPurdue Krannert School of Management EBV website:

http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/ebv/

Melissa EvensAdministrative Director(765) 494-4392 mevens@purdue.edu