Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program
Are you a veteran looking to embark on an exciting entrepreneurial journey? Get help starting your veteran-owned business.
We're thrilled to introduce you to the Florida Atlantic Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program. We recognize the unique skills, determination, and leadership qualities that veterans and their spouses bring to the business world. Since 2015, our program has empowered veterans to harness their talents and transform their entrepreneurial dreams into reality.
Participants must be:
● A Florida resident.
● Discharged veteran with other than bad conduct or dishonorable discharge; participants
must provide electronic copy of DD214 Member 4 or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
letter verifying other than bad conduct or dishonorable discharge.
● Active duty member of the United States military within 12 months of End Term of
Service (ETS), or a member of the Florida National Guard or United States Reserves;
participants must provide letter confirming guard/reserve or active duty status.
● Spouse or unremarried former spouse of a veteran or service member with documentation
of letter verifying marriage or former marriage to a veteran or service member, their
DD214 Member 4 copy or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs letter verifying other
than bad conduct or dishonorable discharge or letter confirming guard/reserve or active
duty status.
● An entrepreneur with a for-profit idea, startup business, or established business and a need to test their risks and assumptions for a new product or service.
● Registered for-profit business entity or incorporated with the State of Florida on Sunbiz and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).(For Spring 2025 Facilitated Growth Program only.)
Veterans Florida Expo
Veterans Florida hosts an annual statewide pitch competition where Florida Atlantic
may recommend a pitch contestant from one of the cohorts listed above. The Expo is
a two day event for veterans, separating or retiring service members, entrepreneurs,
and spouses. It includes a career fair, entrepreneur resource fair with a pitch competition,
and benefits exhibition to showcase everything veterans and their families need to
know about working and living in Florida.
Veterans Florida is a non-profit corporation created by the State of Florida to help veterans transition to civilian life. The organization connects veterans to employers and connect employers with grant funds to hire and train veterans while educating veterans on how to open their own businesses in Florida.
Florida Atlantic University is a network partner of Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program that offers on-campus instruction and access to local resources such as business leaders and mentors. We encourage veterans to sign up for entrepreneurship courses!
VISIT THE VETERANS FLORIDA WEBSITE
Florida Atlantic's Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program (VFEP) Alumni Success Stories
Steve Edwards, founder of PremierVirtual, virtual job fair platfrom continues expansion and success
Governor's Young Entrepreneur Award goes to Florida Atlantic's Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program (VFEP) graduate.
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Boca Raton businessman Logan Skees received the Governor's Young Entrepreneur Award in 2017 as a graduate of the Florida Veterans Entrepreneurship program offered by FAU Adams Center for Entrepreneurship
Contact Us
Kevin Cox
Director, Adams Center for Entrepreneurship
kcox24@fau.edu
Jennifer Granger
Program Manager, Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program
jlgranger@fau.edu
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Adams Center for Entrepreneurship
777 Glades Road
Carl DeSantis Pavilion, DS-201
Boca Raton, FL 33431
adamscenter@fau.edu | +1 (561) 297-3653