Veterans Entrepreneurship Accelerated Certificate Program Partnership with St. Petersburg College and SCORE Leveraging Community College and Community Assets to Spur Innovation and Job Creation Amy Sauers, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Greta Kishbaugh, Faculty, Ph.D. Candidate Jack Grise’ –Vice President Veteran’s Initiative, SCORE Pinellas

What is VET Treps? Veterans attend an 8-week program designed to help get their start-up off the ground and running College Credit for Introduction to Entrepreneurship First step in securing seed money Offered at no cost to include a business partner Opportunity to compete for grants

What’s in a name? Treps for Vets… Dianna Williams – 2013 St. Petersburg College Entrepreneurship Certificate Graduate Significance of Certificate

What’s in a name? Treps for Vets… Dianna Williams – 2013 St. Petersburg College Entrepreneurship Certificate Graduate Significance of Certificate

SCORE Pinellas Create College Level Program for Vets must be accelerated program College credit would be beneficial Student becomes SCORE client Tuition must be FREE Noteworthy – (to date) 10% of these students convert to full time students.

SCORE Pinellas Veteran’s Initiative Mentoring Community Partnerships Veteran’s Expo – Nov. 10th

SCORE Pinellas Must be a US Military Veteran (any era from any service Branch) Honorable Discharge Immediate Family invited Must complete H-Work and attend all classes (or make- up) to graduate

Objectives of the VET Treps Program Do SMART marketing and sales Lead a team to delegate and grow Generate healthy and stable financial returns

Objectives of the VET Treps Program Lead with your mission and values Develop your competitive advantage Adjust based on customer feedback Demonstrate your offering

Success!! Andrew Learned– New Franchise Owner Pain Point Pivot

Success!! Monique Statum – Mojay’s BBQ Pain Point Pivot

Success!! Julie Mcadoo– Refresh Your Nest! Pain Point Pivot

St. Petersburg College/SCORE SCORE Client Entrepreneurship Certificate Program Entrepreneurship Degree Current Partnerships and future goals of the program

Exercise What will your Vet Treps Boot Camp look like? What problem are you trying to solve? Who is your Key Partner? Format: 8-week? Online? Blended? Curriculum: Lean Start-Up/Spiral Model? IceHouse?

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