Nine Organizations Offer Veteran Entrepreneurs Resources
[Tallahassee, FL] - Veterans Florida announced today the statewide partner organizations facilitating the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program for 2022.
Embarc Collective joins eight existing partners; Action Zone, Inc., Domi Station, Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses Space Coast Chapter, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Groundswell Startups, Tampa Bay Wave, and Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative in providing veteran entrepreneurs with a variety of resources.
Veteran entrepreneurs can take advantage of the wide range of courses, services, and amenities offered by partners across the state at no cost, including startup and growth cohorts, coworking spaces and conference rooms, exclusive workshop admission, veteran networking events, and more.
“The Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program served the most veterans in its six-year history last year. Adding Embarc Collective to our statewide network of entrepreneurship partners builds on that success to meet veterans anywhere at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey,” said Veterans Florida Executive Director Joe Marino. “As the state’s largest creator of veteran-owned businesses, Veterans Florida continues to add partners and equip veteran entrepreneurs with the powerful tools and resources that make Florida the preeminent place for veterans to start and grow their businesses.”
Partners and service locations are below:
- Action Zone, Inc. (Tampa, South Florida) – Startup & Growth Cohorts, Virtual Startup Cohorts, Workshops, Networking Events
- Domi Station (Tallahassee) – Workshops, Networking Events, Coworking Spaces
- Embarc Collective (Tampa) – Coworking Spaces
- FAVOB Space Coast Chapter (Cape Canaveral) – Networking Events
- Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton) – Startup & Growth Cohorts, Workshops, Networking Events, Coworking Spaces
- Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers) – Startup & Growth Cohorts, Workshops, Networking Events
- Groundswell Startups (Melbourne) – Coworking Spaces
- Tampa Bay Wave (Tampa) – Coworking Spaces
- Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative (Orlando, North Florida) – Startup & Growth Cohorts, Virtual Startup Cohorts, Workshops, Networking Events
The Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program has served 2,372 veterans who have opened 504 businesses, hired 744 employees, and generated more than $124 Million in revenue. Participants have received national recognition and numerous awards for their accomplishments.
Veterans interested in enrolling in the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program or have questions about the program can visit veteransflorida.org/entrepreneurship or contact VETS Program Director Jeremy Sinnemaki at sinnemaki@veteransflorida.org.
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Veterans Florida is an economic and workforce development nonprofit created by the State of Florida to provide SkillBridge, career, and entrepreneur resources and training for separating or retiring U.S. military servicemembers, veterans, members of the National Guard or Reserves, and their spouses who make or desire to make Florida their home.
