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The new Veteran Entrepreneurship Certificate Program will focus on business modeling, customer discovery and market validation. (Photo provided by Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship)\t\t<\/p>\n\t\tThe new Veteran Entrepreneurship Certificate Program will focus on business modeling, customer discovery and market validation. (Photo provided by Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship)\t\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University\u2019s Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship<\/a> is launching a new Veteran Entrepreneurship Certificate Program in Leon County, offering free, hands-on entrepreneurship training for veterans, service members and military-connected families. The program is delivered in partnership with Veterans Florida and is based in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n The Tallahassee-based cohort will run for six weeks, and space is limited. The program will meet from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18; from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25; and will continue Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. April 29 through May 20.<\/p>\n The program will focus on business modeling, customer discovery and market validation. Participants will work through a structured curriculum designed to help them test ideas, refine business models and build a strong foundation for sustainable growth.<\/p>\n \u201cVeterans bring discipline, leadership and problem-solving skills that translate naturally into entrepreneurship,\u201d said Eric Liguori, associate dean for research and external relations in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship. \u201cThis program is about meeting veterans where they are, providing practical tools and surrounding them with a community that helps turn ideas into viable businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis program is about meeting veterans where they are, providing practical tools and surrounding them with a community that helps turn ideas into viable businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Eric Liguori, Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n The Leon County program builds on FSU\u2019s longstanding commitment to serving veterans and military-connected families. FSU is designated as a Florida Purple Star Campus<\/a> and is consistently recognized among the nation\u2019s most veteran-friendly universities.<\/p>\n \u201cThis partnership with Veterans Florida allows us to extend FSU\u2019s impact beyond the classroom and directly into the Tallahassee community,\u201d said Susan Fiorito, dean of the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship. \u201cBy combining high-quality entrepreneurship education with strong local partnerships, we are creating pathways for long-term economic opportunity for veterans and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n Program registration is now open. Interested attendees may apply at the Veteran Entrepreneurship Certificate Program application page.<\/a><\/p>\n Participants who complete the program will receive a certificate of completion from the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship and become eligible to join the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship\u2019s statewide alumni network of more than 2,700 Florida business owners.<\/p>\n