A group of military veterans with disabilities will arrive on the UCLA Anderson campus to build upon the entrepreneurial traits and learn the basics of business ownership during the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV).
Required traits
Over the course of their service, military personnel often develop many of the traits required of successful entrepreneurs, such as resilience, focus, and leadership. Hosted in partnership between the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) and the Harold and Pauline Price Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management, the EBV program helps post-9/11 veterans with service-connected disabilities develop skills and tools needed to launch, grow and lead successful businesses.
Three-phase programme
EBV is a three-phase programme, that begins with a three-week, online curriculum. By the time they arrive on campus, participants have already begun to shape business plans and learn the tools and language of business.
During the second phase, participants complete an intensive nine-day residency at UCLA Anderson, where they learn the essentials of business ownership from the management school’s faculty and established entrepreneurs. Following the residency, EBV graduates will receive access to a year-long support and mentorship programme, through the EBV Technical Assistance Program.
The program, which runs between July 11 and 19, is the eighth time UCLA Anderson has hosted EBV. The program was launched at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management in 2007. Since the inaugural class, EBV has expanded to nine additional universities throughout the US.