National Veterans Entrepreneurship Program

The National Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) provides a rigorous entrepreneurial learning and development opportunity for veterans with service-connected disabilities and those who have uniquely distinguished themselves in the military. VEP is designed for veterans interested in starting a new venture as a means to financial independence and for veterans who have an existing business for which they would like to increase profits.
Application deadline: February 15, 2021
- UF’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Program teaches skills for success in business
(The Gainesville Sun) - UF Program gives veterans a business boot camp
(DVIDS) - ‘Boot camp’ at UF gives disabled vets a better business sense
(Gainesville.com)
Meet our Past Delegates
Name | Location | Service Branch |
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Sybil Allison | Hollywood, FL | Army |
Eric Benson | Eau Claire, WI | Army |
Larry Betz | Monkton, MD | Army |
Donalita Bitsinnie | Mesa, AZ | Army |
Johnathan Brooks | Miami, FL | Marines |
Jess Cali | Orlando, FL | Army |
Jason Chislom | Charlotte, NC | Army - National Guard |
Kat Cichosz | Ocala, FL | Air Force |
Mike Cooke | Miramar, FL | Army |
Joshua Davis | Yulee, FL | Navy |
Duwanna Ellis | Columbus, GA | Army |
Mark Giddarie | Lutz, FL | USAF & USNR |
TJ Green | Davenport, FL | Air Force |
Jason Haley | Columbus, GA | Army |
Steven Hammond | Trussville, AL | Navy |
Herby Hancock | Lutz, FL | Navy |
Eric Hartlieb | Westminster, MD | Navy |
Kris Hemchand | Wesley Chapel, FL | Army |
Gabriel Hensley | Cocoa Beach, FL | Air Force and Army |
April Holland | Gulfport, MS | Navy |
Yolanda Jackson | Fayetteville, NC | Navy |
Ron Jones | Pensacola, FL | Navy |
Angel Jones | Bonaire, GA | Air Force |
Nick Jourdain | Jacksonville, FL | Navy |
Alex Kruger-Dobrota | Cutler Bay, FL | Marines |
Ivette Lopez Rivera | Miami, FL | Navy |
Richard Markow | Gainesville, FL | Navy |
Tony McAllister | Stone Mountain, GA | Army |
Jay Parsons | Orlando, FL | Marines |
Mark Pike Jr. | Covington, TN | Marines |
Juan Quinones | Lake City, FL | Army |
LR Rackley | Sylvester, GA | Marines |
Don Ray | Clarksville, TN | Army |
Jeremy Reddig | Arlington, TX | Army |
Jorge Rodriguez | Doral, FL | Army |
Manny Ruiz | Hialeah, FL | Marines |
Nafis Sharif | Fishers, IN | Army |
Terry Thornton | Dothan, AL | Army |
Ben Tolle | Miramar Beach, FL | Army |
Steven Williamson | Miami, FL | Army |
Don Wolfe | Louisville, KY | Army |
Freddie Zink | Piedmont, SC | Army |
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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This event has been financed in part by a Tourist Development Tax Grant from the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners in conjunction with the Alachua County Tourist Development Council.