Boots to Business - full day

This program is for former and transitioning military and their families. The one-day “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” course introduces participants to key elements of small business ownership to assist in determining if entrepreneurship is a feasible and practical transition strategy.

What You’ll Learn: The curriculum provides assistance to those interested in exploring business ownership or other self-employment opportunities by leading participants through the key steps for evaluating business concepts and providing foundational knowledge required to develop a business plan. Participants are introduced to a broad spectrum of entrepreneurial business concepts and the resources available to access start-up capital, technical assistance, contracting opportunities, and more.

Topics include: entrepreneurship assessment, business feasibility, the business plan, understanding your market, business legal structure, and sources of funding. Participants will be provided with a number of resources and tools to compliment the training topics.

This program is presented in cooperation with the NC Veterans Outreach Center.