Startup Junkie's 'Veterans to Venture Leaders' Set for Oct. 16
Fayetteville's Startup Junkie Consulting has scheduled a workshop for military veterans who are entrepreneurs or aspire to be.
"Veterans to Venture Leaders" is set for Thursday, Oct. 16, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. from Centerspace in the East Square Plaza on the square in downtown Fayetteville.
It's free, and you can register here.
The Startup Junkie team, of course, includes founder and IA adviser Jeff Amerine, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, and his son Brett Amerine, a USAF veteran. These startup founders and military veterans doubly know their stuff.
Event details from Startup Junkie:
Veterans to Venture Leaders is a free workshop/event put on by Startup Junkie Consulting. This initial workshop/event will lead into a series of Veterans to Venture Leaders workshops/events throughout the year.
The primary aim of this initiative is to provide support, mentoring, help, and a networking forum to veterans who have transitioned out of the military to become successful venture leaders. In addition, the aim is to connect already successful veteran venture leaders to other successful venture leaders and to high potential veteran talent.
Who should attend:
- Veterans who are interested in starting a small business or scalable startup
- Veterans who own, lead, or operate a small business, startup, or large venture
- Active duty and reserve military who are transitioning out of the military
- Business owners interested in hiring veterans for leadership roles
- Community supporters
- Current and aspiring veteran business owners, leaders, and operators focused on innovations around retail, supply chain/logistics/transportation, and food processing
What you can expect:
- The workshop/event will be relaxed and free form
- You will have the opportunity to network
- A great opportunity to be a mentor, or to receive great mentoring
- For this first meeting we will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities for transitioning veterans, in addition to specific challenges and opportunities of the veteran venture leaders and future business leaders that are in attendance.