Rider University is now accepting applications for its Veteran Entrepreneurship Training program, a free six-week course that helps veterans, their dependents and families develop new business concepts or expand existing ones.
Applications are open until May 15 or until the capacity of 20 participants is reached. Limiting the participants ensures personalized attention and feedback during the course as participants develop their business ideas and conduct feasibility studies.
The program is offered through Rider’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Additional coursework is available for those interested in pursuing college credit for the program.
“As the program enters its 12th year, I am continually impressed by the veterans,” says Dr.
Ron Cook, professor of entrepreneurship and the instructor for the program. “They are eager to learn, and I’ve seen some successful businesses develop as a result of their efforts. My goal is to provide them with a framework for the critical decision-making and analytical skills needed for starting or growing a business.”
The program will run on Wednesday evenings at Rider from 6-9 p.m. from May 21 to June 25.
Military Matters reported extensively on the Veterans Entrepreneurial Training Program in its August 28 issue.
The program is made possible through the support of the New Jersey Bankers Charitable Foundation, Inc., which was established in 2005 to honor fallen or permanently disabled military members in the post-9/11 Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts by providing scholarships to their eligible dependents. In 2015, the purpose of the Foundation was expanded to include broader charitable causes in addition to veteran causes.
Rider was recently ranked No. 12 on the Best Colleges for Veterans – Regional Universities North list by U.S. News & World Report and honored for its support of service members by Colleges of Distinction.
For more information and to apply, visit Rider University’s website.
