Fund a cohort of veteran business owners in your city.
We recruit ten local veterans, run the program, give each graduate a mentor, and report the results. Veterans pay nothing; your funding is why.
What you get
A program your community can see working, run by people who've built businesses themselves.
- A recruited cohort. Ten veterans from your area who run a business or are ready to start one, chosen by applications scored without names.
- Six to eight weeks of curriculum. Business planning, sales and marketing, and operating systems, taught by experienced entrepreneurs.
- A mentor for each graduate. Plus office hours after graduation.
- A results report. Who took part, what they built, and how their businesses are doing.
How it works
- Talk. We learn what your community needs and who you want to reach.
- Agree terms. Schedule, venue, cohort size and what graduates receive.
- We recruit and run it. Outreach, applications, sessions and mentors.
- We report results. At graduation and again after the mentorship period.
- Renew. Most programs work best as a yearly cohort.
EXAMPLE
Roseville VETS Academy, fall 2026
Funded by the City of Roseville. Open to veterans and local entrepreneurs.
- FUNDER
- City of Roseville
- SESSIONS
- 6 · Saturdays, 10 AM–1 PM
- DATES
- Sat 3 Oct to Sat 14 Nov
- VENUE
- Roseville Venture Lab
- GRADUATES GET
- Up to a $2,000 City of Roseville grant for startup expenses. $3,600 of in-kind marketing support from MarketSharePR.
Start the conversation
Tell us a little about your organization. Tim Swaney, our president, will get back to you.