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Business startup and growth resources<br />

serving our Veteran entrepreneurs<br />

in Florida and beyond<br />

January 2017 Issue 1 Volume 1<br />

Operation Startup - OPSU - is a<br />

collaboration between Hillsborough<br />

Community College (HCC)<br />

and the Hillsborough<br />

County Mark Sharpe<br />

Entrepreneur Collaborative<br />

Center (ECC).<br />

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Mark your calendar!<br />

January 6<br />

10 am - 12 pm<br />

OPSU Public Speaking Workshop<br />

February 13-17<br />

0 am - 0 pm<br />

Event Name<br />

February x<br />

0 am - 0 pm<br />

Event Name<br />

For more information<br />

OPSU<br />

Valerie Ellis Lavin<br />

813-xxx-xxxx<br />

valerie.ellis7@gmail.com<br />

VFEP<br />

Rosie Lee<br />

813-259-6024<br />

rlee51@hccfl.edu<br />

The entrepreneurship program -<br />

VFEP - is a Florida grant-funded<br />

instructional opportunity for<br />

veterans intersted in launching or<br />

growing their own business.<br />

In its second year of funding,<br />

the 2017 cohort of appoximately<br />

40 veterans will complete online,<br />

research, and practice activities<br />

reinforced by onsite sessions in<br />

Tampa every two weeks.<br />

The program includes handson<br />

learning opportunities helping<br />

veterans develop their business<br />

idea, learn business management<br />

skills, and formulate a viable<br />

business model. The program<br />

culminates in a pitch competition<br />

where participants vie for the<br />

chance to win seed money for their<br />

business.<br />

Entrepreneurship<br />

Program 2017<br />

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Proudly supported by<br />

county and state partners<br />

through grant-funded programs


More than 5,000 people attended Tampa Bay Startup<br />

Week TM in 2016. This free five-day event hosts some<br />

of the most successful entrepreneurs sharing the<br />

nuts and bolts of business launch, management<br />

and leadership. Registration is not yet open for the<br />

2017 event, but you can sign up to receive more<br />

information about the event and registration dates.<br />

Visit Tampabay.Startupweek.co for details.<br />

Vacant Space<br />

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Service & Non-Profit<br />

Organizational Management<br />

Greta Kishbaugh<br />

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Telephone<br />

813-635-8316<br />

Contact Email<br />

cvs@HCFLGov.net<br />

Got Marketing Questions? Ask Beth!<br />

Mary Beth Kerly<br />

Instructor, Entrepreneurship, Management<br />

and Marketing HCC and Co-founder e2venture<br />

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Hillsborough County<br />

Consumer and Veteran Services<br />

Hillsborough County office of Consumer and Veterans Services provides a centralized<br />

unit to assist and support military members and their families. There are no fees<br />

required to seek assistance with outside agencies, access federal, state, and local<br />

benefits, or meet with a Veterans Service Officer. Call or visit an office when you or a<br />

Veteran you know needs assistance.<br />

Office of Veterans Services<br />

311 Pauls Dr. Suite 100<br />

Brandon, FL 33511<br />

South Shore Regional Service Center<br />

410 30th St SE<br />

Ruskin, FL 33570<br />

Veteran Service Officer locations<br />

Veterans Memorial Park<br />

3602 N US Highway 301<br />

Tampa, FL 33619<br />

James Haley VA Hospital<br />

13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd<br />

Tampa, FL 33612<br />

Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program<br />

13065 N 22nd Street<br />

Tampa, FL 33613<br />

Suggested Reading List<br />

Doesn’t matter if you’re a prospective<br />

business owner, a fledgling entrepreneur, or<br />

knee-deep in business management chaos,<br />

finding the right resources is critical for<br />

positive momentum. The libraries are filled<br />

with volumes on business advice. Reading<br />

the right one can mean the difference<br />

between wading in a stream of trials and<br />

errors - lots of errors - and sailing along on<br />

the winds of success. These selections will<br />

prove to put the wind in your sails.<br />

The Lean Startup<br />

Eric Ries<br />

www.theleanstartup.com<br />

Who moved my cheese<br />

Dr. Spencer Johnson<br />

www.spencerjohnson.com<br />

Good to Great<br />

James C. Collins<br />

www.jimcollins.com<br />

Start your own business<br />

The staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.<br />

www.entrepreneur.com<br />

The Purple Cow<br />

Seth Godin<br />

www.sethgodin.com<br />

Never Eat Alone<br />

Keith Ferrazzi<br />

www.keithferrazzi<br />

Start with why<br />

Simon Sineck<br />

www.startwithwhy.com<br />

One of our own:<br />

Vetrepreneurship<br />

Expertise<br />

Clinton E. Day, MBA<br />

Entrepreneurship Adjunct Professor<br />

SCF Entrepreneur-In-Residence<br />

FL Veterans Entrepreneurship Trainer<br />

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How can you thank a Veteran?<br />

Who among us launched a business without guidance or assistance? What did you need when your springboard<br />

was laden with ideas but without the energy necessary to launch? Where did you seek advice and<br />

investment? No one can do everything but everyone can do something. Be someone’s hero today. Click on<br />

the links below to tell us how you can thank a Veteran today, or call us at 813-259-6024.<br />

OPSU - Valerie Ellis<br />

VEFP - Rosie Lee<br />

Volunteer Advocate Support<br />

Serve as a subject matter Spread the word<br />

expert for OPSU or VFEP Follow us on Facebook and Twitter<br />

Share our Facebook posts<br />

Retweet our Twitter tweets<br />

Your experience will help instruct<br />

our Vetrepreneurs on the best business<br />

practices.<br />

Become a mentor for the<br />

2017 VFEP session<br />

Guide hopeful Veteran business owners<br />

to a successful business launch.<br />

Showcase your services at<br />

the VFEP Resource Fair<br />

Reserve your space to share<br />

what your business can do for our<br />

Vetrepreneurs. Space is limited.<br />

Invite us to speak<br />

Invite an OPSU or VFEP<br />

representative to speak to your<br />

professional or social organizations.<br />

Xxxxxxxxxx<br />

Xxxxxxxxxx<br />

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Business Finance Tips<br />

Take a Veteran to lunch<br />

Or 50 of them! The onsite sessions are<br />

in need of lunch sponsors. Showcase<br />

your business when you sponsor a<br />

lunch.<br />

Sow the Seed money<br />

Veteran entrepreneurs pitch to compete<br />

for seed money. Your contribution<br />

- 100% of it - will directly help a<br />

Veteran launch a business.<br />

Issue In-kind<br />

In-kind gifts provide launching<br />

businesses with what they need most and<br />

create long-term relationships between<br />

suppliers and business owners.<br />

Andy Gold, Ph.D.<br />

Hillsborough Community College<br />

Faculty, Business Administration and Entrepreneurship<br />

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