SBDC to Host Free Veteran Entrepreneurship Workshop

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is teaming up with the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania (VLPWP) to conduct a free veteran entrepreneurship workshop based on the SBDC’s successful First Step program.

The workshop, which is scheduled from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, will address various topics including evaluating idea feasibility, insurance, financing options, components of a business plan and more.

Duquesne alumnus and former Marine Corps Sergeant Julian Neiser, a business and litigation attorney, will discuss business formation and registration. Ron Collett, an administrative officer and military veterans representative from the U.S. Small Business Development Administration, will present on special financing opportunities and available veteran programs.

Theo Collins, a third-year law student at Duquesne and Summer Public Interest Fellow, will moderate the workshop. He also is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and chapter president of the Duquesne Student Veterans of America.

The VLPWP is located at 2417 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, 15203. To register or for more information, contact the VLPWP at 412.481.8200.