Hillsborough Community College To Host Veterans Entrepreneurship Training Symposium

CARROLLWOOD, FL — Hillsborough Community College and the InLab@HCC will host the ninth annual Veterans Entrepreneurship Training Symposium (VETS) on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the HCC Dale Mabry Campus.

Keynoting the event will be retired USN Rear Adm. Paul Sohl, CEO of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.

“The symposium is a wonderful example of what is possible when stakeholders across a community come together to support our military and their families,” said Beth Kerly, HCC professor and InLab@HCC and VETS co-founder.

With the support of presenting sponsor USAA, the HCC Foundation and the Hillsborough County and Economic Development Innovation Initiative (EDi2) grant, the symposium has served more than 1,500 veterans, active-duty, Reserve/Guard and military spouses.

The VETS event will culminate with a financial pitch competition for $12,000 in cash prizes.

Twenty-eight veterans have been awarded funding through the previous eight years of the pitch competition, which serves as the culminating event at the symposium.

For additional information, visit the VETS event page.

InLab@HCC is the centralized hub for all things related to innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and social venturing offered at Hillsborough Community College. Through the InLab@HCC, HCC's interdisciplinary center for innovation and entrepreneurship education, the college offers a comprehensive pathway of college credit entrepreneurship certificates and degrees.