Free Women Veterans Entrepreneurship Training

Houston, TX, March 29, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Women Veterans Business Resource Center encourages Women Veterans to attend the Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-Wise) Conference on May 5 - 7, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas. The conference is exclusively for women veterans from all branches of the US military having served during any era with a passion for entrepreneurship and the desire to start or grow their own business. Participants will be exposed to accomplished entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship educators from across the United States. Training includes comprehensive instruction and mentorship focused on areas such as profit models, business plan development and unique funding opportunities for women veterans.

In the United States there are over 1.8 million Women Veterans with over 152,000 women veterans in the State of Texas (Center for Women Veterans, 2009). Entrepreneurship is a viable alternative for Women Veterans with transferrable skills from military service. Syracuse University School of Management and the US Small Business Administration have partnered to create this conference for women veterans to train women veterans to start businesses and to create economic wealth within communities across the United States.

"This conference is an amazing opportunity to allow female veterans to learn about various resources, products and services that can help them develop their businesses," says Marylyn Harris, Executive Director of the Women Veterans Business Center. "This conference is not only an educational event, but a tremendous opportunity for women veteran's to seek support and network to promote their business."

Call the Women Veterans Business Center to register or for further information at (713) 230-8926 or email them at Director@WomenVeteransBusinessCenter.org. You can also visit their Facebook or Linkedin Group page.

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