Veterans: Want to Start or Grow a Business? Join Our MRE Academy Program Info Session

Unlock your entrepreneurial potential with the Mission Ready Entrepreneurship (MRE) Academy Spring 2025!

Embark on an entrepreneurial journey with our on-demand and live virtual training courses, with professional NJSBDC consulting support, an extensive feasibility guide and live workshop support.

The New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC) network is partnering with Fairleigh Dickinson University to provide this NO-COST business training course to veterans, service members and their families.

From pre-venture to opening the doors, this course will give you all the necessary tools to launch your business from experts in their fields.

MRE Academy is the program to take you from business idea to launch! Join us on March 10th at 6pm for an info session to learn how MRE Academy may be right for you to start and grow your small business.

Brief Course Overview:

Modules 1-3 - Want to Start Your Business?

• Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset
• Assess and improve your entrepreneurial abilities
• Think critically and creatively about your interests to determine potential business ideas

Module 4 - Test Your Business Idea

• Prove that a sustainable business model can be built from your idea
• Dive into the fundamentals of building a business

Module 5 - Launch Your Venture with Confidence

• Develop a business plan
  • to open or expand your business
  • for financing/bank investors, or
  • operational plan
• Business Plan Pitch Competition

Module 6 - Grow Your Business with Proven Strategies

• Marketing Planning: Explore strategies to scale your business effectively
• Operations Planning: Improve operational efficiencies
• Financial Planning: Better understand your numbers
• Overall Strategic Planning: Enhance your market presence
• Goal-Setting Workbook

Offering this program at no-cost is made possible generous support from the TD Charitable Foundation and Wells Fargo.

Register here, or email us at SBDCinfo@fdu.edu to schedule a time to discuss which module is best for you!