Lakeland using grant to inspire entrepreneurs
Lakeland University is among the organizations receiving a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to provide services to veterans and their families.
Lakeland will receive $54,000 for programming at its LU Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (LUCIE) located in downtown Sheboygan.
Programming will focus on veterans who are or aspire to be entrepreneurs and will include product/idea pitch competitions, networking events, workshops, mentorship, conferences, coworking memberships, studio memberships and more.
“Veterans bring so many of the skills that make great entrepreneurs, and they have a strong history of starting businesses,” said Stephanie Hoskins, Lakeland’s Herbert Kohler & Frank Jacobson Chair in Business and Entrepreneurship. “We’re excited to help them turn their ideas into opportunities and connect them with the resources and people who can help them succeed.”
The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a total of $550,000 in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations.
Lakeland is receiving dollars as part of the Veteran Entrepreneurship Grant, which helps organizations provide business training, technical assistance and other resources to veteran entrepreneurs.
The department said the grants are intended to strengthen services that improve the well-being and economic opportunities of Wisconsin veterans and their families.
