The Second Session of Delaware Kauffman FastTrac New Venture Program
The Kauffman FastTrac New Venture sessions are for entrepreneurs and innovators who have an idea for a business or are at the very early stages of an new business but need a plan and framework to successfully launch.
The FastTrac Growth Venture program is for Hi-growth businesses or those who are looking to grow or expand, that are at least 2 years old and have a minimal of $200,000 in revenues. The Delaware Emerging Technology Center Second Session of Delaware Kauffman FastTrac New Venture Program will be held in January through February February.
What: The Second Session of Delaware Kauffman FastTrac New Venture Program
Where: Carvel State Building | 10th floor HR Training Room, 820 North French Street, 10th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801
When: January 17 2012 12:00pm – February 16 2012 4:00pm Eastern Time
Interested in attending? Contact Bonnie Chen at 302-577-8477.
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Accenture and Kauffman FastTrac® Announce Courses to Equip
U.S. Military Veterans with Skills in Entrepreneurship
DOVER, May 2012 – Accenture and Kauffman FastTrac announced today that they are offering two, 10-week classes to veterans interested in starting and growing their own companies. The courses, developed by FastTrac with support from Accenture, are designed to help veterans transition into the civilian workforce.
Dover is among seven cities across the United States that will offer the program. Other cities include: Fayetteville and Jacksonville, NC; Houston; Kansas City; San Diego; and Washington. In addition, online courses will be available to interested U.S. military veterans.
The Dover course will be offered June 13 through August 22, 12-4 p.m. at the Delaware Technical Community College on the Terry Campus – 100 Campus Drive (Educational Technology Building) Building 700, Room 716 in Dover, DE, 19904. It will be facilitated by Kenneth Anderson, who is a veteran.
Accenture recently awarded Kauffman FastTrac a grant of nearly $250,000 to help equip veterans with the skills they need to re-enter the workforce. The grant includes training, implementation and development of supplemental course materials specifically aimed at veterans. Accenture employees will also help facilitate classes alongside FastTrac-certified instructors who are both veterans and experienced entrepreneurs. The initiative reflects Accenture’s Skills to Succeed initiative, which will equip 250,000 people around the world by 2015 with the skills to get a job or build a business.
“Military professionals are known for their strong work ethic, commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and ability to succeed in a challenging environment, exemplifying many of the same core values we live at Accenture,” said Michael D. Scimo, managing director, Accenture US Human Capital & Diversity. “By working with Kauffman FastTrac, we hope to help military men and women take the valuable skills they gained in the service and support them as they start their own businesses.”
The FastTrac curriculum is tailored specifically for veterans seeking to start a new business or expand an existing company. The two classroom-based courses offered include:
• FastTrac® NewVenture™ which helps aspiring entrepreneurs determine the viability of their business concepts and enables them to engineer a plan to successfully launch their companies.
• FastTrac® GrowthVenture™ which provides the tools and support to evaluate important aspects of existing businesses, explore next stage growth and opportunities, and reshape companies for future profitability and improved performance.
“Through this initiative, Accenture and Kauffman FastTrac are equipping veterans with the skills to create their own jobs through entrepreneurship,” said Alana Muller, president of Kauffman FastTrac. “Through delivery of FastTrac courseware, we will help to bolster their ability to start and grow successful firms by providing them with additional resources and relevant, immediately useful information. The skills and experience our veterans possess – leadership attributes as well as the ability to manage risk and build teams – are strong assets to create and build businesses.”
For more information about the FastTrac Veterans Initiative, please visit http://www.fasttrac.org/veterans.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 244,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Through its Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship focus, Accenture is committed to equipping 250,000 people around the world by 2015 with the skills to get a job or build a business. The company generated net revenues of US$25.5 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2011. Its home page is http://www.accenture.com.
About Kauffman FastTrac®
Kauffman FastTrac, a not-for-profit educational organization, is the leading provider of learning curricula that equip aspiring and existing entrepreneurs with the business skills and insights, tools, resources, and networks to start and grow successful businesses. Kauffman FastTrac was created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest foundation in the United States devoted to entrepreneurship. For more information about Kauffman FastTrac, visit http://www.fasttrac.org or follow us on Twitter @fasttrac.
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