Veterans Business Council - May

About The Event

The Veterans Business Council is dedicated to helping build a vibrant and prosperous business community for all Veterans and Veteran Owned-Businesses in Southwest Florida.

Make new connections, share insight with fellow veteran professionals, and learn more about local organizations that can take your business to the next level.

The Veterans Business Council meets once a month with an event structure that alternates between a networking mixer to an educational workshop every other month.

Benefits of the Veterans Business Council include:

• Exclusive networking and business development opportunities

• Access to resources to help grow your business

• Ability to connect with other veteran professionals

• Unique benefits not available to traditional businesses

About the Speaker

This month's speaker is Dr. Jason Lortie. He earned his Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University in 2016 and served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Mississippi before coming to FGCU in 2017 to teach in the Management Department and Entrepreneurship program. His research focuses on social entrepreneurship as well as new venture funding. He has published his research in the Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Venture Capital, and the Journal of Business Venturing Insights. He also has presented numerous academic conference presentations.

Dr. Lortie has had industry experience as the owner/operator of an LLC that operates as a holding company for 50+ web properties and generates revenue via buying, selling, and maintaining websites. He also has experience mentoring and consulting with numerous student and community based start-ups.

His entrepreneurial experience and research interests are translated to classroom where he teaches in the entrepreneurship degree program here at FGCU. Dr. Lortie is a member of the Academy of Management, the Southern Management Association, and USASBE.

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