{"id":166466,"date":"2026-02-23T11:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=166466"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:55:55","slug":"michigan-veteran-entrepreneur-lab-mve-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=166466","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Veteran Entrepreneur Lab (MVE-Lab)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"489\">Michigan Veteran Entrepreneur Lab (MVE-Lab) is a free entrepreneurial accelerator program tailored for military-connected individuals in Michigan. This program is developed and led by the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation (CEI) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU).<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1131\">Participants will cover relevant topics each week and will leave with actionable takeaways. Topic examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1131\">Knowing your customer<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1131\">Marketing and messaging<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1131\">Financial modeling<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1131\">&#8220;Ask the Lawyer&#8221;<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1131\">Planning for growth<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1131\">Funding streams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"793\">The MVE-Lab cohort 17 will run in Traverse City from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays from April 7 through June 9 at GVSU&#8217;s Traverse City Regional Center located in the James Beckett Buildng on NMC&#8217;s Front Street Campus. Participants can join in-person of via Zoom. Dinner is provided. The program will conclude with a Final Pitch and Showcase event on Monday, June 15 to celebrate the end of the cohort with an opportunity to pitch for $15,000 in cash prizes.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1570\">To apply, visit <a class=\"_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1\" title=\"http:\/\/gvsu.edu\/mve\" href=\"http:\/\/gvsu.edu\/mve\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\" data-is-router-link=\"false\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\">gvsu.edu\/mve<\/a>. 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