How Veterans Can Sign Up for Entrepreneurial Training Through College...
New York Post- Last year, Army Reserves veteran Dr. Stephannie L. Addo-Zuniga was knee-deep in the trenches on a daily basis from 8 a.m. to midnight, relying on her tenacity and perseverance to pull...
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UConn’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Helps Military Heroes Become Business Moguls The UConn School of Business has a strong and proud history of serving the educational and career needs of...
View ArticleFlying the ‘Husky Flag’ in Far Away Kosovo
UConn has reason to be proud of everyone associated with the University who has served in the armed forces through the years. This group with UConn connections is currently serving in Kosovo where they...
View ArticleMeriden Veteran Goes from Military Service to Entrepreneurship
Record-Journal- When Gulaid and Davina Ismail’s second child Issaq was born three years ago, the child suffered from acid reflux so badly he threw up often. The couple was going through plenty of...
View ArticleVeteran-owned Connecticut Businesses Express Disconnect Between Job...
The Day of New London – Stephen Gifford, an Army veteran who is the recent owner of Hartford Wire Works, explained it this way: At the executive-level, corporations will make commitments to hire...
View Article‘We’re Starting to Have Our Voices Heard’
Senator Blumenthal Attends UConn Roundtable on Veteran Employment; Seeks Ideas, Concerns, Suggestions Their livelihoods couldn’t be more diverse—from farming to aerospace to cleaning services—but their...
View ArticleCombat-wounded Brookfield Veteran to Attend State of the Union
Stamford Daily Voice – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced Thursday that Michael J. Zacchea of Brookfield will be his guest for the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday,...
View ArticleEBV Director Invited to State of the Union Address
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced Thursday that Michael Zacchea, director of UConn’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), will be his guest at President...
View ArticleBrookfield Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, to Attend State of the Union
Stamford Advocate – Mike Zacchea has another commendation to add to his Purple Heart and two Bronze stars — an invitation to the State of the Union. The retired Marine lieutenant colonel from...
View ArticleConnecticut Marine will attend Obama’s final ‘State of the Union’
News 8 wtnh.com – One marine from Connecticut will be attending Tuesday night’s ‘State of the Union’ in person. After serving for more than a decade, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Zacchea is making...
View ArticleBest for Vets
For Third Consecutive Year, UConn School of Business Ranks Among Nation’s Top Programs for Veterans The UConn School of Business is among the “Best for Veterans—Business Schools 2016,” according to a...
View ArticleMarketing Professor Wynd Harris Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Study at...
Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, has awarded a prestigious fellowship to Wynd Harris, associate professor in-residence of marketing, which will allow her to pursue her interest in learning...
View ArticleAlums Inducted Into Hall of Fame
School Honors Three Top Business Leaders Who Also Make Time to Give Back The UConn School of Business honored three of its top alumni on May 6, inducting them into the School’s Hall of Fame during an...
View ArticleAfter 76 Years, Veterans’ Home at Rocky Hill in Need of Revamp
WNPR – The State of Connecticut operates a Veterans’ Home on 92 acres in Rocky Hill. Many of its residents were once homeless or in danger of homelessness. But a lot of the buildings are outdated and...
View ArticleEBV Graduates 22 Veteran Entrepreneurs
‘I Can’t Believe How Lucky I Am!’ Veterans’ Plans Include Cookie Business, Animal Shelter, Counseling Center U.S. Army Lt. Col. Damone “D” Garner has a secret weapon for his post-military career....
View ArticleWorkshop Aims to Help Veterans Start, Expand Businesses in Connecticut
Stars and Stripes– While they only make up about 5 percent of the businesses in Connecticut, veteran-owned businesses produce about 9 percent of the total state gross domestic product. A workshop put...
View ArticleUConn Foundation Receives $40,000 Grant from Newman’s Own Foundation
UConn Alumni– The UConn Foundation has been awarded a $40,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. The funds will...
View ArticleA New Year Brings New Possibilities
Forbes.com– Here are 7 absolutely free resources veteran entrepreneurs will use to crush it in 2017. Read article
View ArticleDecorated Iraq War Vet is Livid About Trump’s Immigration Ban
CNBC– Trump’s ban provokes a fight with people who have survived the worst Al Qaeda and ISIS could offer, says U.S. Marine Michael J. Zacchea. Read article
View Article‘Like Building an Airplane in Mid-Flight’
UConn’s Mike Zacchea Describes Many Challenges He Faced as First U.S. Military Adviser to New Iraqi Army In his new book, “The Ragged Edge,” set for release on April 1, U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael...
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