DAV Patriot Boot Camp runs three-day events during the year, offering free entrepreneurship education, individual mentorship, networking and pitch competitions with non-dilutive funding, according to DAV. The program serves founders in the veteran and military community, including spouses. Its eligibility criteria include owning or founding a for-profit business, according to Patriot Boot Camp.
An alumni cohort meets in Covington
The Covington event began Monday at SparkHaus. FOX19 reported that 25 mentors took part and that entrepreneurs came from 25 communities around the country. The participants had previously completed a basic boot camp and returned as alumni to compete for a $10,000 prize, the station reported.
A founder seeking government-contracting guidance
Paul “Buck” Chambers was among the participants. He told FOX19 he wanted advice on growing his drone and counter-drone business and on navigating government contracting. The station reported that Chambers said his company, Heightened Census, had recently received its first federal award, valued at $1.5 million, for counter-drone work for the Air Force. The award amount and description are Chambers’s claims as reported by FOX19.
