By Stephen Stone | FSU News
The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (JMI), housed in Florida State University’s Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, is accepting applications for its upcoming programs extending across Florida.
JMI’s regional reach includes offices and programs in Northeast Florida (Jacksonville), Northwest Florida (Tallahassee), Central Florida (Tampa) and South Florida (Fort Lauderdale). Each office has program deadlines approaching for either the fall 2025 or spring 2026 semester. JMI offers a variety of impactful programs in each region that equip the next generation of entrepreneurs with the skills needed for success.
As the challenge of operating and growing a small business becomes increasingly complex, JMI remains a source of expertise and executive education. JMI focuses on assisting businesses with a minimum of three employees who have been in business for at least three years for little to no cost.
Maintaining one of the most extensive small business outreach programs in the nation, JMI serves small business owners and nonprofit organizations throughout the state of Florida by offering the following programs:
The Small Business Executive Program (SBEP) is designed for CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners and presidents of small businesses. Through learning the Business Model Canvas, graduates emerge as stronger leaders, who are ready to capitalize on business opportunities.
The Nonprofit Executive Program (NPEP) is for executive directors, presidents and CEOs of nonprofit organizations. Graduates emerge with the skills and training needed to turn challenges into strategic advantages, capitalize on business opportunities and implement best practice management.
The Leon Entrepreneurship and Adversity Program (LEAP) seeks to help those in the Big Bend region (Leon, Wakulla and Gadsden counties) and other adjacent communities facing economic or other hardships to start and grow businesses of their own. The program lasts 10 months.The
Accelerate Franklin Entrepreneurship Program (AFEP) seeks to help emerging entrepreneurs looking to take existing idea-stage, micro and small ventures into sustainable ventures in Franklin County and other adjacent communities.
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Accelerate (EBV Accelerate) is a three-phase program that gives veterans with a successful business the tools and coaching to propel their businesses to the next phase: sustainable growth.The
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families (EBV-F) is designed to take advantage of the skills, resources and infrastructure of higher education to offer cutting-edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management.
For more program and specific deadline information, visit jimmoraninstitute.fsu.edu/deadlines.