Join now: Supporting our military community: Join Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and USPTO Director Kathi Vidal for an entrepreneurship panel you won’t want to miss this Friday, July 28

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Supporting our military community: Join Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and USPTO Director Kathi Vidal for an entrepreneurship panel you won't want to miss this Friday, July 28

Join the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in cooperation with Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, today from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET for our Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair being offered in person and online. The resource fair is being held in person only.

We will welcome U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Kathi Vidal, and highly regarded experts in business development and intellectual property (IP) protection, as well as successful military spouses and veteran entrepreneurs for a discussion on how to start your own business and the resources and tools to help you succeed.

This event is free and will be available online and in person. To attend in person, participants must be a valid Department of Defense (DOD) ID card holder.

Speakers include:

Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Yvonne Hao, Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development, State of Massachusetts
Tom Herald, Senior Business Advisor, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, Clark University
Michael Kerwin, Founder and SEO, YouV Sunscreen
Brian Lafauci, Consultant and former director, New England Veteran's Business Outreach Center, Owner, Won Strategy
Nicole O'Brien, Founder and CEO, Operation Made
David Winchester, Managing Director and Co-Owner, Ready 2 Run Graphics
Liseth Velez, Bunker Labs Boston Ambassador, Founder and CEO LJV Development

For questions about this event, email militaryoutreach@uspto.gov.

To learn more about resources for the military community, please visit the military outreach page on the USPTO's website.

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