Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute

05/30/2022

04/01/2022

SMVEI PROSPECTUS 2022 (draft)

We finished the SMVEI Prospectus 2022 (draft) - a 52 page detailed report on the future use of Southbury Training School.

We would like to share it with those that are interested. PM us with your email address.

03/24/2022

Military Experience Museum joins the Saint Michael's Freedom Museum team. In addition to military history, Saint Michael's Freedom Museum will also host sections for the Town of Southbury and Southbury Training School.

The Military Experience Museum serves to educate the public by telling individual stories of personal experience, realities of war, and sacrifices made by Americans striving to preserve our freedoms. The Military Experience Museum inspires visitors by enabling them to experience military vehicles, explore artifacts, and participate in military simulations and reenactments.

Please watch this inspiring video by Tom Sizemore.

Military Experience Museum Inc promo video starring Tom Sizemore

03/17/2022

Town of Southbury supports Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute.

Southbury Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on 3 March 2022.

Southbury Strategic Plan Commission voted unanimously on 10 March 2022.

Southbury Economic Development Commission voted unanimously on 16 March 2022.

Southbury Historic Districts #1 & #2 voted unanimously on 9 May 2022.

Southbury Board of Finance voted unanimously on 16 May 2022.

Southbury Planning Commission voted unanimously on 17 May 2022.

Thank you!

03/03/2022

SEEKING VETERANS!

This is an enormous project by any measurement! Veterans can make this happen. We are the people who run to a challenge instead of away from it. This will be a one-of-a-kind facility in the United States.

The Greatest Generation is defined as the generation that grew up during the Great Depression, fought in World War 2, and came home to build the world’s strongest economy. They used the values they learned through their experiences to raise strong families. They learned important values such as hard work, determination, and the importance of money. Other values like trust, compassion, sacrifice, and strength through adversity defined their lifestyle as well. They earned the title of the Greatest Generation by their ability to recover from the Great Depression, their sacrifice for the sparing of the world from tyranny during World War 2, and their contribution to the construction of one of the greatest countries of the world. (source https://www.ipl.org/essay/World-War-II-The-Greatest-Generation-P3YUR6BE2DVV)

That work ethic, motivation, experience and talent still exists in our Veteran population today. Less than 1% of the US population serves in the military. Our numbers may be fewer than those returning from World War II - our impact can be just as dramatic. Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute is designed to help Veteran entrepreneurs and Veteran Owned Businesses.

Veterans please consider the following opportunities:

1. Do you have a company that can provide products or services to help us develop Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute? We need your help and all/part may be tax deductible (please consult your tax/financial advisor).

2. Do you have a company that needs a Veteran friendly location? The potential of Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute is limitless.

3. Do you have access to sources of funding? Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute needs funding to acquire the facility, develop the site, nurture Veteran owned businesses/entrepreneurs, and sustain operations.

4. Do you have access to political representatives? Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute needs National support from our political representatives.

5. Do you have a skill and would like to volunteer? Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute has many opportunities to help.

Contact us today!

03/01/2022

FUTURE USE STUDY - Southbury Training School

The Town of Southbury commissioned a study to explore future uses of Southbury Training School. Southbury Training School was designed as a self-sufficient residential training and education facility - not a hospital. Although it does provide medical care for the residents, its primary purpose was training and education of residents through on-site programs. Saint Michael's Veteran Entrepreneurial Institute will use the facility exactly as it was designed - on-site training, education and support programs for Veterans.

The study highlights support of Veteran programs as one of its highest priorities. The study is available at the following link -