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November 28, 2021 | Tom Ballard

Bunker Labs’ “Veterans in Residence” program adds Knoxville to the list

Knoxville is joining the list of cities hosting the “Veterans in Residence” (VIR) program from Bunker Labs, the national organization helping military veterans and their spouses.

Twenty-0ne cities ranging from nearby Atlanta and Nashville to Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa and Washington, DC will be celebrating the accomplishments of 199 entrepreneurs who participated in the 2021 “Bravo VIR’ cohort.

According to Derren Burrell, Entrepreneur Ambassador for Bunker Labs in Knoxville, attendees at the December 8 event at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center will be able to meet the 10 companies that will comprise the inaugural VIR cohort here. They’ll start in January.

The local celebration will begin at 6 p.m. EST. To register for the event, click here. You do not have to be a veteran to attend.


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