Veterans from across the country touched down at the Colorado Springs Airport Saturday, carrying their luggage and their entrepreneurial spark with them for a bootcamp aimed to make their business startups thrive.

"This gathering is all about turning vision into action," Joe Aldaz, president of the Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber, told 16 post-9/11 veterans after they lined up at the fireplace in the airport.

For Shelli Brunswick, that vision stems from wanting to help others. Her business is one of many that will be put through a weeklong 80-hour curriculum taught by faculty from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and also mentors from the community.

Created by Syracuse University in New York, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans is in phase two and is being hosted by

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