TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 26 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:

Florida State University's Leon Entrepreneurship and Adversity Program (LEAP) welcomed 35 local entrepreneurs to its third Tallahassee cohort Sept. 26, helping participants build businesses while navigating economic and other challenges. The kickoff event also recognized three graduates of the 2025 cohort with microgrants to support the continued growth of their businesses.

LEAP was launched in 2024 by FSU's Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship and the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship as part of the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative -- >, a global network housed at the University of Notre Dame that uses entrepreneurship as a pathw...