GCSEN News

Recruiting for our next Veteran cohort!
Recruiting for our next Veteran cohort!
GCSEN is recruiting for FastTrack Vet Ventures’ second cohort, Cohort Bravo, coming this September. This GCSEN scholarship program partners with Seton Hall University in a 4-week, 40-hour program of real-time... Read more...
Professor Caslin Addresses Youth In Ireland
Professor Caslin Addresses Youth In Ireland
GCSEN Ireland- In January, 2026, Prof. Cas conducted his annual lecture with YouthReach (a programme for young adult early school leavers) in Ballymun, Dublin for class members under the legendary... Read more...
GCSEN LINKS Up with Connections in Brazil
GCSEN LINKS Up with Connections in Brazil
Professor Mike Caslin, GCSEN President and Board Chair and founding Director, and $320,000 historical sponsor as a family member, Dr. Irene Lavado Caslin, visited founding GCSEN student and first graduate... Read more...
Interview with Graduate Dr. Marie Anne Raguso
Interview with Graduate Dr. Marie Anne Raguso
Mike Caslin presents Dr. Marie Anne C. Raguso with her Certificate of Completion of the Veterans FastTrack Program.   Dr. Marie Anne C. Raguso (Dr. Mac) was a star student... Read more...
Ulster Savings Bank Joins Barclays Bank in Support of GCSEN’s Veterans Programs
Ulster Savings Bank Joins Barclays Bank in Support of GCSEN’s Veterans Programs
GCSEN extends its warmest thanks to Ulster Savings bank for their financial support of FastTrack Vet Ventures BootCamp operations, which is partnering with Ulster County Veteran Services, the Hudson Valley... Read more...
GCSEN Launches Inaugural FastTrack Vet Ventures BootCamp Program in the Hudson Valley, New York
GCSEN Launches Inaugural FastTrack Vet Ventures BootCamp Program in the Hudson Valley, New York
GCSEN meets HVNCVR for Cohort Alpha Graduation   "Mike Caslin of GCSEN is a champion for Veteran entrepreneurs, and his program is fantastic.” – Mark A. Cozzupoli, Director, Ulster County Veteran... Read more...
GCSEN Receives Barclays Grant
GCSEN Receives Barclays Grant
December 8, 2025- GCSEN Foundation has received a grant from the esteemed UK-based international bank Barclays. In recognition of our founding alum Kyle McNicoll, a Barclays fraud analyst, we were... Read more...
Momentum Building: November 2025
Momentum Building: November 2025
"Entrepreneurs- they are the heroes of economic life...From their knowledge of failure, they forge success...In accepting risk, they achieve security for all...In embracing change, they ensure social and economic stability...It... Read more...
Meet GCSEN Alum Zara Salmon
Meet GCSEN Alum Zara Salmon
GCSEN’s tenth anniversary has been a great way to reach out to our alumni for this “Where Are They Now?” series. It’s enlightening to see the many ways our graduates’ lives... Read more...
GCSEN Launches New Program with the Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration
GCSEN Launches New Program with the Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration
September 17, 2025- This Fall, GCSEN is launching our national pilot FastTrack Vet Ventures Program with HVNCVR- the Hudson Valley National Center for Veteran Reintegration. Led by HVNCVR’s Executive Director... Read more...
Laura Bradley: A Social Entrepreneurship Leader and a GCSEN Partner in Northern Ireland
Laura Bradley: A Social Entrepreneurship Leader and a GCSEN Partner in Northern Ireland
“It was my daughter Holly who as a young child reminded me that business with purpose is so important - she wanted to know why don't businesses give away all... Read more...
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Momentum Building: July 2025
GCSEN MOMENTUM –JULY 16, 2025 Over the past few weeks GCSEN has been busy in the Hudson Valley region of NY, making contacts with US Military Veterans, Veterans’ organizations and... Read more...