Veteran Entrepreneurship

If you are a veteran or military spouse considering entrepreneurial opportunities in Virginia, please reach out, we are here to connect you to resources across the Commonwealth.

Questions? Please email v3transition@dvs.virginia.gov.

In 2012, veterans owned 2.5 million businesses in the U.S.* These businesses:

Represented 9% of all U.S. businesses
Generated $1.1 trillion in receipts
Employed 5.5 million people
Had an annual payroll of $195 billion.

Learn more here.

According to a Kauffman Foundation report: “Entrepreneurial ecosystems are becoming recognized as a way to stimulate economic growth, innovation, and social change. Their implementation is gaining momentum across the United States and other parts of the world as their benefits are recognized.” Learn more here.

VETERAN ENTREPRENEUR LINKS:

https://bunkerlabs.org/

https://www.usda.gov/our-agency/initiatives/veterans/veterans-and-entrepreneurship

https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/partners-initiatives/advancing-entrepreneurial-opportunities/

https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/veteran-and-family-resources/starting-growing-a-business/ebv/

https://hireourheroes.org/category/blog/veteran-entrepreneur-blog/

https://www.sba.gov/content/facts-veterans-and-entrepreneurship

https://thecapitolpost.com/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marklrockefeller/2017/01/19/7-free-resources-veteran-entrepreneurs-will-use-to-crush-it-in-2017/#142b99d9709c

https://www.va.gov/osdbu/entrepreneur/

https://www.ewomennetwork.com/page/homepage

http://www.vastartup.org/