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November 10, 2026
Ray Toenniessen has been named Executive Director of the D’Aniello IVMF
Syracuse University today announced the appointment of Ray Toenniessen as executive director of the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).
By IVMF Staff
November 5, 2026
IVMF Celebrates National Veterans Small Business Week
IVMF is proud to stand with the SBA to celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week and the founders that it honors.
By IVMF Staff
Blog
Real stories from real people. The moments, the struggles, and the wins that shaped their journey.
November 11, 2026
How a Marine Built a ’CUSE50 Government Contracting Business
Marine Corps veteran Michael Anthony Ramos. Ramos founded A.M.T.A.E. Solutions, a government contractor that provides a variety of services.
By IVMF Staff
November 4, 2026
2027 Vet100 IVMF Honorees
This year’s honorees include an incredible 26 businesses run by IVMF program alumni, particularly alumni of our CEOcircle program and Veteran EDGE conference. Both experiences are calibrated to help founders ready to scale their businesses.
By IVMF Staff
October 26, 2026
IVMF’s 2026 ‘CUSE50 Honorees
This year, 11 businesses on the 'CUSE50 belong to IVMF program alumni.
By IVMF Staff
Career You Never See
Military spouses have nearly four times the unemployment rate, earn less over their lifetimes, and the almost 70% of military spouses with children at home are asked to be single parents for months at a time on top of it. These are their stories.
August 25, 2026
The Parts We Don't Talk About: A Different Kind of Military Spouse Story
I don't identify as the "typical" military spouse. I never lived on an Army base, never packed up a house for a PCS move, and never counted down the days unt...
By Alison Bosworth
August 11, 2026
The Career I Kept Packing Up: The Journey of a Military Spouse
I also knew, standing in that empty classroom for just a moment, that I would not change where I am today.That was not always true.
By Jennifer McDaniel Martin
July 28, 2026
Seasonal Single Parenting
One of the most interesting parts of being married to someone in the military, once you have children, is that you spend weeks, months, and sometimes longer living a life that, from the outside, looks a whole lot like single parenting.
By Melanie Vernoia
Latest Research
Backed by Syracuse University's R1 research infrastructure, IVMF's research creates real impact for military families, and shine a light on some of their biggest and most unique challenges.
July 1, 2026
The Accidental Entrepreneur: How Military Spouses Take Their Careers into Their Own Hands
Follow one military spouse’s journey from bedside nurse to accidental entrepreneur.
By IVMF
May 28, 2026
Planning to Pivot: Employment Lessons from a Military Spouse – 2026
IVMF worked with 41 organizations and 72 stakeholders to assess New Mexico's veteran services landscape and build a roadmap for coordinated care.
By IVMF
March 25, 2025
Military Spouse Employment Landscape: Trends, Barriers, and Opportunities
Military spouses remain a uniquely positioned but persistently underleveraged segment of the U.S. labor force.
By IVMF
Policy
IVMF's policy team, based in Washington, D.C., bridges research, programs, and policy to improve outcomes for veterans and military families. Here is some of the latest work our Policy team has delivered.
- D’Aniello IVMF Public Comment on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Proposed Rule Change
- IVMF Supports Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026 H.R. 2804
- IVMF Supports The Commissary Healthy Options and Servicemember Welfare (CHOW) Act S.2772
- We've Spent Billions Serving Veterans Without a Plan. Senate Bill 3726 Would Change That
- From Service to Startup: Empowering Veteran Entrepreneurs
- A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans’ Success after Service
Entrepreneurship Guides
Starting a business is hard. No one knows that more than the IVMF. We've written several guides on to give you the step up on your competition as a veteran or spouse business owner.
January 28, 2026
How To Find A Business or Career Mentor
Have you ever felt stuck in your career or business? Are you hitting a wall when it comes to understanding how to get better at what you do, or unsure what the next steps on your path are? Sounds like you’re in need of some mentorship. So, since January is National Mentoring Month, let’s talk about it.
By IVMF
July 29, 2025
How To Integrate AI Into Your Business: A Practical Guide for Veteran and Military Spouse Entrepreneurs
The general feeling pushed in the entrepreneurship spaces is adopt the emerging technology, or get left behind. In fact, incorporating an AI use-case is key to attracting investors in 2025.
By IVMF
April 23, 2025
Unlocking Procurement Contracting For Veteran Entrepreneurs
Procurement contracting offers a wealth of opportunities for veteran entrepreneurs, providing avenues to grow their businesses through government and corpora...
By IVMF
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