Every year, Syracuse University’s ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Award recognizes the 50 fastest-growing businesses owned or led by Syracuse alumni anywhere in the world. Now in its fourth year, the award draws from every school and college at the University, alongside IVMF’s entrepreneurship programs.
This year, 11 of those businesses belong to IVMF program alumni. That’s approaching a quarter of the list, earned by veterans and military spouses competing with founders from across the entire Orange alumni network.
Many of the honorees have been involved with IVMF for years, benefitting from the education, community, and connections IVMF programming provides. Stephanie Addo of ACJ Luxury Maintenance first came through IVMF in 2014 and has been a fixture in our programs since. Chad Drummond of Drummond Carpenter and Hartnel Lambert of Lambert Financial have been steady members of our community since 2019.
Having known some of these founders for so long makes seeing them on the ’CUSE50 that much more meaningful for all of us at IVMF. We’re proud of the part we played, and prouder still of the founders seeing their hard work validated with so much growth and success.
Join us in congratulating the 2026 IVMF ’CUSE50 honorees.