Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans
October 15, 2026
Ted Lachowicz ‘72 Joins Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
Ted Lachowicz ’72 was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame as a member of its 2026 class.
By IVMF Staff
August 19, 2026
Two Decades Later, the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans' Legacy Continues
In 2007, 17 veterans arrived at Syracuse University for a new experiment: an intensive entrepreneurship program designed specifically for those transitioning from military service to business ownership. Twenty Syracuse cohorts and more than 3,300 EBV graduates nationwide later, that experiment has become one of the most enduring veteran entrepreneurship programs in the country
By IVMF
July 23, 2026
Every Day Should be Hire a Veteran Day
July 25th was Hire a Veteran Day, and for a lot of companies that means a flag graphic on LinkedIn and a thank you for your service before lunch. The harder question is “what happens the other 364 days?”
By IVMF
May 27, 2026
She Was Trusted with a Military Hospital, But Denied a Business Certification
Kathleen went to Boston and attended V-WISE with 200 other veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs. What she found there would change the trajectory of the company she and her daughter had spent years building against systems that repeatedly failed to recognize what they were already qualified to do.
By IVMF
May 5, 2026
Why This Veteran Keeps Building Businesses Just to Sell Them
Nick Green built one of the largest self-storage operations in outstate Minnesota, growing it from 24 units behind his father's shop to 454 units across 100,...
By IVMF
March 31, 2026
He Had an Emmy, a TEDX Talk, and Zero Confidence He Could Run a Company
For a lot of veterans, the hardest part of starting a business isn't the business. It’s believing the skills they built during service are strong enough to bet on themselves outside of it.
By IVMF
March 12, 2026
Government Killed Her First Business, Then Became Her Biggest Customer
Stephannie Addo had a problem. Going back to work meant paying for childcare for her young son, which would cost the entire paycheck. Her solution? She spent seven years building a childcare business in the Bronx that would become Scholars of the Future Educational Center.
By IVMF
January 23, 2026
Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Nicole J. Wallace
Nicole Wallace was sitting in her living room when the news broke. Schools were closing because of COVID-19. It was March 2020, and she had just made the decision to finally launch her own counseling practice.
By IVMF
January 16, 2026
IVMF Alumni Thereasa Black Lands Big Shark Tank Deal
IVMF is overjoyed to congratulate IVMF program alumni Thereasa Black, CEO and founder of Bon AppéSweet, on her $175,000 Shark Tank investment win
By neconnor
July 16, 2025
Military Spouse Entrepreneur Spotlight: Dr. Mamie L. Pack
It was during this period Mamie rejected this idea that she had to be all things to all people at all times. She realized there were seasons to her life, and if this one was primarily a “mother” era, that was okay. She rejected the guilt she felt about not teaching, and began to look at her life more critically.
By IVMF
January 6, 2025
Veteran Entrepreneur Spotlight: Anthony Cosby
Anthony Cosby wants STZY socks to be there to help keep kids on the right track, and help get them back on track when he can, no matter if that means STZY bringing in speakers to keep kids focused on the right things, or financial sponsorship when it’s possible.
By IVMF