In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re looking at some of the standout female founders from our entrepreneurship program portfolio over the past year. Each of these women have an incredible, successful business, and is making history today whil... Read More ▶

On February 26, 2025,  Deputy Executive Director of the IVMF, Ray Toenniessen, spoke to the Senate and House Committees on Veteran's Affairs.... Read More ▶

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University is proud to announce the expansion of its Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) consortium with the addition of the El Pomar Institute for Innovation an... Read More ▶

Micron and the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University today announced that 90 transitioning servicemembers, veterans and military spouses have achieved a certificate of completion in semiconductors thro... Read More ▶

Your pitch communicates two ideas about your business as clearly and concisely as possible. First, you need to clearly explain what problem your company solves and how you do it. Second, and more importantly, you need to make the audience emotionally... Read More ▶

The post-pitch is everything that happens between the final word of your prepared pitch and getting a final yes or no from an investor, or a ruling from the judges. The post-pitch generally encompasses two things, fielding questions about your pitch,... Read More ▶

In honor of Black History Month, we’re looking at some of the standout Black entrepreneurs from our IVMF entrepreneurship program portfolio. IVMF has a program for all veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs, no matter what your business or busin... Read More ▶

It is with great pride that IVMF announces the 93 Black, Latinx, and female entrepreneurs selected to take part in Breaking Barriers in Entrepreneurship (BBiE) program’s 25A cohort. These entrepreneurs are joining a community of passionate and inno... Read More ▶

Because these two event-driven opportunities are so vital to the entrepreneurial process, we’ve compiled a list of conferences and pitch competitions in the United States. Many are exclusively for veterans and military spouses, but there are also m... Read More ▶

Every year, Inc.com releases a list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America, ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2020-2023. Of these 5,000 incredibly successful companies, IVMF honors the top performing veteran companies with... Read More ▶