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On February 18, leaders from the public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic sectors will come together to collaborate on how best to support post-9/11 veterans. At Stand-To 2021, they examined research and solutions and offer policy recommendatio... Read More ▶
IVMF Director and Syracuse University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mike Haynie, recently wrote about the veteran suicide epidemic and how the National Guard suffers the highest rates at 30.6 suicides per 100,000 members.... Read More ▶
The show’s purpose is to demystify the entrepreneur experience for veterans and military spouses. These five Black entrepreneurs in various industries including technology, consumer package goods, and urban farming.... Read More ▶
Military.com recently wrote about IVMF's Veteran Program for Politics and Civic Engagement stating it "should be the first stop for any veteran candidate".... Read More ▶
This project, by Hiring Our Heroes (HOH), in collaboration with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University and in partnership with Starbucks and the support of the Starbucks Foundation, uses the results from an onl... Read More ▶
According to a survey from Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families, 76 percent of vet entrepreneurs say they lost business because of the pandemic. About a third anticipate closing their businesses. ... Read More ▶
With President Biden's inauguration and the beginning of a new Congress, this is the moment to think of the nation’s 18 million military veterans and their families. For those who have borne the battle, who wore the uniform in our nation’s defens... Read More ▶
We invite you to recognize Black History Month with us this month and to take actions that actively foster equity and inclusion. To highlight the Black entrepreneurs and small business owners in our current Veterans in Residence cohort, we’ve cura... Read More ▶
As we approach the 2021 recognition of this esteemed celebration, America finds itself immersed in racial tensions at a level that has not been witnessed since the civil rights movement's pinnacle.... Read More ▶
Military service and small-business ownership share a distinctive relationship, dating back more than a half-century. Veterans remain more likely to own a business than nonveterans and often tend to out-earn nonveteran entrepreneurs. High-performing ... Read More ▶
