2.09.25

Pitching 102: What Goes in The Pitch? 

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 ▶

2.08.25

Pitching 103: The Leave Behinds

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 ▶

2.04.25

Black-Owned Businesses to Follow

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 ▶

1.28.25

Welcome Breaking Barriers in Entrepreneurship 25A Cohort

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 ▶

1.27.25

Entrepreneurship Conferences and Pitch Competitions for 2025

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 ▶

1.22.25

Meet the Entrepreneurs of the Vet100

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 ▶

1.17.25

Veteran Deals and Discounts

What follows are some of the most useful, no nonsense, obtainable deals and discounts readily available for veterans.... Read More ▶

1.15.25

D’Aniello IVMF’s Ray Toenniessen Named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar

Ray Toenniessen, a U.S. Army veteran and the newly appointed Deputy Executive Director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF), has been named one of 57 Scholars who will form the Presidential Lea... Read More ▶

1.09.25

Pitching Pro Tips

So you’ve heard about a local pitch competition, and you’re thinking “how do I pitch my business?”. You can certainly check out our Pitching 101 series of articles, but we’ve also sought out Bunker Labs’ own pitching wizard Chris Carlson ... Read More ▶

1.07.25

2025 Bunker Labs Ambassador Welcome

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is proud to welcome the 60 members of our 2025 Bunker Labs Ambassador cohort! After a rigorous selection process, we’ve chosen individuals dedicated to helping veterans and militar... Read More ▶