9.03.24

Monday’s With Maria Episode 4: Top Three Tips for Entrepreneurs


In this episode, Maria shares three of her top tips for military spouses who are starting or growing their own businesses. With more than 20 years of experience herself as a registered dietician, nutritionist, and advocate, Maria shares her insight o... Read More ▶

6.18.24

Mondays With Maria – Episode 2: PCS Season


In this episode of Mondays With Maria, we discuss the challenges that come with being a military spouse and the inevitable Permanent Change of Station process of relocating not just a family, but sometimes a career. Maria discusses some of the hardsh... Read More ▶

6.13.24

Our Alumni Demonstrate Veteran Entrepreneurship Problem Solving


Citing two of our very own alumni - Anthony Gantt and France Hoang - Forbes explains how when they were in the service that came face-to-face with obstacles that caused issues in their lives. After their service, the each started their own business t... Read More ▶

5.23.24

Monday’s With Maria: Episode 1 – Mental Health


The IVMF is excited to introduce Mondays With Maria, a monthly discussion with Maria McConville which will cover topics pertaining to women in the military, women veterans, and military spouses.... Read More ▶

5.23.24

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Keith Liao – Gamifying Financial Literacy


Keith knows the power of bootstrapping, hard-won knowledge from his experiences launching Cayuga Climbs. He brought that same energy to Aedify, managing the basic coding on his own thanks to some experience with Python. Things were moving forward, bu... Read More ▶

5.15.24

Welcome Veterans to Bunker Labs Breaking Barriers in Entrepreneurship 24B Cohort


The D’aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families is proud to welcome 99 AAPI, Black, female, and Latinx entrepreneurs from across the United States to the Breaking Barriers in Entrepreneurship program. These trailblazing entrepreneurs are... Read More ▶

5.15.24

SBA Announces Funding Awards to Three Organizations to Provide Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Programs


$300,000 in funding for three organizations to deliver the SBA’s Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program (WVETP) to local veterans.... Read More ▶

5.09.24

Military Spouse-Owned Businesses to Follow


In honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Month, we’re looking at some of the standout military spouse founders from our Breaking Barriers in Entrepreneurship (BBiE) and Veterans in Residence (ViR) program participants over the past year. BBiE creat... Read More ▶

4.22.24

Watching the Emotional ‘Bluey’ Episode ‘The Sign’ as a Military Parent


As the spouse of a U.S. military service member and a mom who loves a military kid, I can relate hard to the anguish and ambivalence about moving children (and ourselves) away from a lovely place we've called home.... Read More ▶

4.18.24

Veteran’s Perspective: Choosing the Right Career Training for Veterans and Military Graduates


Whether you're transitioning from active service or about to graduate and enter the civilian workforce, selecting the right career training program is crucial. The journey from military to civilian life or from military education to industry-specific... Read More ▶