3.01.17

Final Contestants for Small Business Competition Reach Finish Line


The VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge is a unique business competition for veterans and military spouses sponsored by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families. Contest prizes total $100,000. Winners will be announced on Friday, March 3, 2017. ATL... Read More ▶

2.24.17

VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge: Unique Perspectives


We recently chatted with a group of 10 military veteran business owners competing in the VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge - an initiative powered by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University and supported by The Marcu... Read More ▶

2.23.17

Florida State University & The Jim Moran Institute Welcome Military Family Members to EBV-F


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2017) —  Florida State University and the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship will welcome 25 caregivers of veterans and family members of active duty military to its 2017 Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veter... Read More ▶

2.15.17

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University Releases Request For Proposals (RFP) to Manage Coordinated Network of Care and Services for Veterans, Service Members and their Families in San Antonio Region


SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 15, 2017) — Since 2013, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has brought together service providers and organizations from the public, private and nonprofit sectors in communities around t... Read More ▶

2.08.17

Hollywood Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide


The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University hosted a panel discussion of how veterans entering the film and TV industry help bridge the military-civilian gap in society. The Feb. 9 panel of prominent actors, executi... Read More ▶

1.26.17

V-WISE Conference Turns Female Veterans and Military Spouses into Entrepreneurs


Nearly 200 women gather in Phoenix for extensive training, mentoring and networking with experts on business ownership.    The program, an initiative of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, in coopera... Read More ▶

1.17.17

84 to Graduate from Joint Base San Antonio Career Skills Training Program with New Lease on Life


Many graduates of the Onward to Opportunity career training and certification program receive job offers from top companies such as Amazon, USAA and Accenture Federal Services before they leave the military. SAN ANTONIO, T.X., (Jan. 16, 2017) – Ei... Read More ▶

1.15.17

84 to Graduate from Joint Base San Antonio Career Skills Training Program with New Lease on Life


Many graduates of the Onward to Opportunity career training and certification program receive job offers from top companies such as Amazon, USAA and Accenture Federal Services before they leave the military. SAN ANTONIO, T.X., (Jan. 16, 2017) – ... Read More ▶

1.15.17

Newsletter Spring 2017


Welcome In the next five years, over one million military members and their families will transition to civilian life. For many, finding employment will be the most challenging part. The Onward to Opportunity program - a public-private partnership b... Read More ▶