NSMAE

military spouse entrepreneur holding a sign that says "#milspouse"

June 13, 2024

NSMAE: Military Spouse Entrepreneurs 2024

Overall, the findings reveal a strong entrepreneurial spirit among military spouses, with 89% viewing themselves as entrepreneurs and 48% as social entrepreneurs focused on solving social, cultural, or environmental issues.

By Rosalinda Maury | Adam Pritchard | Mirza Tihic

Back of a person attending a meeting

January 1, 2024

Military-Connected Small Business Profiles: Access to Capital and Resources Across Revenue Stages

This research brief presents a thorough analysis of the military-connected entrepreneurship ecosystem, detailing the progression of business development from inception to sustainability.

By Jeanette Harvie | Rosalinda Maury | Rachel Lisner

IVMF staff smiling at the camera at EDGE 2026

March 1, 2023

National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs (2022)

Major strides have been made to train and support veteran entrepreneurs over the last two decades, but veteran entrepreneurs still face challenges.

By Rosalinda Maury | Mirza Tihic | Adam Pritchard

veteran women entrepreneurs smiling at the camera

September 1, 2022

Hispanics & Latinos in the Military

This brief provides highlights from the 2021 NSMAE focusing on Hispanic, Latino/a/x, or Spanish origin veteran entrepreneurs.

By Rosalinda Maury | Mirza Tihic | Adam Pritchard

vwise participants clapping and laughing

July 1, 2022

Women Veteran Entrepreneurs 2022

This brief provides the latest insights from the 2021 NSMAE survey. The findings reported here are from both a longitudinal and cross-sectional sample of over 2,000 veteran entrepreneurs.

By IVMF

collage of veteran entrepreneurs

April 1, 2022

National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs

This brief provides the latest insights from the 2021 NSMAE survey. The findings reported here are from both a longitudinal and cross-sectional sample of over 2,000 veteran entrepreneurs.

By Rosalinda Maury | Mirza Tihic | Adam Pritchard | Alexander McKelvie | Linda Euto

Veteran entrepreneur talking at table with others.

February 1, 2021

Black and African American Veteran Entrepreneurs

These findings are based on the data collected from 333 Black and African American veteran entrepreneurs.

By Rosalinda Maury, M.S. | Mirza Tihic, Ph.D. | Najla Almissalati