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Hiring Our Heroes Small Business Grant Program Awards Celebration. A group of nine people standing in front of a large screen displaying "Small Business Award for Veterans & Military Spouses." The screen also features logos for Hiring Our Heroes, FedEx Founder's Fund, USAA, and Small Business Insurance. Two smaller screens on either side display the same award title and date, April 29, 2025. An American flag is visible to the left of the group.
April 30, 2025
Hiring Our Heroes Announces 2025 Small Business Award Recipients 

Hiring Our Heroes, an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, recently announced the recipients of

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November 15, 2024
Hiring Our Heroes Salutes Business Leaders for Commitment to Service 

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Founder and President Bonnie Carroll receives the 2024 Hiring Our Heroes President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 14th Annual Lee Anderson Awards Gala, November 13, 2024.

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Christina Sheets sits inside her new Toyota
May 1, 2024
‘It Feels Unbelievable:’ Thanks to Hiring Our Heroes, Air Force Veteran Will Drive New Toyota to Her Wedding

U.S. Air Force veteran Christina Sheets never expected to win a 2024 Toyota Camry XSE.

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Independent bookstore owner
April 19, 2024
‘The Best of the Best’: Hiring Our Heroes Announces 5 Small Business Award Recipients

Hiring Our Heroes is honored to support these small businesses with a grant thanks to support from the FedEx Founder’s Fund, part of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.

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Army veteran Brandon Meredith is the 2023 Transition Trucking winner
January 9, 2024
‘I’m Itching to Get Out There’: Transition Trucking Winner Ready to Hit the Road in His New Truck

The Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award “sets the bar for highlighting veterans” in the trucking industry.

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Thomas J. Donohue
November 16, 2023
Former US Chamber CEO’s Visionary Leadership Supplied Springboard for Hiring Our Heroes’ Sustained Success

Thomas J. Donohue was one of the first business leaders to recognize the value military veterans bring to the private sector.

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2023 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award finalists
October 4, 2023
‘Incredible Group of Drivers’: 2023 Transition Trucking Finalists Represent Next Generation of Trucking Talent

Public voting for the 2023 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award opens on November 1.

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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine receives HOH Congressional Impact Award
July 24, 2023
U.S. Senator Honored for Finding Solutions to Military Spouse Unemployment  

Hiring Our Heroes President Eric Eversole and Booz Allen Hamilton CEO Horacio Rozanski presented the award.

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Army veteran Ashley Leiva at the wheel of brand-new fully loaded Kenworth T680 truck
July 18, 2023
Like Mother Like Daughter: Transition Trucking Winner Grows Family Trucking Business

Army veteran Ashley Leiva’s life “dramatically” changed after winning a brand-new fully loaded Kenworth T680 truck and college scholarship.

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