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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.

Articles Honoring Their Service Service Member Veteran
ICONI CEO Angel Johnson
February 7, 2023
Ambitious Black Business Owner Shares Lessons from Her First 3 Years as CEO

A former Air Force intelligence officer gives advice for veterans planning to be entrepreneurs after the military.

Articles Expert Advice Service Member Veteran
February 11, 2021
Feeding a Growing Appetite for Military Spouse Entrepreneurship

The Military Spouse Entrepreneur Resource Program provides vetted resources and subject matter experts to military spouses thinking about entrepreneurship and small business ownership.

Articles Career Planning Military Spouse
October 7, 2020
Creating Your Own Meaningful Employment Opportunities

Some choose entrepreneurship out of passion; others choose it out of necessity. Hiring Our Heroes and Burning

Articles Research and Findings
April 30, 2019
SBA’s Free Resources and Tools for Military Business Owners

One quarter of veterans say they are interested in starting or buying their own business, according to

Articles Expert Advice