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Engaging Veteran-Owned Businesses: Leading Practices For Corporate Supplier Diversity, Elissa Gibbs, Misty Stutsman-Fox
Engaging Veteran-Owned Businesses: Leading Practices For Corporate Supplier Diversity, Elissa Gibbs, Misty Stutsman-Fox
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
Veteran employment continues to be an integral part of many companies' veteran strategy; notwithstanding the fact that 60% of veterans work for small or medium enterprises. That said, helping veteran-owned small businesses succeed in the marketplace is increasingly relevant to the American economy. According to a comprehensive study by the Small Business Administration, there are more than 2.5 million veteran-owned businesses (VOBs), that's 9% of all US businesses, with total annual revenues of more than $1 trillion. This resource is helpful for s general understanding of the veteran entrepreneurship industry.