Description/Abstract
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.
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Military and Veterans Studies
Extent
4 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
CVOB, Entrepreneurship, Leading practices, Supplier diversity, Women
Subject
Diversity in the workplace--United States; Veteran-owned business enterprises
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
10-2018
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Gibbs, Elissa and Stutsman-Fox, Misty, "Engaging Veteran-Owned Businesses: Leading Practices for Corporate Supplier Diversity" (2018). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 57.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/57
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
