Military service members dedicate their health and livelihood to keeping us safe. When they return to civilian life, they deserve support as they gain financial footing, build careers and grow their businesses.
JPMorgan Chase has several efforts in place to get veterans the resources, capital and opportunities they need:
- Our Military and Veterans Affairs team drives initiatives to recruit and train veterans across the firm.
- We spearhead the Veteran Jobs Mission, a coalition that has collectively hired almost a million veterans and military spouses since 2011.
- We teamed with Syracuse University to found the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).
- We are proud sponsors of IVMF’s Bunker Labs CEOcircle, a training and mentorship program in which cohort members can gain access to peer networking opportunities, growth-stage resources, dedicated liaisons and a 12-week advisor program.
- We supported the launch of the National Veteran-Owned Business Association.
Below, veteran business owners can find even more materials to educate, inspire and empower them.
Supplier diversity opportunities
- Supplier diversity: What to know and where to go (hub)
- How to become a certified diverse-owned business (guide)
- National Minority Supplier Development Council + JPMorgan Chase Certification Reimbursement Initiative (program)
- Supplier Diversity Spotlight: Veterans Sourcing Group (video)
- Supplier Diversity Spotlight: World Wide Technology (video)
$350 - $2.5K
Cost to become certified as a Veteran Owned Business, depending on annual sales1
Access to capital
"If I want you [the financial institution] to lend me money, I don’t want to appear unprepared or uninformed. I want you to say yes."
Terry Hill
Co-Head of Veteran Initiatives, JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking
Scaling for growth
- Why veterans are ideal entrepreneurs (article)
- Making the most of the transition from military to business (article)
- ZeroEyes, Mike Lahiff CEO and Co-founder | Founding Philly Ep. 36 (podcast)
- How to navigate to the next phase of your business—3 tips as you scale (article)
- From growth to profitable exit—Actionable strategies as you sell your business (article)
Navigating current environment
- Thriving in uncertain times: Travis Mack (article and videos)
- 2024 Business Leaders Outlook (reports and webinars)
- 2022 National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs: Veteran Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (report)
- ‘Mission: Business': Resiliency: Marching Forward Through Adversity (podcast)
Travis Mack, founder, chairman and CEO of Saalex Corp.
DEI
- A DEI playbook for early stage startups (guide)
- 6 steps to building your DEI strategy from the ground up (article)
- Strategies for building your company's DEI team (article)
- 3 ways to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion across your business (article)
- Instant Teams founders on remote work opportunities, tapping underserved talent pools (podcast)
Leadership, networking and community development
- The power of peers: Helping veterans build networks and businesses (article)
- A Navy SEAL shares three tips on becoming a better leader (article and video)
- Plain Sight Capital, Managing Director Sylvester Mobley | Founding Philly Ep. 37 (podcast)
- 'Mission: Business': Access to Opportunity—The Power of a Strong Business Network (podcast)
- Having an impact first as veterans, now entrepreneurs (article)
- Brewing up generational wealth with coffee (article)
Marlie Andersch, founder and CEO of rockITdata; Photo credit: Dream Crew Productions
Veteran support
- Serving opportunities to veterans (article and video)
- Providing communities for formerly homeless veterans (article)
- Giving veterans a creative outlet to heal (article)
- Which industries do veterans commonly work in after serving? (article)
- Financial family planning for veterans (article)
- U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce Founders talk supporting entrepreneurship among a unique demographic (podcast)
- Matching military spouses with remote work experiences (podcast)
JPMorgan Chase leadership
- Diverse voices in the emerging middle market (podcast)
- WPAOG Podcast: Paying It Forward with Terry Hill and Alex McKindra (podcast)
- Empowering veteran business owners for nearly 150 years (article)
- A tale of duty: From serving in the Army to helping hurricane victims to landing a tech career (article)
- From battlefields to banking through the JPMorgan Chase Military Transition Program (article)
- Pierce Murray is one of 18,000 veterans bringing their military skills to JPMorgan Chase (article)
- Veteran’s unconventional path to landing her dream job in tech (article)
- Build your future (video)
"I would not be in the position I am today if not for the opportunities that mentorship provided. The farm my family was able to start, through the support and mentorship of others, has helped to educate and put clothes on every generation of my family since the 1880s."
Alex McKindra
Co-Head of Veteran Initiatives, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking
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