Supporting Veteran Entrepreneurs

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We help military veterans grow their small business through access to capital, digital learning, and mentorship.

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Supporting Veteran Entrepreneurs

MERITORIOUS
FOUNDATION

We help military veterans grow their small business through access to capital, digital learning, and mentorship.

Donate

Grants: The Fastest Way To Shrink the Opportunity Gap for Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

We partner with corporations looking to reach and support military veteran entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, and funding.

Grants between $5,000 – $10,000 immediately address cash flow management. Unlike other sources of capital, our grants require no payback.

Using Tech to Enable Real-time Collaboration

In partnership with Meritorious, veterans and military spouses have access to a free networking platform that supports real-time collaboration between small business owners and the organizations that support them.

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Mentorship

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Grants: The Fastest Way To Shrink the Opportunity Gap for Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

We partner with corporations looking to reach and support military veteran entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, and funding.

Grants between $5,000 – $10,000 immediately address cash flow management. Unlike other sources of capital, our grants require no payback.

Using Tech to Enable Real-time Collaboration

In partnership with Meritorious, veterans and military spouses have access to a free networking platform that supports real-time collaboration between small business owners and the organizations that support them.

member portal icon Meritorious

Member Portal

events icon Meritorious

Networking Events

Mentorship

Communities

OUR MISSION

“By making it easier for military-connected entrepreneurs to intersect with educational, mentorship, and funding resources, their small businesses can thrive, create economic impact, and continue contributing to a greater purpose, as in service.”

Ryan Loya, Co-Founder, Meritorious
USMC Veteran, 2/5 Fox Company

OUR MISSION

“By making it easier for military-connected entrepreneurs to intersect with educational, mentorship, and funding resources, their small businesses can thrive, create economic impact, and continue contributing to a greater purpose, as in service.”

Ryan Loya, Co-Founder, Meritorious
USMC Veteran, 2/5 Fox Company

OUR MISSION

“By making it easier for military-connected entrepreneurs to intersect with educational, mentorship, and funding resources, their small businesses can thrive, create economic impact, and continue contributing to a greater purpose, as in service.”

Ryan Loya, Co-Founder, Meritorious
USMC Veteran, 2/5 Fox Company

LET’S CREATE IMPACT TOGETHER

Our mix-and-match offerings enable you to fulfill brand commitments in a way that makes sense for your business. Work with us to deliver maximum impact.

Sponsor a Branded Grant

Whether you strive to support a specific industry, owner demographic, geography, or a mix, the Meritorious Foundation will be your partner in a custom campaign to recruit applicants and choose a grant recipient.

Host a Mentorship Event

We execute virtual mentorship events with national reach, bridging aspiring entrepreneurs with executives and small business owners. Meritorious curates mentors from its community of leaders.

Sponsor Digital Learning

Be part of the movement to smash barriers to education for veteran small business owners. Helping entrepreneurs skill up means better managed companies, stronger marketing strategies, and increased profits.

Get the DE&I Data You Need

Tell your brand story with relevance, through access to our audience data and impact reports. Elevate the voices of veteran business owners and use meaningful analytics to better serve this protected class.

LET’S CREATE IMPACT TOGETHER

LET’S CREATE IMPACT TOGETHER

Our mix-and-match offerings enable you to fulfill brand commitments in a way that makes sense for your business. Work with us to deliver maximum impact.

Sponsor a Branded Grant

Whether you strive to support a specific industry, owner demographic, geography, or a mix, the Meritorious Foundation will be your partner in a custom campaign to recruit applicants and choose a grant recipient.

Host a Mentorship Event

We execute virtual mentorship events with national reach, bridging aspiring entrepreneurs with executives and small business owners. Meritorious curates mentors from its community of leaders.

Sponsor Digital Learning

Be part of the movement to smash barriers to education for veteran small business owners. Helping entrepreneurs skill up means better managed companies, stronger marketing strategies, and increased profits.

Get the DE&I Data You Need

Tell your brand story with relevance, through access to our audience data and impact reports. Elevate the voices of veteran business owners and use meaningful analytics to better serve this protected class.

LET’S CREATE IMPACT TOGETHER

Our mix-and-match offerings enable you to fulfill brand commitments in a way that makes sense for your business. Work with us to deliver maximum impact.

Sponsor a Branded Grant

Whether you strive to support a specific industry, owner demographic, geography, or a mix, the Meritorious Foundation will be your partner in a custom campaign to recruit applicants and choose a grant recipient.

Host a Mentorship Event

We execute virtual mentorship events with national reach, bridging aspiring entrepreneurs with executives and small business owners. Meritorious curates mentors from its community of leaders.

Sponsor Digital Learning

Be part of the movement to smash barriers to education for veteran small business owners. Helping entrepreneurs skill up means better managed companies, stronger marketing strategies, and increased profits.

Get the DE&I Data You Need

Tell your brand story with relevance, through access to our audience data and impact reports. Elevate the voices of veteran business owners and use meaningful analytics to better serve this protected class.

MAKE A COMMITMENT TO VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.

MAKE A COMMITMENT TO VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.

MAKE A COMMITMENT TO VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.

OUR PARTNERS

Join 60+ partners who trust Meritorious. We’re proud to collaborate with startups, small businesses, nonprofits, coalitions, and corporations with a shared mission to propel our military-connected communities forward.

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OUR PARTNERS

Join 60+ partners who trust Meritorious. We’re proud to collaborate with startups, small businesses, nonprofits, coalitions, and corporations with a shared mission to propel our military-connected communities forward.

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OUR PARTNERS

Join 60+ partners who trust Meritorious. We’re proud to collaborate with startups, small businesses, nonprofits, coalitions, and corporations with a shared mission to propel our military-connected communities forward.

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