Shop Small, Buy Veteran-Owned

Do you know that 2.52 million small business owners are veterans? That means they represent 9.15% of all U.S. businesses according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau’s survey. They employ more than 5 million people, and generate a revenue of $1.14 trillion dollar for our national economy. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration veterans are 45% more likely to become business owners that other people while they transition from the military.

2020 Global Pandemic has impacted a lot of owned small owned businesses in a negative way, that is why in this season we are asking you to not only shop small but to also show your support for veteran owned businesses. Why support Veterans Owned businesses? Their past military service has trained them to adapt to VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environments and that is why they are pose to not only adapt but to shine and lead our economy out these difficult times. They have use their training to quickly pivot to provide much needed products and services to respond to the global crisis.

Their businesses are very diverse and come in all shapes and forms in several industries. They can range from professional services like photography, real estate, scientific and technical services, to distilleries, craft makers and artist to e-commerce and traditional brick and mortar product base businesses that sell apparel, accessories, gifts, and much more. If you buy any of their products and services, say thank for their services by empowering then with your choice.

Below we highlighted some of our favorites in no particular order that you can choose to support now and always..

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Art

Val Mitsui Art creates original art that is inspired by his travel, people, or pets that makes the artist laugh or giggle.

Apparel and Accessories

Above Artistic uniquely designed T-shirts that are pieces of wearable art, every month they also choose a cause to donate as part of their comment to be part of the community.

American Bogan you can become bogan fashionable while shopping this e-commerce store. You can shop for fannie packs, to neck gaiters and beyond that are sure to make your outfit pop.

Amor Umbrella an apparel and accessories boutique gift store that helps you transform an ordinary product into something extraordinary by helping you capture the perfect memory into a memory that would not be forgotten.

Atropia is a brand owned and operated by soldiers and the service members designed to create a sense of comradely with their selection of apparel and accessories.

Beyond Boots Boutique, a Veteran Owned business located in Texas that strives to bring high quality clothing and jewelry at affordable prices.

ETADIK Industries LLC is a company that design shoes that are handcrafted limited edition and made in Italy, comfortable and high quality shoes that are fit for the car scene and/or the corporate office.

Mamasaurus Designs creative apparel and acesories designs that range from t-shirts to coffee cups and beyond.

P.FLWD is a body positive movement and the official brand of instagram influencer @Janae_PerfectlyFlawed that offers Fashion is a body positive movement. for all PERFECTLY FLAWED body types can feel great in Flirty Fashion.

Really? Designs offers quality custom apparel and print of demand services.

The Digital Veterans need a gift, find it here. Over 30 Veteran Owned and Operated Non-Profits and Business owners are listed here with their products.

The Jewelry Republic created to design future legacies through stories told in jewelry. The Republic inspire modern military heritage to be passed from one patriot to another.

VictoryWarrior a clothing line that help you celebrate victories in the lives of people and in business. It is a way of showing the world that we have overcome tragedies, personal setbacks and other circumstances that would keep us down.

US Combat Gear provides a huge selection of tactical gear, over 187 brands offers.

Vet Delivers provides a huge selection of veteran and military spouse sources products

Auto, Bikes & Parts

Alamo Cycle Plex is a power-sports superstore with a large selection of OEM and aftermarket clothing, parts and accessories. They offers the newest models including Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Vanderhall, Polaris Slingshot, Suzuki, Yamaha and Yamaha Power located in San Antonio, TX

Biker Bum is a motorcycle apparel and accessories e-commerce and pop up vendor in the Hampton Roads are of Virginia.

Crossed Industries offroad accessories for your fishing, boating, hunting, and outdoor adventures.

Synthetic USA is authorized dealer of AMSOIL that wants you to discover the benefits of switching to AMSOIL synthetic lubricants and why AMSOIL is the synthetic technology leader.

Trail Forged offers American made performance Jeep and off-road parts.

Beauty, Fitness and Health

Grooming+ Products

Dashfire Beards make Beard Oil by using Carrier and Essential oils in each of their bottles to serve those in the Veteran Community, and those who support them

Cúram Nádúrtha provides highest quality of all natural and organic products for an affordable cost for Men’s Premium Grooming.

Kraken-Skulls is a Tattoo, Barber, Arcade, Screen Printing Embroidery Shop, Lab, Beard Place shop that offers grooming product to apparel for men.

Regiment offers shaving products that promotes traditional wet shaving

Squad Beauty Professionals provides the highest level of cosmetic services carefully designed to fit your unique needs. 

Cigars Products

Echelon Cigars co. offers individual, bundle deals cigars and the accessories you need to smoke your cigar.

Health & Fitness Products

Arbonne coaches you to a healthy lifestyle with the offers of healthy living lifestyle products.

Fitmilia offers their Workout Wherever & Whenever resistance band training. They offer a product called the Body By Band Board paired with a FREE 4 Week Body Transformation plan that promises to get you back in control of your fitness by working out whenever and wherever you want. 

Natural Wellness with Amy Sunseri is committed to follow the Seed to Seal? standard, a quality commitment that they will sell only 100 percent pure, natural, uncut oils.

Stephs Scrubs and Stuff provides Organic Handmade Skin Care and Natural Soy Candles.

California Hand Made Soaps offers handcrafted soaps made in the sunny state of California that promises to relax, revitalize, and renew your skin.

Wellness

Active Duty RX use natural medicine that has been used for thousands of years for wellness and mood. 

Revived Wellness Hemp derived CBD oil. 

Belden Nu'uvali Solutions is your one stop shop for COVID-19 related supplies.

Food and Drinks

Nuts

Beyond Nuts develops and hand-makes a wide variety of flavor of nuts designed to suit your personal preference.

Sweets

And I like it offers a healthy alternative to sugar by making high-quality, gluten-free delicious cheesecakes and candied keto pecans in Texas.

E.O.D Fudge provides Extra Ordinary Delights homemade fudges confections that are made without preservatives to extend shelf life and are hand wrapped and packaged. They have featured in Fox Business, Fox Nation, ESPN, Boston Herald, Vie magazine, etc

Gomm's Warm Cookies custom home bake cookies just the way a mother bake them.

Sauce Products

Amie's Anchored Salsa specializes in making homemade, fresh, spicy salsa in the comforts of their home.

SH’ THAT’S HOT! offer a variety of all-natural hot sauces (the hotter the better) and salsas, to use with many different types of dishes, that are Veteran owned, Veteran made.

Alcohol Products

Blood of my Enemies Bourbon a premium sourced Bourbon for those who conquer their enemies.

Charlie and Echo an urban winery in San Diego producing natural and craft wine, mostly sparkling, from local vineyards.

Coffee Products

Barrage Coffee Co. CBD infused coffee.

Carrie Brews offers the highest quality coffee beans that is fresh roasted here in the USA by Veterans and will be at your doorstep within days of the bean being roasted.

Old Army more than just coffee. They offer from traditional coffee to CBD coffee, spirits drinks, apparel and much more

Third Day Coffee Seguin unique native South Texas Mesquite beans roast flavor. They use only use high quality beans from reputable sources. Every bag of coffee sold helps their ministry of sharing the Gospel of Christ Jesus, Combat Marine Outdoors and LF Missions.

Ubora Coffee, is a not just about having an extraordinary cup of coffee, it's about having an experience that bring us all together, owned and operate by active duty soldiers.

Scars & Stripes A unique veterans-only salesforce that let you say “thank you for your service” in all the steps of your purchase because every bag of coffee sold empower a veteran. You can also choose to be part of their veteran individual journey.

Organic Products

The Farm Life "Food is everything. The way we manage our lifestyle is everything. Our culture needs to shift back to a preventative lifestyle and save ourselves from the chronic issues engulfing us" - Farmer Ashley. A General Store and more that by provides shared experiences, trustworthy resources, and wellness education.

Furniture

Swingin Fun by Cristal provide you with high quality, handmade baby, toddler, and hammock swings

Home & Gifts

DW Creations provides 3D Print and Laser Engraving Service

Leatherwork Gifts

Dodson Designs provides custom leatherwork creations that are not only beautiful but with a focus on quality. Each design is hand-made from start to finish.

Timber & Tundra Leather Co is a company that creates handcrafted leather bag and accessories that combines the ruggedness and functionality of the hardy Alaskan spirit with contemporary fashion.

Paradise Valley Leather provides custom leather chest and belt holsters and other accessories.

Metal Gifts

Test Depth Customs  offers custom metal art needs. The most unique and best in the business. You dream it i make it come to life.

We Are Flags carry a complete line go flags and flags accessories

Wooden Gifts

Wah-Tie Woodturning offer handcrafted items by artist and author Joaquin Juatai that emphasizing nature, married with the natural wood and modern materials, that accentuates natural edges and imperfections using modern materials and techniques.

Ballash Woodworks offers custom hand made wood board games, and furniture that are one-of-a-kind creations by artisan Kurt Ballash. They also offer complimentary training and mentorship to active duty soldiers, veterans, and their family members who seek to learn artisan skills and utilize creativity to find their purpose in the Fayetteville, NC area.

Maternity & Baby Needs Products

Zanbazan offer nursing and pumping apparel that is chic, affordable and discreet to meet your needs.

Pet & other Animals Products

The Discount Pet Store offers pet food and other pet products, owned and operated by active duty service member and his military spouse.

Mill Iron N Ranch LLC offers pet food to consumers that are concerned with the quality and substance of the food they are feeding their pets.

Weapons & other Accessories

On Point Holsters (OPH) provides products that help you carry your handgun and its accessories with ease from magazine carriers to holsters and more.

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Branding, Social Media & Marketing Services

#SocialMedia provides Strategic Content 5 Days a week for 52 weeks at $99 Per Month!

Badass Logo Design with over 20 years in the ad agency world and working for some of the largest brands in the world (Coca-Cola, P&G, M&Ms, Pizza Hut, American Airlines, and many more), he promises not to just design a logo but a brand by creating AWESOMENESS that propels YOUR business forward.

EZ! video testimony agency that provides an EZ way for your current customers to share their experience about your business.

Studio Elska provides affordable high quality design work to our clients and to provide them with the tools they need to compete with the established companies in their market.

Construction Services

Designing your backyard

CSD Hardscapes your solution to design your own backyard oasis, custom outdoor kitchens and more.

General Construction Contracting

Time On Target LLC a Construction Firm that works with the Federal Government in the area of General Construction Contracting. They always are looking to hire, train, develop, and retain Military Veterans subcontractors that do prevailing wage work in all 48 contiguous states, all trades.

Restoration Services

Lone Star State Mitigation, Inc. is a full-service water damage restoration and cleaning company servicing the greater Dallas metroplex.

Roofing Services

Docs Roofing offers residential roofing repair and replacement services serving north Texas.

Armored Exteriors located in Fuquay Varina, services the triangle and surrounding areas. 

Wallcovering Services

Dynamic Wallcovering, LLC a nationwide wallcovering installation commercial company that offers assistance from consultation to finished product.  

Coaching & Consultant Services

Business Consulting

Allyza Shaine is a Business Coach/ Strategist that helps SAHM and Military Spouses create their own legacy by being proactive and not reactive.

Jas.Advisors.Grp offer legacy, exit planning service and a way to invest in veteran owned businesses with their Vestor Vet program.

Topps Financial Group is a financial Coaching and Consulting company dedicated to providing quality financing options for small business owners and non business owners from credit card consulting, bookkeeping, tax planning and fractional CFO.

Wally Carmichael help business owners generate more clients, close more sales and increase their overall revenue and profits… quickly and inexpensively.

Emotional Consulting

A Wild Ride Called Life provides life experience coaching on overcoming trauma and living with PTSD, anxiety and depression instead of suffering from it, they do thru their podcast, blog and/ or coaching.

Government Procurement Consulting

THINK Acquisition is an independent acquisition consulting, training and development firm focused on increasing the individual effectiveness, preparation and competitiveness of all participants in the federal government acquisition and procurement arena.

Health Coaching

Awaken Warrior Method offers an online remote personal health coaching.

Day One Performance offers life coaching to help you bring your vision into sharp relief, nutrition's and fitness coaching to help you create a healthy relationship with the food that fuels your body. 

Holly Lewis Coaching helps tech professionals reprogram their mindset around stress and anxiety for better health, confidence and productivity.

Hoarding Issues Consulting

The Hoarding Solution helps afflicted families that are dealing with hoarding issues to find a solution because homes are for living

Life Coaching Consulting

Indomitus Life Coaching specialize in helping veterans reintegrate back to civilian life.

Nonprofits Consulting

Nonprofit Consulting coach nonprofit organizations in all matters about fundraising, designing an action plan, and creating measurable impact for the mission and population you serve.

VA Disability Rating Consulting

VET Upgrade Advantage provides dedicated Veterans consultation to help them get the VA Disability Rating they deserve.

Communication Services

Decatur Electronics Communications is a regional supplier of emergency communications and warning products to Federal, State, Municipal, Commercial, and Private entities throughout the southeast since 1985. They provide first responder and off-road vehicle up fitting, as well as commercial radio sales and repair.

CellTech designs and furnishes concealment screening systems in order to help you camouflage your antennas, so they would less noticeable and help you improve the environmental landscape..

Education & Mentorship Services

Act Now Education comprehensive educational resources and opportunities for all the military families, active duty, veterans and children

Downtown Academics Tutoring in a mission to empower the children and teens in their San Marcos community with the tools and self confidence it takes to survive. They also work with learning disabilities such as ADHD, dyslexia, and social anxiety.

Entrepreneurship Education

Action Zone Tampa provides education and training to veteran, active duty, reserve, National Guard and military family members in their pursuit to be entrepreneurs in Tampa Bay.

EQ for Entrepreneurs help entrepreneurs master their emotional and social intelligence

Veterati Be a mentor or get a mentor with Vetarati, a platform where Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses can sign up choose their own mentors.

Veterans Entrepreneur Alliance a place where veterans entrepreneurs can find support in any stage in their business endeavors, whether it be basic business plans, or high level legal advice.

Real estate Education

The Good Life powered by Renatus a comprehesive Real Estate and Entrepreneur development education.

GetReiducated.com Real estate investing education

Financial and Insurance Services

Accounting & Tax Services

Accountable CFO help you gain control of your business finances by helping you understand your business story and help you build better business.

JG Tax Pro provides small business bookkeeping, accounting, advising, notary public and tax services to improve their processes or prepare tax returns.

Credit Card Processing

12B Capital is a credit card processing solutions at reasonable rates. We have a give back program where we give 10% of our profit on each account to their favorite nonprofit.

Financial Services

StreetShares Access capital for your small business. 

Franchising Services

Integrity Commercial under the International Franchise Marketplace provides franchise education and marketing throughout the United States, and internationally thru the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Franchise Advisory Group, members of the International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG), know firsthand the leap of faith that is required to start a business.

Mortgage Services

Vetted VA dedicated to serve veterans by providing VA mortgage services to them.

IT Services

IT Master Key offers Online I.T. certification training 

Valortech provides professional IT Support for businesses in and around Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Laundromat Services

Sudz N Dudz is a full service Laundromat located in 298-244 S 3rd St, Jay, OK 74346

Legal Services

Steven Davis Enterprises provides legal and identity theft services for families & Small Business

Media Entertainment & Producción Services

GCC Productions a veteran owned production company dedicated to media production designed to promote art, activism and entertainment.

iLOmultimediargv promises to get you noticed thru multimedia by providing social media marketing, sponsorship packages, video and photography production, and man more services.

Podcast

The EQ Entrepreneurs Teach you about the breakthroughs you need to grow your (EQ) Emotional Intelligence.

Founders Time Podcast Entrepreneurship Stories of Founders that needed to be told with the intent to Inspire, Ignite, Educate on and about Entrepreneurship in a time that Entrepreneurs are needed more than ever... We cannot wait to tell you our guest speakers stories and we cannot wait to tell Yours!!!

Success Your Why Powers Your How with host Richard Kaufman that interviews high performers and other people that have struggled through difficulties and still came out on top to inspire you to hit all your goals and live the life you desire.

TV

Battle on the Homefront? TV is a youtube channel that discuss Veteran non-profits, entrepreneurship, stigmas, etc

Medical & Insurance Services

Medicare Plan Rx helping thousands of people with their Medicare needs.

Photography Services

Admit Photography creates custom portraits for their customer by helping then plan every detail of their section.

Dyngle Hopper Photography serving the Mineral Ridge, OH area

Envision Air Photography provides aerial photography and video services, from Luxury Real Estate photography, Twiligth, immersive virtual reality and more in the Charlotte, NC and Rock Hill, Columbia, Charleston, SC area

Houston Combat Photography specialize in WW2-themed portraits

Marvin Blue Photography provides wedding, portraits and engagement photography services in the Dallas, TX area

Worth A Thousand Words Photography serving the D.C. metro area

Real Estate Services

Temporary Retail Space

fayVen helps small businesses find locations for temporary retail space. They help mobile vendors and artisans book space at local venues for curated pop up shops.

Real Estate Investment

GoodDay Capital is a national real estate investment firm focus on acquiring multifamily assets. It focus on major metropolitan statistical areas (MSA’s) which demonstrate consistent rent growth, low vacancy and a growing Real GDP.

Veterans Realtors

Candice Merrit is a Veteran Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty serving the San Antonio, TX area.

Homes with Hoffman a Veteran Real Estate Agent specializing in assisting military members and first time homebuyers with all of their real estate needs in Jacksonville FL!

House 4 Vets a Veteran Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty serving the South FL area, Miami - Broward - West Palm Beach area that specializes in assisting military members and first time homebuyers with all of their real estate needs.

Matt Vanden Avond is a Veteran Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty serving the Northern Wisconsin Area.

New Home Programs is a Real Estate veteran owned company serving the Houston area.

TheTracyTeam is a veteran owned and operated family Realty Team serving the Space Coast of FL.

Security Services

Valhalla Security Solutions Inc provides executive protections services in the Middle TN area

Support Services

PTSD & MST

Veteran Sisters peer to peer non profit organization that helps female Veteran’s with PTSD and MST creating a support network to help each other through the unique challenges female Veterans face.

Suicide Prevention

22 Warrior is a Veteran’s Nonprofit dedicated to eliminating Veteran Suicides. 

WSP Foundation is a Nevada Non-Profit Organization focused on Veteran and 1st Responder Suicide Prevention.

Travel Services

Apex World Wide Travel will help you book the vacation of your dreams by crafting the dream vacation that is perfect for you.

Evolution Travel helps you book the vacation of your dreams with a wide selection of travel choices.

Vending Services

Hughes Healthy Vending located In Riverview, FL provides FREE vending services to businesses, colleges, schools and organizations. They offer name brand products with Gluten Free, Vegan, and Organic options.

Virtual Assistant Services

OrganizedQ provide high-level virtual executive assistance to executives and small business owners and is dedicated to prove flexible professional opportunities for military spouses and family members.

Weddings, Private Events & Festivals Entertainments Services

The Mobile Cigar Lounge let you bring the ultimate cigar experience to just about any private or corporate event.

If you know of any other veteran owned business that is not in the list, tag then and comment with their business name and website link to be added it to it.

Works Cited

https://smallbiztrends.com/2019/11/veteran-owned-business-stats.html