Having courageously served overseas, many veterans return home and for a wide variety of reasons, have problems finding a good job. Below are 12 companies started by and employing mostly veterans. Here is a good way to support veterans, including ideas for Christmas shopping and other special occasion ideas.
“In the
military, facial hair is not an option and you must shave every day! When you
become a veteran and retire from active duty, you want to grow a Freedom Beard!
“Bearded
Veterans Club is U.S. Veteran Owned and Operated. We created Bearded Veterans
Club Grooming Co. to help you take care of that Freedom Beard. We pledge to
provide you with beard care products made of the finest ingredients to give
your beard the look, feel, smell, and nutrition it deserves!
“Salute your
beard with premium beard products that will moisturize, strengthen, and help
grow that beautiful beard! Bearded Veterans Club is for anyone looking to
maintain a healthy beard, whether you are a veteran or not, you can definitely
benefit from our premium products. Bearded Veterans Club is American Veteran
owned, operated, and proudly manufactured in the United States of America.”
Black Rifle
Coffee Company
“Black Rifle Coffee Company is a premium small-batch, roast-to-order,
veteran-owned coffee company. At BRCC, we import our high-quality coffee beans
directly from Colombia and Brazil. Then, we personally blend and roast every
one of our kick-ass coffees to be shipped directly to you.”
Combat Flip Flops
“Each day
brings tragic events. Decades of radicalism fueled by ignorance create
indifference and helplessness. The cycle of violence and injustice continues.
As humans, we should have figured this out by now. Can it change?
“We felt the
same way too. Asked the same
question. As business leaders, we
listened to the rhetoric, and saw the hypocrisy. As special operations veterans, we ‘defended
our freedom,’ and discovered the wars went against everything we hoped for.
Through understanding and compassion, we found a new path forward--a mechanism
of change.
“It’s
simple. Grow entrepreneurs in conflict areas. Build Communities. Fund women's
education. But what do you need to do? Buy a product made in a conflict zone.
Join The Unarmed Forces. Be a part of a community built on hope, passion, and
strength. Rebuild nations. Create change.”
Dog Tag Bakery
“Making it deliciously simple for you to empower the lives of our
veterans and military families. From the early hours of each morning, our
bakery is mixing up batches of handmade baked goods while providing valuable
work experience for veterans, military spouses and caregivers.
“The Dog Tag Fellowship program combines education with hands-on
experience to create a living business school, building a bridge to employment
and helping veterans and military families find fulfillment in their
professional and personal lives.”
Go Ruck
“Founded by a Green Beret, GORUCK is an American brand with Special
Forces roots. Excellence, toughness, and adaptability are the pillars of our
way of life, which influence how we do, what we do:
“GEAR & APPAREL - From start to finish, we design, test, and proudly
overbuild gear and performance apparel - in the USA - so that it thrives in
Baghdad and NYC. Green Berets serve as judge and jury of quality.
“FOOTWEAR - The best story in the history of footwear. Old school
Special Forces. Post-9/11 modern day Special Forces. Inventor of the Reebok
Pump. MACV-1 honors the heritage of the Vietnam-era jungle boot and adapts it
to the modern day, all terrain requirements of traveling, training, rucking —
and assaulting.
“RUCKING - Moving with weight on your back is the foundation of Special
Forces training - and GORUCK Events. Rucking combines strength and cardio, is
adaptable to anyone’s goals based on the amount of weight carried, and is a
popular, empowering activity for those who hate to run or find it boring.”
The Maine Knife Company
“The Maine
Knife Company, is based out of Bangor, Maine. We are a registered Veteran Owned
Company. Our mission is to design, produce and sell limited edition custom made
knives of the finest quality available. Our knives are designed to increase in
value due to their design quality and limited production runs of each knife
type. Each of our knives are designed in Maine by J.P. Nickerson to serve a
specific purpose and comes individually numbered with a hand signed certificate
of authenticity, a Maine Knife Company brass coin, and a signed and dated
limited edition design print of the specific knife purchased.”
Oscar Mike
Apparel
“We strive
to be a leading provider of funding for injured Veterans to participate in
life-changing adaptive sports.
“We utilize
100% of donations to the Oscar Mike Foundation Public
Non-Profit and proceeds from our Oscar Mike Apparel Sales to
provide support to injured Veterans looking for an opportunity to stay active.
By focusing on the arena of adaptive sports, the Oscar Mike Foundation assists
in offering an outlet for an ongoing competitive lifestyle to thousands of
American Veterans who have sacrificed for the defense of our country.”
Stella Valle
“Stella
Valle is a brand that inspires confidence in who you are and where you are
going. Our designs portray the feminine strength that helped us pursue
our dreams in fashion. We know the same mental toughness exists in each
of you. Our ‘Modern Charm’
designs allow you to tell the world who you are and what inspires you.
“From the
beginning, our vision has been to inspire women to be authentic, achieve their
biggest dreams, and have a positive impact on others. As sisters, West Point
graduates and Army veterans, we used our extraordinary experiences as
inspiration to co-found and design Stella Valle. The brand is growing rapidly
and is universally recognized by major fashion and entrepreneur magazines as
one to watch.
“Service and
giving back has always been a part of who we are. We continue to support women
and veterans through our ‘Be One Give Back’ program. We are very fortunate to
be doing what we love.”
Sword & Plough
“How
incredible would it be to repurpose military surplus material into durable and
fashionable bags that people could use every day? By incorporating veterans
into every stage of the business (from design, to sewing, management,
fulfillment, sales, even modeling), we could empower veteran employment.
Through its branding and outreach, Sword & Plough could help bridge the
civil-military divide. The repurposed bags could be used as conversation pieces
and the company could become a platform to strengthen understanding between
civilians and the veteran community.”
B
O T T L E B R E A C H E R™
“Bottle
Breacher is one of the fastest growing Veteran Owned and Operated businesses in
Arizona. Former Navy SEAL, Eli Crane, and his wife Jen brought to Shark
Tank their sole product of the recycled, authentic decommissioned .50 caliber
Bottle Breacher, manufactured in a one car garage. Having enticed Sharks’ Mark
Cuban and Kevin O’Leary to invest, today we feature an ever expanding product
line serving customers both domestically and internationally.
“We aim to
provide the best hand crafted, personalized man-gifts, groomsman gifts and
corporate/promotional products on the market. Our mantra is built on our Made
in the USA promise driven by the belief that it is our duty to serve those who
serve us. With our success, we donated to over 200 non-profits in the last year
alone, providing us the opportunity to support Military Veterans, Active
Military Personnel, First Responders, Children’s Foundations and various other
non-profits.”
JDog Junk Removal & Hauling
“JDog Junk
Removal & Hauling offers junk removal and hauling services for residential
and commercial customers. Our local business operators are Veterans and
Military family members. They ensure that our services are delivered the
Military way – with Respect, Integrity and Trust.”
Rumi Spice
“Named after
the 13th-century Persian poet, Jalal al-Din Rumi, our company partners with
Afghan farmers to bring top-quality, sustainably farmed saffron to customers
around the world. Started by a team of US military veterans, Rumi sources
saffron from local Afghan farms and employs more than 1900 women in Herat,
Afghanistan to hand-harvest the delicate crimson stigmas of the flowers.
Committed to empowering Afghan women and bolstering the country’s economy, Rumi
reinvests back into agricultural and manufacturing infrastructure. We are
laying a foundation for peace, one saffron flower at a time.”
Places That Help Veterans Find Work
Related…
15 Simple Ways To Support American Veterans https://www.mybestbuddymedia.com/2018/10/15-simple-ways-to-support-american.html
The Top 25 Veteran-Founded Startups In America https://www.forbes.com/sites/marklrockefeller/2016/11/11/the-top-25-veteran-startups-in-america/#eb910f56e840
Veterans Campaign is the only non-partisan, non-ideological organization whose mission is to encourage, mentor and prepare veterans for a "second service" in civic leadership http://www.veteranscampaign.org/
In Canada
Canadian Veteran Business Directory https://www.princesoperationentrepreneur.ca/canadian-veteran-business-directory
Prince’s Trust Canada Encourages Canadians to “Buy Veteran” and Support Veteran-Owned Businesses https://www.princestrust.ca/news/princes-trust-canada-encourages-canadians-to-buy-veteran-and-support-veteran-owned-businesses/
Photo: https://rare.us/rare-news/across-the-u-s-a/american-patriotism-polls/
Jerry De Luca is a Christian freelance writer who loves perusing dozens of interesting and informative publications. When he finds any useful info he summarizes it, taking the main points, and creates a (hopefully) helpful blog post.
GORUCK makes awesome gear - do yourself a favor and check them out.
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