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Supporting the Military Connected Business Community This Season

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Jasmin Hurley
November 25, 2023

Now that you’ve powered through the meat sweats and consumed a years’ worth of carbs in one day, it is time to think about gifts! This Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, we urge you to consider supporting businesses run by Veterans, servicemembers, and military spouses.

Check out these gift guides containing military connected businesses for ideas for your loved ones this holiday season:

  • Spouse-ly- Spouse-ly is an online marketplace containing goods and services from Veteran, military, military spouse, and first responder owned business. Check them out here.

  • Bunker Labs Holiday Gift Guide: The 2023 edition of Bunker Labs’ gift guide is out, containing military connected businesses that are alumni of the Veterans in Residence and CEO Circle programs. Included in the gift guide are Ohio businesses Brightstar Consulting, Ruck Runners, and Mutt’s Sauce. You can find the guide here.

    National Veteran Memorial and Museum: Not only can you buy a membership and gear for those NVMM fans in your life, but you can also shop goods from Veteran owned business, such as MilSpin. You can shop here.

Considering donating to an organization as part of your gifting this year? You can make donations to organizations providing services and assistance to Veterans across the state and even here in Ohio!

  • Think Veterans First: TVF focuses on promoting Veteran-owned business in their communities through its annual Vet Expo. You can give here.

  • Ohio Department of Veterans Services Guide: Not sure where to start? ODVS compiled a list of service organizations serving the state, which can be found here.

Inclusion of businesses and organizations on this list is for informational purposes only. Inclusion does not constitute endorsement; likewise, omission from this list does not constitute non-endorsement. There are many businesses and organizations across Ohio and the country that you can support. We recommend you do your research as you are purchasing from a business or donating to an organization this holiday season.