Free Enterprise

In honor of Veterans Small Business Week, we're highlighting a nonprofit giving back to the veteran community. @semperk9 rescues shelter dogs, trains them to become service dogs, and matches them with disabled service members and veterans at no cost. #veteransmallbusinessweek

Navy veteran Joey Vanoni, founder and CEO of Baltimore-based @PizzadiJoey, used the skills he learned during his service to open his own business. In honor of #VeteranSmallBusinessWeek, Joey shares his advice for veterans who want to open their own small business.

Physical and mental ailments can prevent seniors from enjoying their retirement. To combat this challenge, Carleigh Berryman used virtual reality technology to create Viva Vita, which allows seniors to explore the world without leaving their homes: freepri.se/2BGIYQI

Danya Sherman, founder of @RealKnoNap, sat down with us to discuss how her business is keeping others safe, advice she’d offer other young entrepreneurs, and the positive impact she hopes KnoNap will have on society. Learn more about KnoNap here: freepri.se/360Fx5x

We spoke with Michael Platt, founder of @One4OneDesserts, about the start of his business, giving back to his community, and how he hopes to make a positive impact through entrepreneurship. Read his inspiring story here: freepri.se/2Jd2zMq

Last week, we hosted the Dream Big Awards to honor the achievements of small businesses and highlight their contributions to America’s economic growth. Check out these amazing entrepreneurs and their innovative companies here: freepri.se/2P6Z2mG freepri.se/2P6Z2mG

“Small businesses are the backbone of our nation, and I think they play an important role in society.” - Davis Handler, founder of @WeYallaTravel, a platform providing affordable travel for everyone. Read Handler's story here: freepri.se/2MYNjUP

20-year-old Kelsey Davis empowers and connects Gen Z creatives to successful brands through her platform @cllctve. Learn more about how she is shaping brand storytelling through her business here: freepri.se/31z4scK

Before opening her DC restaurant, Toastique, Brianna Keefe always had a passion for health and nutrition. Through her business, Keefe inspires others to eat and live well. Read her story here: freepri.se/2oJZlt7

Brothers Collin, Ryan and Austin Gill chatted with us as part of our Young Entrepreneurs series to share how they built their candle company, @FBranchiaux, on the foundation of hard work and community outreach. Read their story here: freepri.se/2OYFot3

What can business leaders learn from a paleontologist? A lot! Check out the inaugural interview in my new “5 Lessons Learned” series, featuring insights from Executive Director of @Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History Kirk Johnson. @leafdoctor uschamber.com/co/good-compan…

This soccer ball also generates power to those who play with it freepri.se/2PnBqZb

6.3 million children and teenagers nationwide suffer from #asthma. See what @HCSC is doing to help: freepri.se/2Dp0fPy @BCBSAssociation

Meet the dogs saving America’s wounded veterans @PatriotPAWS freepri.se/2UPb8Fa #VetBiz

Fed up with tasteless, calorie-filled lactation cookies, this mom created her own natural alternative freepri.se/2VWP48j #WomeninBusiness

Maria Rios is the first female Hispanic waste removal company owner in the U.S. freepri.se/2KRL9sk #SmallBusiness

Meet Manyang Raeth Kher, founder and CEO of @734Coffee, the coffee-sales arm of @officialhhsp that offers Sudanese refugees means of self-sufficiency freepri.se/2vbmrIA

.@ThirdLove was founded with one goal in mind - revolutionize the women’s intimates industry freepri.se/2UrVjz7

How this #Atlanta #startup is smashing barriers to real estate #investment through #crowdfunding freepri.se/2V69G0t @groundfloor_us

“Because you come from a unique and diverse background, it gives you a unique and diverse perspective that you can build a solution around” – Frederick Huston, former inmate and current Pigeonly CEO freepri.se/2Gqu448