Webinar Resources | Securing Capital and Mentorship as a Military Spouse Entrepreneur
OneOp Resources
- Webinar | Military Spouse Employment: Empowering and Inspiring Self-Advocacy https://oneop.org/learn/160085/
- Webinar | Balancing Military Spouse Employment with Family Economic Well-Being https://oneop.org/learn/160050/
- Blog Post | Supporting Military Spouse Entrepreneurship: The MilSpouse Hustle https://oneop.org/2025/04/23/supporting-military-spouse-entrepreneurship-the-milspouse-hustle/
- Blog Post | How Does Spouse Employment Contribute to Financial Readiness? https://oneop.org/2024/08/16/how-does-spouse-employment-contribute-to-financial-readiness/
- Blog Post | Why Everyone’s Talking About SOFAs (And No, Not the Furniture Kind) https://oneop.org/2025/05/14/why-everyones-talking-about-sofas-and-no-not-the-furniture-kind/
- Blog Post | Mission Possible: Managing Employment Related Stress as a Military Spouse https://oneop.org/2024/10/17/mission-possible-managing-employment-related-stress-as-a-military-spouse/
External Resources
- ACP Ventures Mentorship | American Corporate Partners (ACP) https://www.acp-usa.org/acp-ventures
- The Global Network for Military Spouse Entrepreneurs | Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs (AMSE) https://amseagency.com/
- Become a Member in the Blue Star Neighborhood | Blue Star Families https://neighborhood.bluestarfam.org/
- Lizann Lightfoot, author of Open When: Letters of Encouragement for Military Spouses | Elva Resa Publishing https://elvaresa.com/author-artist/lizann-lightfoot/
- Military Spouse Career Resources | Hiring Our Heroes https://www.hiringourheroes.org/career-services/military-spouse-resources/
- Bunker Labs Program | D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/entrepreneurship/bunker-labs/
- Onward to Opportunity | D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/career-training/about-o2o/
- Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) | D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/entrepreneurship/start-up/v-wise/
- Lightfoot, Lizann, author of Welcome to Rota | Amazon CreateSpace Independent Publishing https://www.amazon/author/lizann-lightfoot/
- Entrepreneur Networking | Military Influencer Conference (MIC) https://militaryinfluencer.com/
- Military Base Installation Employment Readiness Program | Spouse Education Training & Careers https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/search?program-service=ALL
- Military Spouse Owned Business| Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce https://milspousechamber.org/
- MilSpouse Money Mission | Be the Boss https://www.milspousemoneymission.org/
- Military Spouse Employment Partnership | U.S. Department of Defense https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil/msep/
- MyCAA (Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts) | Military OneSource https://mycaa.militaryonesource.mil/mycaa/
- Become an Entrepreneur |Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (MySECO) https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/article/become-a-entrepreneur
- Entrepreneurship Coaching Package | Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (MySECO) https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/article/military-spouse-career-coaching-packages
- Veteran Entrepreneurs | SCORE Veteran and Military Spouse Program https://www.score.org/veteran-entrepreneurs
- Small Business Development Centers | U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/small-business-development-centers-sbdc
- Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) | U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/veterans-business-outreach-centers-vboc
- Grow Your Business | Spouse-ly University https://spouselyu.com/
- Military Connected Entrepreneurial Mentoring | The Rosie Network https://www.therosienetwork.org/mentoringmatters
- Udemy Skill Development | Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (MySECO) https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/article/udemy-free-online-courses
- USO | Military Spouse Careers https://www.uso.org/careers
Citations
- Blue Star Families & D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. (2024). Strengthening military families amid global challenges: Comprehensive report. https://bluestarfam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BSF_MFLS24_Comp_Report_Exec_Summary.pdf
- L’Esperance, G., Smith, S. A., & Luckhardt, J. (2023). Military family support programming survey: 2023 report. Military Family Advisor Network. https://www.mfan.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MFAN-2023-MFSPS-Full-Report.pdf
- The Rosie Network. (2020). 2019-2020 Military spouse entrepreneurship survey. The Rosie Network. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1blQXJ-glnUo6kZvLcMKUsrZPBQwtgbtb/view
- U.S. Defense Department, Office of People Analytics. (2024). 2024 Active-Duty Spouse Survey. https://www.opa.mil/research-analysis/spouse-family/military-spouse-survey-survey-reports-briefings/2024-active-duty-spouse-survey-briefings-infographics/
- U.S. Defense Department. (2023). Annual Report on the Financial Literacy and Preparedness of Members of the Armed Forces. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/FINRED-2023-FinancialLiteracy-R.pdf.pdf
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 7, 2025). The Employment Situation – February 2025. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_03072025.pdf
The above resources, links, and references may include both no cost and cost-based resources and inclusion in this list does not constitute endorsement by DOW or USDA.
