Mission

The StreetShares Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that exists to inspire, educate and support the military entrepreneurial community. Launched on Veterans Day 2016, the StreetShares Foundation’s programs provide access to capital opportunities, educational content, mentors, coaching and networking events built to serve military community entrepreneurs nationwide. Our grant program, the Veteran Small Business Award, provides a boost of sought-after financial support to help veterans who lack the financial means to start or grow their small businesses. Through the Veteran Small Business Award, the StreetShares Foundation is mobilizing military community entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, create jobs, and maximize their social impact on the military community.

The StreetShares Foundation community is comprised of a diverse group of military community entrepreneurs and their supporters. We have educated over 5,000 entrepreneurs through our programs and educational content initiatives, and have built a community of more than 85,000 members and supporters. Through entrepreneurship, the StreetShares Foundation community has worked to address a number of social challenges facing the military community including health care, mental health, waste management, children and families, unemployment, underemployment, transition, homelessness and disaster relief. The StreetShares Foundation provides capital to make this impact possible.