Former Naval Officer and enterprise-CFO Scott Chesson delivers CFO4VETS.  CFO4VETS specializes in virtual CFO services, cash flow optimization, business valuation, and business profitability and analytics. If you get lost in the financial minutiae of running your business, contact them to learn how their decades of senior financial and operational experience and expertise can help you. Tell them FMVS sent you for 10% off all services.

Former Coast Guard officer Kirk Kinder’s 401(k) platform addresses the four largest pitfalls of small business retirement plans: liability, fees, education, and portfolio selection. Connect with his team, tell them FMVS sent you; they’ll reduce the first two (liability & fees) and leverage the next two (education & portfolio) to reduce your employees' anxiety over the process.

Kickstart Accounting, Inc. was founded in 2014 and since then our team has helped hundreds of small businesses level up. KSA is a women-owned virtual accounting firm specializing in helping business owners understand their financials. We combine bookkeeping with accounting consulting, bringing clarity to business owners & entrepreneurs.

Integrity Merchant Solutions is a privately held, veteran-owned, industry leader offering reliable and affordable payment processing solutions. Merchants have access to robust payment options creating the least amount of friction at the point of sale, including touchless technology, text-to-pay, digital invoicing, tap-to-pay, mobile payments, and everything necessary to accept the various card types now in the hands of American consumers.

Don't forget to tell them Freedom Makers Virtual Services sent you!

The only integrated payroll/benefits / HR/bookkeeping ‘all-in-one’ service for veteran and military-spouse owned small businesses in all stages of growth.

Helping growth-minded people and businesses who are stressed and anxious about finances conquer their money goals! Transform mindsets, habits, and behaviors with money to break the cycle of stress through budgeting, destroying debt, saving for life's emergencies, and creating change in the patterns of handling money. 

A donor management system founded and managed by veterans, Auxilia consolidates the tools nonprofits need to grow their impact, including donor and donation management, campaign communication, event and ticket management, social media automation, integrated payment processing, reporting, and analytics.

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Custom software for your business.  Automate critical tasks and focus your attention on where it's needed most.

You own a small business. Former GS-15 civilian Dr. Ian Barford started COVA Consulting to increase your profits by organizing everything in your business with a custom app.  

Your app will be created exactly the way you run your business. Work anywhere on any device. Significant profits are guaranteed, or you don't pay!

The Objective Zero Foundation connects the military and veteran community to mental health and wellness resources and to a global network of peer and civilian support to prevent suicide through the Objective Zero App.

13Ten Business Solutions specializes in strategy, planning, management, and operations consulting in order to improve performance and free up time through the use of project management tools, lean principles, processes, and technology applications to ensure bottom-line results through people, processes, and technology.  We do this in order to strengthen organizations and individuals through process and performance to increase resilience so that the organization can withstand the test of time to benefit employees, customers, owners, stakeholders, and the communities in which they operate.

This all boils down to strategy and planning.  I help owners, leaders and managers improve operations through planning, leadership and process. 

Recently, I’ve published a book about planning entitled, “Hope Is Not A Business Strategy: How to take control of your business so it won’t take control of you.”  It can be found on Amazon.

Productivity Coach & Profit Accelerator Specialist

More time and more money — that is my specialty. I help solopreneurs, who are CEO's (Chief Everything Officers), grow past that stage in their business.

If you're tired of being overwhelmed, trying to do it all by yourself and have a deep desire to grow, I can help you find ways to free up your time, find untapped revenue you may be leaving on the table and develop a path for growth.

I offer a complimentary assessment that pinpoints those areas of opportunity for the fastest way forward. 

Denver-based MLH Services provides graphic design and print-on-demand services, specializing in business cards, brochures, flyers, certificates, posters, and blueprints. Marine veteran Mark Hodder and his son, Navy veteran Craig, offer a 10% discount to The Forum community, and every purchase benefits the Veterans Business Network that they manage.  Contact them and mention FMVS to get started.

Looking for a less expensive way to write your book? Check out the Veterans Book Launchpad Program, a 12 step, self-paced program that takes you from an idea to a bestseller! Take 12 days or 12 months to step through the process in manageable bites. And just for our community, Steve Kidd will hold a monthly Zoom call to help keep you on track! When you reach out to Steve, let him know FMVS sent you.

EnlightWorks is a Digital Marketing agency that provides web design and managed website services for small to medium sized businesses throughout the United States. Our primary goals includes developing and managing websites that help our clients grow and deliver their services to their clients more efficiently using online services. 

Inbound Lever is a marketing & web design agency on a mission to help businesses attract, convert, and close more deals. Ready to create an experience so good prospects can't help but buy from you? Reach out to learn how we can help you turn website visitors into leads and leads into customers

A platform designed for care that makes providing and receiving support easy. The Family Proud team provides an organization or company the ability to organically support their own families and community. Tell them FMVS sent you to receive discounted pricing.

The nation’s leading third party authority for certification of veteran owned businesses of all sizes and the corporations wanting to engage them. Contact them to learn how your business can be certified to do business with Fortune 1000 businesses.

The premier national network of women veterans. Through networking groups, events, and support, Navy veteran and military-spouse Melissa Washington founded WVA to equip, empower, and encourage women that have served our country with knowledge, resources, mentorship, and career opportunities, to discover & fulfill their greatest potential.

The most trusted, nationwide directory of veteran owned businesses. Sign up to create a no-cost listing for your business and start promoting your services!

The ASCEND Collective is a community-based effort to bring advocacy for and awareness to underserved talent. The Collective advocates to help businesses understand the value military veterans and spouses, people with disabilities, and justice-involved/second-chance job candidates bring to any organization. They are actively working to remove the barriers and biases in talent sourcing. 

Navy veteran Robyn Grable matches employers to skilled, veteran talent through an online platform called CATE (Career Ai Talent Equalizer) that will supplement or jump-start your company’s hiring process. Use The Forum as your referrer and get one month free!

Military-spouse Pavithri Kilgore delivers over 15 years of experience in nation-wide human resources and training through KPSK, which delivers comprehensive HR consulting in recruitment and staffing, compensation management, developing HR policies and procedures, employee relations and training and development. Get in touch with her to learn how your team can best deliver HR through processes, programs, and practices. Tell her FMVS sent you and get 10% off your services!