Partner Events

Amazon Business is awarding over $250,000 to 15 eligible small businesses. There will be 1 Grand Prize recipient who has a chance to receive $25,000 and other Amazon prizes, 4 finalists who each will receive $20,000, 10 semi-finalists who will each receive $15,000 in monetary grant. Amazon Business has awarded over half a million dollars in monetary grants to small businesses since 2022. Grant applications are due by May 24 followed by voting by Amazon Business customers from June 17 – June 28. Recipients will be announced on July 22.

Join Amazon at IVMF's Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE), a premier training program in entrepreneurship and small business management. V-WISE helps women veterans and female military spouses/partners find their passion and learn the business savvy skills necessary to turn an idea or start-up into a growing venture.

Join Amazon at SCORE Greater Chesapeake and Potomac's webinar to learn if you’re ready to sell in Amazon’s store and how to get started. Daniel Corcoran, from Amazon’s Small Business Partnerships Team, will explain the fundamentals of selling with Amazon including what to sell and when, how to list and deliver your products, and how to grow and scale your brand online. He will also share information on the resources and programs Amazon has to enable seller and small business success.

Join Amazon at America's SBDC Annual Conference, where attendees gather from SBDCs worldwide to obtain professional development to help them grow as an adviser and help grow the thousands of small businesses they work with every year

Join Amazon at IVMF's VETNET, an event that offers: innovative networking tools, career training, job opportunities, entrepreneurship classes online and at no cost to participants. Transitioning from military to civilian life presents unique and oftentimes-unforeseen challenges. To make things easier and provide structure, a few of the leading organizations in veteran career development have combined forces to create one efficient, easy place to start, VetNet.

Connect with Amazon Business experts and discover the available tools and resources to help your business succeed. Learn why certification matters to your business, and network with Amazon Business customers who are ready to buy.

In this free webinar, learn if you’re ready to sell in Amazon’s store and how to get started. Abby Malchow, from Amazon’s Small Business Empowerment Team, will explain the fundamentals of selling with Amazon including what to sell and when, how to list and deliver your products, and how to grow and scale your brand online. She will also share information on the resources and programs Amazon has to enable seller and small business success.

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.

In this free webinar, learn if you’re ready to sell in Amazon’s store and how to get started. Abby Malchow, from Amazon’s Small Business Empowerment Team, will explain the fundamentals of selling with Amazon including what to sell and when, how to list and deliver your products, and how to grow and scale your brand online. She will also share information on the resources and programs Amazon has to enable seller and small business success.

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.

Hosted in major US Cities across the Country, passionate Small Business Owners attend Small Business Expo to learn from Industry Experts, meet with best-in-class vendors and suppliers to help them grow their business and network to build important new business relationships. Small Business Expo is the most anticipated event of the year to take strategic action to immediately improve and grow your Small Business. If you are serious about starting or growing your business, Small Business Expo is a must-attend event for you.

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.

Connect with other military- connected entrepreneurs and the ecosystem that empowers them. This event includes; fireside chats, breakout sessions, networking opportunities with over 150 entrepreneurs and resource providers, the opportunity to highlight your business at the showcase, and more! Topics discussed include trends in entrepreneurship, online retail opportunities, social impact, access to capital, certification, retail procurement, and others. There is a special focus on retail businesses, however there are breakouts and sessions that will be valuable to all military connected entrepreneurs.

Amazon is a leading sponsor of this event.

In this session, learn the five programs that Amazon sellers utilized in the first 90 days of launch to attain healthy levels of sales growth over time. Amazon data scientists have found that sellers who have successfully achieved the Perfect Launch are 5.2x more likely to generate $100K in first-year revenue than other sellers. We will also share information on the resources and programs Amazon has to help enable small business success.

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For more than 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. NSBW is co-hosted by SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of SBA. The event will include a virtual summit of business education forums where Amazon will host a webinar and virtual booth.

Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship(V-WISE) is a premier training program in entrepreneurship and small business management. V-WISE helps women veterans and female military spouses/partnersfind their passion and learn the business savvy skills necessary to turn an idea or start-up into a growing venture. 

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.

The D'Aniello Institute for Veteran & Military Families (IVMF) presents Veteran EDGE, an annual event dedicated to veteran and military spouse business owners and the ecosystem that supports them. Veteran EDGE is dedicated solely to veteran and military spouse business owners and the ecosystem that supports them. Over the course of four days, stakeholders, IVMF program graduates, and veteran and military spouse business owners from around the country gather to network, and learn about the latest opportunities, best practices, and resources available to their growing companies.

Catch a live recording of This is Small Business at Veteran EDGE! Watch as host Andrea Marquez sits down with Matt Butler, Founder of Rollors, as they talk about how he has leveraged his knowledge as a veteran for the planning and growth of his small business. As an in-person audience member, you’ll have the chance to ask Matt your questions. If you’re registered for Veteran EDGE, come check it out on Thursday 3/23 at 5:30pm CST.

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.

This free webinar will discuss the ways you can build a business with Amazon, including selling in their store, becoming a Delivery Service Partner, self-publishing with Kindle Direct Publishing and much more. You will also learn the resources and programs Amazon has to help enable small business success.

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.

Hosted in major US Cities across the Country, passionate Small Business Owners attend Small Business Expo to learn from Industry Experts, meet with best-in-class vendors and suppliers to help them grow their business and network to build important new business relationships. Small Business Expo is the most anticipated event of the year to take strategic action to immediately improve and grow your Small Business. If you are serious about starting or growing your business, Small Business Expo is a must-attend event for you.

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.

Hosted in major US Cities across the Country, passionate Small Business Owners attend Small Business Expo to learn from Industry Experts, meet with best-in-class vendors and suppliers to help them grow their business and network to build important new business relationships. Small Business Expo is the most anticipated event of the year to take strategic action to immediately improve and grow your Small Business. If you are serious about starting or growing your business, Small Business Expo is a must-attend event for you.

Amazon is a proud sponsor of this event.