Stephanie Brown; A Letter From the CEO

It’s that time of the year when we say goodbye to Summer, kids go back to school and we prepare for the holidays. Some military families experienced their first - or umpteenth PCS and hopefully, all went well and things are settled!

2021 has been an epic year of growth for Team Rosie. We were honored to provide our national awardwinning Service2CEO program to more active-duty, veterans and military spouses than any previous year. Rosie worked with and graduated amazing cohorts in partnership with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation Alumni and the Wounded Warrior Project.

In our previous issue, we ran a story about military kid entrepreneurs. The response was so positive, our team developed and launched the Military Kidpreneur Summer Camp. Having the opportunity to meet and work with these future business owners was incredible and inspiring! Our military kids are the best!

Our sister non-profit, the U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce, kicked off 2021 with a splash on the cover of Military Families Magazine and launched the first-ever industry-standard certification for military spouse-owned enterprises. Today, we have over 500 members!

I’m excited to share that Rosie’s List (www.RosiesList.org), where The Rosie Network journey began almost a decade ago, is undergoing a complete transformation. Next year, Rosie’s List will include an eCommerce function! We will continue to include service-based companies, but soon, our members will be able to sell their products directly from their free profile page on Rosie’s List. We hope you enjoy this issue and will take the time to connect with some of the veteran and military spouse small business owners featured here.

Together We Can Do It!

Photo by Trish Alegre-Smith

Veteran Spouse CEO & Founder, The Rosie Network