VETRN

Name

VETRN

Legal name

VETRN Inc

Website

https://vetrn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Internships, Externships & Work-Based Learning Placement (EDAMAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Advanced Project-Based Learning & Portfolio Mentoring (STEM/arts portfolios, maker projects) (EDANAKAI)

Keywords

• Veteran entrepreneurship training
• Small business education
• Nonprofit business program
• Executive training program
• Peer mentoring program

Headquarters

HQ city

Norton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: VETRN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates primarily through donations and sponsorships. The website includes a PayPal donation option. Sponsors like Salem Five and Service Credit Union provide financial support.
2. SBA Grants: VETRN received a $100,000 grant from the SBA (funded by President Donald Trump's salary from Q2 FY2018) to establish pilot training programs for veteran small business owners.
3. Donations: The organization accepts sponsoring donations to support the program. Sponsors can contribute to the 501-C3 organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VETRN delivers a free, 26-week StreetWise MBA Program for veteran small business owners and their family members, combining 13 weeks of classroom instruction with 13 weeks of peer-to-peer mentoring. The program is offered in-person (at Dean College in Franklin, MA and Service Credit Union in Portsmouth, NH) and online via Zoom, and is based on Interise's award-winning Emerging Leaders curriculum. Each participant is assigned a mentor, gains access to a pro bono professional resource network, and completes a three-year strategic growth plan.

Product overview

VETRN (Veteran Entrepreneurial Training & Resource Network) is a nonprofit organization offering a single core product: the StreetWise 'MBA' Program (also known as the VETRN MBA Program), an award-winning executive training program for veteran small business owners and their family members. The program uses Interise's award-winning Emerging Leaders curriculum and is offered tuition-free. The program has evolved from in-person delivery (initially at Northeastern University in 2014, later at Dean College in Franklin, MA and Service Credit Union in Portsmouth, NH) to an online format via Zoom Meeting platform launched in August 2020. The 26-week program combines 13 weeks of classroom instruction with 13 weeks of peer-to-peer mentoring, covering strategic planning, financial management, cash flow forecasting, marketing, sales, human resources, access to capital, and government contracting. Participants receive access to the VETRN professional resource network, are assigned mentors, and emerge with a three-year strategic growth plan. The organization also provides ongoing member resources and community access for graduates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VETRN MBA Program: Free online MBA program for veteran small business owners and family members, featuring 26-week executive training with peer mentoring
• StreetWise MBA

Products and services

• VETRN MBA Program (StreetWise MBA) Award-winning executive training program providing veteran small business owners and family members with business knowledge, management skills, mentoring, and professional networks to grow their businesses. The 26-week program includes 13 weeks of classroom instruction and 13 weeks of peer-to-peer mentoring, culminating in a three-year strategic growth plan. Topics cover strategic planning, financial management, cash flow forecasting, marketing and sales, human resources, access to capital, legal issues, and government contracting. Offered in-person (Dean College, Franklin, MA and Service Credit Union, Portsmouth, NH) and online via Zoom.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates create jobs at 8x the rate of the private sector
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Service Credit UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 2019Service Credit Union sponsors the VETRN program in Portsmouth, NH and provides their corporate headquarters as the class venue. This is a thank you to veterans for their military service. The sponsorship enables the program to be offered in New Hampshire.
• InterisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2018VETRN operates under an exclusive license with Interise to deliver the StreetWise MBA program to veteran small business owners. Interise is a Boston-based nonprofit whose award-winning Emerging Leaders curriculum is taught in over 70 cities across the USA on behalf of the SBA. Interise provides the curriculum framework and programmatic support.
• Dean CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2018Partnership with Dean College in Franklin, MA to host VETRN StreetWise MBA classes. The program was offered through Dean College for multiple cohorts.
• Seacoast NH SCORE ChapterminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSCORE provides volunteer mentors and program support for VETRN participants in the New Hampshire area. SCORE mentors are former business owners and executives who provide mentorship.
• SBA VBOC, SBDC, and District OfficesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSBA resource partners including Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC), Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), and SBA District offices provide access to resources for VETRN participants across the country.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Veterati: Veterati is a veteran mentorship platform connecting military members and veterans with civilian mentors for career and business guidance. It is comparable in mission (veteran-focused professional development) and shares VETRN's reliance on mentor networks, but delivers via a self-serve online platform rather than cohort-based training.

Direct peers

• Bunker Labs: Bunker Labs is a veteran entrepreneurship nonprofit that supports military-connected founders through education, mentorship, and community. Like VETRN, it serves the same veteran small business owner persona and offers peer-based learning and access to mentors and resources.
• Interise: Interise is the Boston-based nonprofit that owns the StreetWise MBA curriculum that VETRN licenses. It runs the same curriculum in 70+ U.S. cities and is the most direct functional peer — same program, same target market of small business owners, with VETRN essentially being the veteran-exclusive franchise.
• Warrior Rising: Warrior Rising is a nonprofit veteran business accelerator that helps veteran entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses through mentorship, training, and grants. Directly comparable to VETRN in its veteran-only cohort model and small business growth focus.

Broad incumbents

• American Corporate Partners (ACP): ACP is a veteran-services nonprofit that pairs veterans with corporate mentors for career development, with adjacent programs supporting veteran entrepreneurs. Comparable to VETRN in its veteran-only mentor model, though its primary focus is employment transition rather than business scaling.
• Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC): VBOCs are SBA-funded resource partners specifically tasked with supporting veteran entrepreneurs through training and counseling. They overlap heavily with VETRN's mission and are explicitly part of VETRN's referral network, but operate as federally funded general-purpose veteran business support rather than a tuition-free cohort program.
• SCORE: SCORE is a national nonprofit network of volunteer business mentors that partners with the SBA and supports VETRN through its Seacoast NH chapter. It is a broad incumbent offering free mentoring and education to small business owners, with overlapping customer base and partnership structure.
• Small Business Development Centers (SBDC): SBDCs are SBA-funded local resource partners offering free business consulting and training to entrepreneurs. They partner with VETRN for referrals and serve the same small business owner customer, but with a much broader geographic footprint and general-purpose (non-veteran-focused) offering.
• SBA Boots to Business: Boots to Business is the SBA's flagship entrepreneurship training program for transitioning service members, offered in partnership with IVMF. As a federal incumbent, it overlaps with VETRN's mission of training veteran small business owners, though it is aimed earlier in the funnel (pre-launch) and at a much larger scale.
• Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University: IVMF is a broader veteran-transition institution offering entrepreneurship programs (e.g., V-WISE, Boots to Business) alongside other veteran services. It is a more established, university-affiliated peer with overlapping entrepreneurship training and a wider service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbJD17xEnVcQU_Y2K1J7GAQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/vetrnorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/vetrnorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vetrn-org

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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