Across the military community — veterans, spouses, and families — entrepreneurship has become the path to success, independence, and fulfillment. But too many face that mission alone — without the knowledge and tools they need to succeed.
They’ve served us. Now it’s our turn to serve them — by giving them the tools, support, and community to succeed.
The Veteran Entrepreneur Initiative will do just that – by providing 100,000 veterans and their families FREE access to the knowledge and ongoing support to start or grow a business.
And we need your help!
Why isn’t there a 1 stop shop for entrepreneurs? Now there is.
Choose the Number of Veterans You Want to Support
Each $250 enables us to give the Learning Community to an veteran for a full year. Suggested minimum donation is $1,000 to support 4 veterans.
Click Donate and Complete the Donation Process
Click “Donate” and complete the donation form. All donations are tax deductible. You will receive a confirmation email with your receipt.
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To help 100,000, we need to raise $10,000,000. Please share with your community.
The Veteran Entrepreneur Initiative (VEI) is a program by the TLE Foundation that gives veterans free access to a one-stop shop for business skills—called the Learning Community. It helps them build on their military skills to start and create businesses.
When service members transition to civilian life, they bring discipline, leadership, and resilience—but they’re rarely taught the skills to start or grow a business. Financing, marketing, technology, and hiring can feel like foreign territory. Too many veterans struggle to turn their strengths into opportunity. The Learning Community bridges that gap—providing the one-stop shop of tools, training, and support they need to build a future as strong as their service.
Visit https://tlefoundation.org/music-entrepreneur-initiative/ (or https://shorturl.at/ILq2c). Choose a donation amount, select who you’d like to support (optional), and check out securely online.
Every $250 gives one veteran a full year of access to the Learning Community—2500+ lessons, live coaching, and real-time answers from experts.
Our goal is to support 100,000 veterans with free access to the one-stop shop and help them turn passion into sustainable success.
The suggested minimum donation is $1,000, which supports four veterans. But you can give any custom amount starting at $250.
Yes. All donations are tax-deductible through the TLE Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. You’ll receive a receipt after your donation.
Absolutely. You can give any amount above $250, and larger donations support even more veterans—$5,000 supports 20, $10,000 supports 40, and so on.
Yes. You can designate the specific individuals or communities on the donation form.
Yes! If you donate more than $10,000, you’ll receive an autographed copy of The Lonely Entrepreneur from Michael Dermer, CEO of TLE, as a thank-you.
Yes. You’ll receive an official tax receipt by email immediately after your donation is processed.
Yes. Most corporate matching programs apply. You can indicate this during the donation process and follow up with your HR department.
Yes. There’s an option on the donation form to remain anonymous.
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