Veteran & Military Spouse Business Accelerator
Veteran Loan Fund (CDFI network) via PeopleFund, backed by Truist Foundation
Eligibility
Veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses with early-stage businesses. National program administered through the Veteran Loan Fund CDFI network.
Award
Free 8-week program with 1:1 coaching, free LivePlan software, grants of $3,000-$5,000, access to up to $350,000 in loan capital, 3 years of technical assistance, plus free BBBC (Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference) access.
Deadlines
Rolling cohorts, multiple per year · Rolling; check peoplefund.org for the next cohort start.
Editor's take
Veterans and military spouses with a working business or clear launch plan who need both accelerator support AND access to structured loan capital. Especially strong for founders in Texas and adjacent CDFI service areas.
You are pre-idea or purely exploring. You do not have any operating history or clear market thesis.
Business plan or LivePlan, 12-month revenue and expense projection, credit history overview, articulation of use of capital, availability for 8 weeks of programming.
Launched April 2026. Truist Foundation-backed program aims to deploy $15M in loans and $1.5M in grants to 300 founders in the first 12 months. Corporate-sponsored accelerator worth watching. Newsletter-worthy launch announcement. Alumni get free BBBC conference access.
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