46 U.S. VETERANS MAGAZINE WWW.USVETERANSMAGAZINE.COM

FEATURE

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he Rosie Network is a national award-winning nonprofit that works to empower our nation's active-duty, veteran, and military spouse small business owners and budding entrepreneurs around the country for more than six years. The Rosie Network supports our small and diverse military community through our customized, no-cost Service2CEO Entrepreneurial Program. Our program is delivered to service members, veterans, and spouses through chapters. Rosie Chapters serve military spouses and female service members or veterans; the Warrior Chapter delivers the Service2CEO program to veterans and active-duty soldiers; and Valor Chapters serve diverse- minded people in the military community and people of color. The Veteran & Military Spouse Entrepreneur Awards were created to recognize and celebrate military business owners' accomplishments around the world when The Rosie Network launched this event in 2017. In our fourth year, we would love to present the 4th Annual Awardees across ten different categories, as reviewed by an independent panel of judges. The 2020 National Veteran and Military Spouse Entrepreneur Awards were presented during Veteran Small Business Week, November 2nd-6th. A special thank you to Newman's Own & Fisher House Foundation, USAA, GovX, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Wells Fargo for taking the time to present The Rosie Network Paddle Awards to the winners. For more information about the presentations, finalists, and awardees, please visit The Rosie Network website at the rosienetwork.org

The Rosie Network National Veteran & Military Spouse Awards

2020 National Veteran and Military Spouse Entrepreneur Awardees

ACTIVE DUTY-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Anthony Gantt

At Ease Rentals Corporation, pcsatease.com At Ease Rental Corporation provides comfortable, convenient, safe, and welcoming short-term/vacation rentals to federal employees and their families.

VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Paul Salopek

Advanced Integration, LLC, advint.com ADVINT is Testing the Limits of Technology to provide the competitive advantage needed to succeed in today's demanding business environment.

PHOTO CREDIT LEONA SUBLETT

Stephanie Brown, CEO & founder of The Rosie Network, announcing the awardees of the 2020 Veteran & Military Spouse Entrepreneur Awards.

Small business owners represent the economic engine of our country, and we know this pandemic has been devastating for so many. Our mission is to help them not just survive but thrive during these times. I invite your readers to join us in this effort"

-Stephanie Brown, Founder & CEO of The Rosie Network.