Montana Veterans in Tech
Explore the content and resources below featuring stories of Montana’s active duty military personel and veterans who are leveraging opportunities in the high-tech industry to write their next chapter.
Content & Resources
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Article: Veterans find success in military service and Montana’s tech sector
Discover stories of Montana veterans launching their next chapter in the state’s high-tech industry.
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Article: Untapped Potential - Engaging veterans in Montana’s high-tech workforce
Learn how Montana veterans are leveraging their unique military skill sets to transition into fruitful high-tech careers.
Montana is home to more than 80,000 U.S. veterans, which is nearly 10% of the state’s population. Active duty military personel and veterans are a great fit for the tech sector, and many Montana high tech companies provides resources to help with the transition from military life to civilian life.
Additional Resources
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Bunker Labs helps veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs launch and grow their own businesses through targeted programming and courses that make following their dreams of owning a successful business even easier.
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Elite Meet, founded in 2017, is a network-focused 501(c)3 organization that provides support to transitioning elite Veterans and an unmatched talent pool to corporate partners.
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For 21 years, Military Friendly, along with its G.I. Jobs, Military Spouse, and Vetrepreneur sister brands, has connected the military community to employment, education, and entrepreneurship opportunities. Find local opportunities with military-friendly employers like Applied Materials in Kalispell.
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The Montana Department of Labor & Industry's Veterans Services is driven by a mission to provide all transitioning military service members, Veterans, and Eligible Spouses with the resources to assist and prepare them to obtain meaningful careers and maximize their employment opportunities in the 21st Century workforce. View open jobs.
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Non-profit Operation Code is the largest community of military veterans, service members, and spouses committed to becoming software developers with the help of mentors, scholarships, and its tech partners.
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COMMIT seeks to provide high touch transition support that becomes the standard nationwide so veterans in all communities can access services helping them identify their passions, build strong networks, and leverage their skills in civilian careers.
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Every year, approximately 200,000 men and women leave U.S. military service and return to life as civilians, a process known as the military to civilian transition. The Transition Assistance Program (TAP), provided under 10 U.S.C. 1144, is a cooperative interagency effort among the Department of Labor, and the Departments of Defense, Education, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, the Small Business Administration and the Office of Personnel Management.
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Boots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by SBA as part of the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program (TAP). B2B provides participants with an overview of business ownership and is open to service members (including National Guard and Reserve) and military spouses.
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The Center of Excellence (COE) for Veteran Entrepreneurship works to unite veteran-owned businesses (VOBs), researchers, small business program managers, policymakers, resources, and private and public companies. Most of all, the Center intends to be a national hub of veteran business ownership by leveraging the resources and established networks of Syracuse University, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), and their partners.
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VetsinTech supports current and returning veterans with re-integration services, and by connecting them to the national technology ecosystem.
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