IWG WeWork, Bunker Labs expand Veterans in Residence scheme

WeWork and veteran entrepreneurs non-profit Bunker Labs are to expand their Veterans in Residence programme. The initiative aims to support military families by providing fully subsidised office space, business mentorship schemes and community engagement services for six months to veterans or their spouses who operate businesses. Two new locations, in Boston and Washington DC, will add to the 14 already included in the scheme across the US.

With Veterans Day commemorated this week, WeWork named the second cohort of companies for its Veterans in Residence program in D.C. The coworking company teamed once again with Bunker Labs, a nonprofit dedicated to helping new veteran entrepreneurs start their own businesses.

In November 2017, WeWork announced a commitment to hire 1,500 veterans over the next five years. The Veterans in Residence program launched in Denver the summer of 2017, launched in 10 additional cities on Veterans Day 2017 and has grown to 14 cities across the U.S., including D.C. and Philly (heads up Tehchnical.ly Philly), with 250 current and alumni participants of the program.

To commemorate Veterans Day 2018, WeWork, Bunker Labs, current Veterans in Residence and local veteran service organizations across the U.S. hosted Opportunity Fairs in the 14 cities where the Veterans in Residence program is happening to give veterans and military service members a chance to meet and connect.

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