Sword & Plough: Veteran Business And The Biggest Game In Football

by Emily Núñez Cavness

Editor’s Note:  At Havok Journal, we love supporting veteran entrepreneurs, especially ones that give back to the veteran community.  When we heard that veteran-owned small business Sword & Plough had a shot at winning airtime at this year’s Big Game, we knew we had to find a way we could help.  Not only do they make great products from re-purposed military gear, they also contribute 10% of their profits to veterans causes and offer a 20% discount to veterans and active duty military.  This is definitely a business model we can get behind.  We got in contact with Emily Núñez Cavness, vetrepreneur co-founder of Sword & Plough, and she sent us the below article.  Give it a read, and if like what you see, go to Intuit’s Small Biz Big Game competition and give Sword & Plough your vote.  We did.  You can check out Sword & Plough’s website for more information, and you can also see their spread in Southwest Airlines Magazine.  

When I was a senior at Middlebury College and an Army ROTC cadet at UVM, my sister Betsy and I started a social enterprise called Sword & Plough. Our mission is to empower Veteran employment, strengthen civil-military relations and reduce waste. Our business model is based on working with Veterans to re-purpose military surplus material into fashionable bags. We also donate 10% of our profits to Veteran organizations such as Got Your 6.