The Citadel will soon host a center designed to help South Carolina’s veterans start or expand their small businesses, through the Veterans Transformational Learning Initiative, or VTLI.

Four new honorees will be inducted into the Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business Hall of Fame on April 13, 2023.

After making it through three rounds of the Baker Business Bowl IX and working on their business plan, one team has claimed victory — and a $10,000 check.

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the Baker School of Business’s online Bachelor in Business Administration program as #8 in the nation.

Two Citadel cadets will represent the college on the Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence (WISE) National Advisory Board.

“Discipline is earned through the challenges we face here.”

Nalani Quintello is a veteran day student at The Citadel studying Business and Project Management. During her service, Quintello used her talents to become lead vocalist in the Premier Rock Band of the Air Force. She is an ambassador for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program and hopes to combine her passions for service and music into a business venture.

Eleven teams competed in the semi-final round of the Baker Business Bowl IX on Thursday, Nov. 3. Business ideas ranged from hockey gear, bait casters, delivery drones and more. By the end of the day, only five teams advanced to the final round.

“No matter what struggles I faced or what adversity came my way, The Citadel has taught me how to put one foot in front of the other and carry on. A common phrase on campus cadets say is “Embrace the suck” and this is something I have certainly felt on some of those tougher days,” said Jeremy Anyim.

Paul Meeks is a professor of practice in the Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business who also supervises the Student Managed Investment Fund.