This Small Business Saturday, we’re making it easy to shop small and support the military community during the holiday season.

Whether you’re shopping for special holiday gifts for family and friends or something to treat yourself, and no matter your holiday budget, the Bunker Labs community has just what you’re looking for.

Check out 30+ veteran and military spouse-owned businesses we love:

Southern Elegance Candle Co.

Southern Elegance Candle Company creates more than just candles. The small batch candles are designed to capture the moments that are most important in life, striving to foster a sense of community, southern hospitality, and the comfort of home.

Assault Forward

Assault Forward sells American made lapel pins, cufflinks, tie-clips, and apparel for Veterans and Patriotic Americans and was founded by three US Army Veterans who wanted to show their pride of service and support for the military by displaying a symbol of their service in professional settings.

KPOP Foods

KPOP Foods mission is to uplift spirits and bring people together by sharing Korean food and flavors in America, making these flavors more accessible and encouraging discovery and exploration.

The Loaf Bar

The Loaf Bar firmly believes in baking loaves with love and takes pride in baking with quality butter, vanilla, and sources ingredients from local farms based in Nashville. Give yourself permission to indulge in a mini loaf.

Popcorn Friday

Popcorn Friday provides an eclectic assortment of sweet, savory, and specialty gourmet popcorn flavors that are uniquely delicious. Popcorn Friday offers these products with exceptional customer service and customized services for gifts, favors, and special events.

Carolina Blue Cigars

Hand crafted cigars in small quantities, each inspected for the highest grade of quality and appearance, for the ultimate cigar experience. Carolina Blue Cigars are created to perfectly compliment and celebrate all of life’s simple moments.

Luminary Global

Luminary’s mission is to provide Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Fire, Law Enforcement, Military personnel, and Citizens with the equipment and supplies they need to save lives at home and abroad. Luminary only partners with industry-leading manufacturers to provide a robust line of EMS, Tactical (TEMS), and Emergency Preparedness products.

Jasper Keys

Jasper Keys is a veteran owned and operated clothing company based in Denver, Colorado whose guiding philosophy is about embracing an intimate relationship with both life and death. Soft threads for the spiritual outlaw.

Paintru

Paintru makes the process of owning and gifting beautiful museum-quality custom artwork, inspired by your photos and memories, easy. In just minutes, you can upload a photo and select a painting style. We do the rest to match you with an artist who will bring cherished moments & memories to life.

Mutt Sauce

In 1956, “Mutt” got the idea to make a sauce he could use for every meal. Mutt’s sauce was a multi-purpose specialty sauce, infusing sweet, tangy and a little bit of heat into each spoonful. Mutt never turned his sauce into a company and upon his passing he left the recipe to his granddaughter she decided to have it bottled, with his name and face… and share it with you.

As you begin making your lists and checking them twice, we encourage you to pay it forward this holiday season by shopping small at military-connected businesses. Explore the marketplace.