By Guest Contributor Renee Nickell For 17 years, I had been a stay at home mom and military spouse. My days consisted of homeschooling my kids, chauffeuring, meal-planning, budgeting, making sure life was stable during TDY’s and deployments, and supporting my husband through three college degrees. While these things gave me great fulfillment and […]
By guest contributor Chris Coleman If you’ve ever done any research into the franchising environment, you may have noticed that many franchise companies offer Veterans a discount on their initial investment. Why is that? Well, there are a couple reasons why. First, this is a way for many franchisors to say ‘thank you’ for […]
By guest contributor Will Katz It has been my honor and pleasure to work with many veterans who have started small businesses. Over the years, I’ve noticed that people with military experience tend to be excellent entrepreneurs. Why would that be the case? Well, I don’t know this for certain, but I would imagine […]
Contributed by Alan Rohlfing (This is one of a series of posts focused on entrepreneurship. Check back weekly for observations on a variety of employment and self-employment topics.) Owning your own business. For many of us in the military community, that’s the brass ring that so many of us have our sights set […]
Highlights of an Entrepreneurial Education: Boots to Business Contributed by Alan Rohlfing (This is one of a series of posts relating to entrepreneurship. Check back weekly for observations on a variety of employment and self-employment topics.) For many of us, transitioning from the military to the next phase of our lives – going “back […]
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Contributed by Alan Rohlfing Small business ownership. Entrepreneurship. Being self-employed or a sole proprietor. Call it what you will, but research indicates that veterans and their families are a bit more inclined to start a small business venture – and more apt to succeed at it – than […]
Attention all Veterans: The fourth annual National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE) is now open for registration. The NVSBE will be held on December 9-11, 2014, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. With 3,000 attendees expected, as well as more than 400 exhibitors and 25 government agencies, the NVSBE is a must-attend event […]
