In business, the ideal outcome is the classic “win-win.” When you make a sale, your customer should benefit as should your business. I think there are a lot of opportunities for your small business to experience a win-win where the other “winner” in the equation is our country’s military personnel returning to private life. There […]
It’s Memorial Day and many small businesses around the country are honoring our fallen soldiers on this federal holiday. For me, it’s a special day to honor my father who served in the Navy in World War II. The ship in this blog post photo is the one he served on in the Philippines. After […]
About once a month, almost like clockwork, the national media run stories on the unemployment problems our veterans—especially disabled vets—face. Many are using an age-old strategy to overcome chronic unemployment: They’re starting their own businesses. There are great resources that veterans can tap into to get them started in their own businesses. Some specifically target […]
For over a decade, really since the events of September 11th, there’s been an overhaul in how our country lives, works and plays. Everything from how we travel, to what we buy, to how we conduct business has evolved to accommodate the ever-present threat of national and international terrorism. We may grumble about what we […]
Many Veterans who return home from servicing our country choose to launch their own businesses. In fact, statistics from the Kaufmann Foundation note 45 percent of returning veterans become business owners. Now the Small Business Administration (SBA) is making it easier for Veterans to get small business loans. Beginning January 1 through December 31, 2014, […]