As we take time to thank the brave men and women who served and protected the U.S. this Veterans Day (Sunday, November 11, 2018; observed Monday, November 12) it’s also a fine time to recognize the ones who’ve made the courageous journey into entrepreneurship. When veterans return home from service, many will seek career paths […]
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Did you know a military veteran owns 1 in 10 small businesses in America? In total, that comes to 2.5 million small businesses across the country. That’s 5 million jobs in the U.S. and more than $1 trillion in sales every year. National Veterans Small Business Week It’s impossible to ignore the impact our military
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Are you a veteran looking for tips and resources to get your business up and running? The Small Business Administration (SBA) is hosting the “How to Start and Grow a Business for Veteran Entrepreneurs” Twitter chat on Thursday, June 21, 12:00 pm ET | 9:00 am PT to help you do just that. The event
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Today’s Google doodle celebrating Veterans Day was designed in partnership with VetNet, a Google employee network made up of Veterans and family members and friends of Veterans. Leading to search results for “Veterans Day,” the doodle highlights the Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy, and Army by featuring silhouettes of service members donning the uniforms
In the summer of 2002, right after I turned 21, I joined AmeriCorps. If you aren’t familiar with AmeriCorps, it was created by the federal government in 1993 to be the domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps. Full-time participants serve for a year and receive a living stipend that is roughly equivalent to earning the
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Military veterans already have many of the leadership and organization skills needed for small business ownership. An recently the Small Business Administration recognized this fact with the observance of Veterans Small Business Week. Read more about the what the federal administration has on offer for veteran entrepreneurs plus learn about a new feature from ecommerce
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Military veterans put their lives on the line to protect their country. And when they retire from active duty, many U.S. vets decide to take another big risk. They go into business for themselves. In fact, there are 2.5 million veteran-owned small businesses across the country. This week, from Oct. 30 until Nov. 3, the
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Did you know there is a bill that President Trump signed into law that the House and Senate both voted unanimously to pass? On August 16, President Trump signed the Forever GI Bill, a piece of legislation that the House and Senate passed in a rare unanimous vote. Beyond the historic nature of that vote, the
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Kansas City Star reporters are being given new assignments as part of parent company McClatchy Inc.’s “reinvention” of newsrooms across the newspaper chain. The health beat has been transformed into the “bad medicine” beat, the education beat into “raising Kansas City” and the crime beat into “courts uncovered,” to cite three examples. Reporters will also
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