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Greener pastures Jeff McCorry had dreams of business ownership. The question was how...

Census: 2.4 million vets owned businesses in 2007 A new report from the Census Bureau provides a detailed statistical...

VA works to verify 'vet-owned' businesses Federal criminal investigators are hot on the trail of thieves who...

Apply now for free entrepreneurship training Disabled veterans with an entrepreneurial itch can turn their...

Free business software and mentoring for veterans SCORE, a nonprofit organization for entrepreneurs, offers veterans a...

Yellow Dawg Striping giving away franchise to veteran One lucky veteran will win a brand-new business May 30 from...

Franchise fine-print: Investigate before you invest Before Greg Perkins bought into a Molly Maid franchise, he scoured...

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The vet advantage: Disabled business owners get a boost in federal contracting Is a quarter-million dollars worth putting up with some government...

Home-care franchises jockey for growing market This much Curtis Custer knows: When the time comes for him to set...

Mission planning When Capt. Justen Garrity left the Army in April 2009, he had one...

New entrepreneurship program for female vets, reservists Syracuse University and the Small Business Administration are...

Vet small-business conference to be held in New Orleans Mark your calendars: The seventh annual

Shoestring entrepreneur Justin Constantine came back from Iraq pretty beat up. The...

Entrepreneurship 101 John Raftery and Robert Domenici don't seem to have much in common....

Handle with care Thinking of leaving the military and going into business with some of...

Minn. Guard holds entrepreneur seminars for vets Iraq and Afghanistan veterans interested in starting their own...

Leading from above One thing you don't have to worry about on a zip line course is...

Good work If you want to do some good in the world, you can do more than just...

Maid Brigade offers 45 percent discount to vets The cleaning services franchise Maid Brigade is offering 10 veterans...

One-man jobs Even before Air Force medic Robert Anaya left the service in 2005, he...

Kitchen Tune-Up gives 10 franchises to vets Kitchen Tune-Up, a home remodeling franchisor, is giving away...

Bill: Let vets use GI Bill to run businesses A bill that would allow veterans to use Montgomery GI Bill benefits...

IBM launches business toolkit for vets Thinking about starting your own business when you leave the...

The pros and cons of homework The best thing about working at home: Allen Alvarez gets to see his...

Win a Sears Hometown Store Military veterans have until June 25 to enter to win a Sears Hometown...

SBA to open new Veterans Business Outreach Centers Eight new Veterans Business Outreach Centers are opening with funding...

Survey: Small business satisfaction Do you have employees in your small business? While almost no one...

Top franchise opportunities for vets What do a pizza franchise and the military have in common? More than...

Franchising for beginners When Air Force Col. Dan Cvelbar left the service in 2003 and took up...

Service with a side For some, service in uniform isn't enough. They want more personal...

Start an online business Four years at the Naval Academy, a dozen years in uniform with a...

Business bankruptcies more than double Commercial bankruptcies are surging. Fewer people are starting small...

Win a franchise The Maid Brigade franchise company is accepting applications from...

Solemn duty It would be easy to call two former Marines, who learned their grisly...

Building a business When an unlicensed contractor walked off with the money Julie Daniels...

Franchise 101 A good backrub may not solve all your problems, but for Stacie Rine,...

Every guy’s dream Talk about living the dream. Pull up a stool and let one of the...

Finance your business With banks imploding and bankruptcies exploding you might be fighting...

Living a dream Wisconsin natives Tim and Angie Allen don't get much time away from...

The ‘mechanics’ of opening an auto franchise The auto business is booming despite unpredictable gas prices.

Game company’s business is a party Thank an Austin, Texas-based company for what may be the coolest new...

Food service franchises: Owners are hungry for success The Original SoupMan franchise started as a one-man, walk-up soup...

Franchising: The money side Franchisees start out with built-in support systems, a proven record...

Small businesses find markets overseas In a powerful trend that is reshaping the economic landscape, a...

Play pool at work How would you like to sell fun for a living? While most of the masses...