What are the best resources for Veterans & Service Members?
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- About United We Serve
United We Serve, President Obama’s nationwide service initiative, is built on the belief that ordinary people can come together and achieve extraordinary things when given the proper tools. This initiative aims to both expand the impact of existing organizations by engaging new volunteers in their work and encourage volunteers to develop their own "do-it-yourself" projects.
If we want to realize change in our communities, we've got to be in it for the long haul, and it starts with each of us.
http://www.serve.gov/
- Operation We Are Here
http://www.operationwearehere.com/HomelessVeterans.html
Resources for Homeless Veterans and resources for those at risk.
The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a 16-member board of directors – is the resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.
http://nchv.org/
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
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If you are a Veteran who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, you can contact the National VA Call Center at [login to see] , or contact VA online through the Homeless Veterans Chat service.
http://veteranscrisisline.net/Resources/HomelessResources.aspx
Homeless Veterans Resources | Veterans Crisis Line
VA offers programs and resources to help homeless Veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible.
Additionally, as a way to make these programs more easily accessible, local contact information for each program is provided.
https://www.onecpd.info/homelessness-assistance/resources-for-homeless-veterans/
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http://www.mortgageinvestors.com/
VA Loan - Veterans Helping Veterans - Mortgage Investors Corporation
Specializing in VA Loan refinancing & Serving Veterans for over 75 years. Veteran Owned and Operated. Click here to learn more about Mortgage Investors Corporation. At Mortgage Investors, we love helping Veterans and checking on the status of their mortgage. Contact: (877) 569-4673 for questions about your loan.
https://www.justmilitaryloans.com/resources-for-military-families/
Just Military Loans |Resources for Military Families, by Just Military Loans
Life in the military is stressful for both the enlisted person and his or her family members. This unique lifestyle presents its own specific set of obstacles and challenges that are vastly different from those typically faced by civilians. Members of military families may be separated from one another, or they may move to strange lands where they don’t understand the spoken language or cultural traditions. They may also encounter a loved one’...
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http://www.nfib.com/article/calling-all-veterans-patriot-express-wants-to-help-you-start-a-business-63818/
Calling All Veterans: Patriot Express Wants to Help You Start a Business | NFIB
The Patriot Express loan program gets former military personnel up and running quickly with veteran business loans.
http://www.va.gov/osdbu/entrepreneur/funding.asp
The Veteranscorp.org mission is to help structure and facilitate collaborations between nonprofit and profit small business entities and veteran/service disabled veteran owned small businesses. Veteranscorp.org serves as the reconstitution of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation, dba The Veterans Corporation, which was chartered by Congress under Public Law 106-50. The new Veteranscorp.org is not chartered by Congress but has assumed the original mission: to help and educate Veterans in small business. To accomplish its mission, Veteranscorp.org acts as clearinghouse for ideas and information deemed useful to veteran and service disabled veteran owned small businesses. Veteranscorp.org also acts as a clearinghouse for soliciting and distributing small business information to the general public. For consideration of any possible collaboration, please get in touch!
http://www.veteranscorp.org/
The Veteranscorp.org mission is to help structure and facilitate collaborations between nonprofit and profit small business entities…Learn more»
http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/1/2985
WHY START A VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS?
Veterans are natural entrepreneurs. They are disciplined, goal-oriented self-starters. Accustomed to accountability, they know the value of being decisive and flexible. There are approximately 22.5 million veterans who have served in our armed forces. With the jobless rate persistently high, and unemployment among veterans outpacing the national average, training in entrepreneurship makes sense. Leveraging the talents of veterans will promote self-employment and will help stimulate the economy.
http://www.boots2businessreboot.org/
Reboot is an entrepreneurial education program offered by the SBA in partnership with the IVMF at Syracuse University.
http://www.va.gov/osdbu/entrepreneur/funding.asp
There many Veterans (and even those on active duty) that are doing it. I have a podcast focused on Veteran Entrepreneurship (CommandYourBusiness.com). I have interviews with over 50 to include Aaron Kletzing (RP Co-Founder) . I have seen people succeed from all branches and all ranks. There have been plenty of failures as well. The one thing entrepreneurs talk about "failure" is they treat it as learning versus failing.
Lots of Resources
-multiple programs from IVMF at Syracuse (EBV, Boots To Business, VWise, etc...)
-TechStars Patriot Boot Camp (3 day programs, for Technology focused businesses, they have one in Sept in Wisconsin )
-Inc Military Entrepreneurs Program
-Someone Else mentioned "The Bunker" @1871 in Chicago
-VetsInTech
- Various Meetup.com groups focused on Veteran Owned Businesses
-American Dream U ...just held an event at Ft Bragg
-Defense Entrepreneurs Forum
Self-Help for the Unemployed Veteran? | RallyPoint
One of the things I get to do and love doing is help Veterans find success while transitioning from the military to civilian life. As most of you know, this transition is not easy. With the economy and current job market, finding a job is not easy but it is possible. Finding a job among the countless others bidding for the same position is a fine art. Sadly, there is a pretty big learning curve to it. In this...
The original thread and discussion here: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-do-you-think-of-trustvets-com?email_token=MW0wWXBiU09TRm1iU05rSXNuOExMVGY5K0YxTkc5NGlPclprRFMvZCsyZz0tLUxJR2ExOGx5Y2lKV2FXaXlnS3NEMlE9PQ%3D%3D&urlhash=128061&utm_campaign=Mandrill_emails&utm_medium=email&utm_source=RallyPoint#128061
Uniting business professionals and entrepreneurs who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Join us in doing business with Veterans.
Our ambition is to drive business to your Veteran communities. We do this through relationships, web directory, social media and our Friend of Veterans program. We make it easy for Veterans to serve each other here at home, and for communities to serve their Veterans.
Today, TRUST VETS represents over 45 industries and we are currently seeking a minimum of 110 Veterans, nationwide, to serve as the cornerstone for our mission!
Mentorship, career, and transition | RallyPoint
Have a challenging career question? Do you have a career decision, or are you about to transition to a new career field/branch, or are you about to transition from or back to the civilian community? Well then you've come to the right place... this is your forum to ask whatever's on your mind. This is your place for career-related question & answer (Q&A); frequently asked questions; a "mentor's...
Reserve Component Professional Discussion | RallyPoint
Networking, mentorship, resources and more; so, here it is... a place for Guardsmen & Reserve members to share those things most applicable to life and career in the Reserve Component. A great place to pose questions to a knowledgeable audience, and a dedicated area to share stories, resources, advice and other helpful tips and info. Please feel free to share any lessons learned, web links, photos, or anything else necessary to help illustrate...
The military has a wide range of departments and resources which can provide personal and spiritual assistance to individual Reservists and their families.
http://www.military.com/spouse/military-life/military-resources/reserve-help-and-support.html
The military has a wide range of departments and resources which can provide personal and spiritual assistance to individual Reservists and their families.
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/time-warner-cable-helps-vets-find-jobs
Time Warner Cable Helps Vets Find Jobs | RallyPoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZxdmc4sCh8
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