What is your biggest pain point as a veteran business owner?

CPT Christopher Coker — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:33:09 -0400

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2017 11:13 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:13:27 -0400

I will say in dealing with local governments (municipalities, state level), using veteran status can be very beneficial but very tricky to master bringing it up in interpersonal interactions. Many local government employees are veterans many are not, how you approach meetings and speaking on their level can be the difference between instantaneously forging valuable relationships and going through painstaking process' and red tape that others usually go through. In other words, using the fact that as veterans we sacrificed in our service to our advantage is the best way to develop relationships with people from all walks of life, even civilians, and learning how to use it and how to bring it up in conversations is a critical skill in developing a network of professionals who respect you and your cause or business (whatever it may be) in my experience.

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Oct 17 at 2017 1:11 PM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:11:02 -0400

CPT Christopher Coker I think this is an excellent question and there are a lot of Veteran Run Business Owners on RallyPoint. I'm not one of them, but let's see if there are others that may be answer this question Chris!

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Oct 17 at 2017 1:20 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:20:59 -0400

Not an owner, do know a couple of people that are. They're doing pretty well.