According to NPR:, the US Military spends more than $20 billion annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan. There has to be a way to profit from this. The amount the U.S. military spends annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan: $20.2 billion. That’s more than NASA’s budget. It’s more than BP has […]
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WSJ: Weapons buffs may stock semiautomatics in the gun safe. But nothing makes a statement like having an Army tank in the garage. Scattered around the country are members of a small fraternity of guys who own tanks. They are hyper-avid history buffs or hyper-edgy investors or just wealthy men who can now afford hyper-sized
CBS Los Angeles: Helicopter drones are one of the military’s most effective tools. Unmanned aircraft that can get in and out of touch spaces without being detected. In the tough world of real estate these days, some might call it war, those drones are now being used to sell pricey homes in Southern California. The
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Geraldine Doyle was just 17 when she took a job at a metal pressing plant near Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1942. AFP reports that she was there when a United Press International photographer came to the factory while documenting the contribution of women to the war effort. A picture of Doyle was later used by
While combat veterans face countless challenges in their transitions back to civilian life, Justin Bajema and many of his peers credit the military with giving them the courage, discipline and determination to start businesses according to a story The New York Times. They believe even harrowing experiences, if managed and overcome, can lend perspective and
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The Wall Street Journal reports that several new programs that aim to help military family members and veterans start businesses were announced last week. The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, along with sponsor Ernst & Young, is offering “boot camp” for entrepreneurs. The program–open to family members who are full-time caretakers of wounded
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Helped by tough economic times, the US military had a banner year for recruitment, meeting all its goals for the first time since creating an all-volunteer force in 1973, AFP is reporting. High unemployment, which just hit a 26-year-high of 9.8 percent, helped recruiting as well as a multi-billion dollar effort to attract volunteers to
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photo credit: BL1961 Entrepreneur.com posted a very interesting article on how veterans often make great franchise owners. There were many points brought up in this article that I have to agree with and find also very interesting as well. Today with more and more people being out of work, businesses and franchises are going up more
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The Miami Herald: As the South Florida real estate market disintegrated and the number of jobless rose, 40-year-old Jorge Gil Muela made a young man’s decision. The five-foot-seven, 235-pound property appraiser walked into a recruiting center in a Kendall strip mall to join the Army. He was told to shed 50 pounds. It’s a small
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Franchising.com: The Little Caesars Veterans Program continues to exceed expectations and is making a difference for U.S. veterans as they become independent business owners as Little Caesars franchisees. The program was launched in 2006 with the intent to review the level of interest and results after two years. Nearly three times the expected number of
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