Veterans are poised to become the small business leaders of tomorrow.
“Entrepreneurs figure out where risks are and figure out how to get around them,” said Mary Margaret Maule, a business and marketing instructor at McHenry County College. She has veterans in her classes who have entrepreneurial ideas. “(Veterans) have gained more confidence in themselves, are able to think on the fly, have great situational awareness.”
“A lot get frustrated,” Maule said. “The opportunities they are able to secure are not challenging. … They realize they want to control their own destiny. It’s not that they can’t find a job.”
Read more at http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EXCHANGE-Military-veterans-open-businesses-4998044.php.
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