From Boots to Business -- Veterans Excel As Entrepreneurs
5 Jan 2020
In the course of serving our nation, veterans learn valuable skills and self-discipline that they can carry through to their post-military careers.
One professional path that some veterans take is entrepreneurship. According to the most recent U.S. Census data, in 2012, the number of veteran-owned businesses was 2,521,682 (9 percent of all companies in the U.S.). Those businesses employed over 5 million people.
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