Start A New Career Today! – Weekly Roundup 6/12/15

ATTENTION VETERANS AND TRANSITIONING MILITARY PERSONNEL: 

This Weekly Round Up is jam packed with a TON of useful info. We have job opportunities, education opportunities, entrepreneurial opportunities, employment info, events and so much more!

Please take a moment and share this post with your friends!


First and foremost lets not forget its FRIDAY! R.E.D. Friday that is!

RED FRIDAY ORANGE

Its R.E.D. Friday again, so break out those red shirts!
R.E.D. Friday is here so remember everyone deployed!

Go learn more about R.E.D. Fridays:

http://redshirtfridays.org/  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_our_troops

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Our-Troops-Wear-Red-Fridays/188809874489323

May is also National Military Appreciation Month. Head over to THIS site to learn more about events in your state. 


OPPORTUNITY

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:

IT JOBS – IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:

Java Developer position, MS SQL, (ESB technology: one of the following-Web Service, Integration, JBOSS OR SOAP OR SPRING) Full Time, San Antonio

C#.net/ASP.net Developer with MVC experience, up to 85K, Full time, Fort Sam, NAC

Magento Enterprise, e-Commerce developer Position w/ PHP and MYSQL, Salary up to 90K, full time, REMOTE

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


APPLY TODAY!!!

If you are looking for a career with a well established large company with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the career opportunities here are endless. And, as a leading provider of outsourced communications solutions, opportunities exist in most career fields.

These jobs will not last long, if you are interested in any of the following positions contact us right now!  Email Richard  – Send Email

Positions available in Wisconsin:

Sales Manager

Business Support Specialist

Sales Associate – Account Manager

Operations Research Analyst

Telecom Engineer

Senior WBS Sales Manager

Programmer Analyst

Business Support Specialist (Part-Time)

Custodian

Custodian

Customer Care Associate – Customer Service

Sales Associate – Healthcare

Sales Associate – Account Management & Sales

Training and Performance Specialist

Client Support Business Analyst

Sales Associate – Healthcare

Sales Associate – Account Management & Sales

Customer Care Associate (Customer Service)

Business Support Associate

Customer Care Associate – Customer Service

Sales Associate – Healthcare

Customer Care Associate – Customer Service

These jobs will not last long, if you are interested in any of the following positions contact us right now!  Email Richard  – Send Email

Positions available in Texas:

Training and Performance Specialist

Diabetes Education/Sales Associate

Hypercube Provision Specialist

Insulin Management Care Associate

Telecom Engineer

Validation Associate (Insurance Claims Validator)

Global Account Executive – Dallas/Houston (HUNTER)

Implementation Project Manager

Implementation Project Manager

Surgical – Health Care Inside Sales

Customer Care – Health Care

These jobs will not last long, if you are interested in any of the following positions contact us right now!  Email Richard  – Send Email


SQL DBA (clustering, performance tuning, optimization). SQL Server 2012, Salary up to 90K, full time, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


SQL DBA (SSRS, SSIS, SQL Server 2012, T-SQL), up to 75K, Full time, Fort Sam, NAC

Business Analyst/BI-Report Writing w/ SQL Queries, dashboard creation, workflow, 6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary up to 110K, San Antonio (medical area)

Business Analyst-ITIL Foundation or Intermediate Certification, Cloud & Hosting experience, Process Improvement, Analytics, Metric Creation and Tracking, 6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary around 80K’s, San Antonio (medical area)

RHEL LINUX Admin w/ vSphere, 6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary open, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Vmware Engineer w/ VDI & VCAC or VRAC-6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary open, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Vmware Engineer w/ DCV Certification-6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary open, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Software Release Build Manager Position-Full time, San Antonio

CCNP- LAN/WAN/VoIP routers, bridges, gateways & firewalls Call Manger, Unity and UCCX- Full time up to 80K, San Antonio

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Job Description – Magento Developer

Required Skills:

  • 3+ Years of Magento Development (current experience)
  • 4+ years’ experience with PHP in a LAMP based environment
  • Good understanding of Object Oriented principles and web application fundamentals
  • Experience with frameworks such as Zend Framework, Prototype(JS), JQuery(JS).
  • Knowledge with working on Relational Databases (MySQL)
  • Experience with Version Control Systems (SVN, GIT).
  • Experience in UNIX systems on a user level. Familiarity with Atlassian suite of products (Jira, Confluence).
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum.
  • Proven ability to interact effectively with people in all levels of the organization (cross-functional, on/shore technical teams and executive management)
  • Experience with architecture design concepts and techniques and the ability to communicate and evangelize those concepts to a broad based team
  • Strong problem solving skills, ability to triage technical issues and drive resolution with cross functional teams
  • Strong decision-making skills, and an understanding of where projects fit into the overall architecture strategy
  • Ability to roll with changes in a dynamic work environment, shaping changes into opportunities. Proven performance record with demonstrated leadership skills
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and facilitation skills are required
  • Experience with Agile development methodology and distributed code repositories with GIT

Benefits for You

  • Work in a high paced yet casual atmosphere
  • Join a team of highly talented and dedicated resources
  • Experience tremendous growth and help shape the organization
  • Work within a worldwide development team from North America, South America, Europe, Eastern Europe and India
  • Experience large projects with Fortune 500 customers

Compensation and Hours

  • Competitive base salary
  • Full benefits with retirement plan
  • You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email

 6 month contract to hire.

Senior VMware Systems Administrator in San Antonio, Texas.  The selected candidate must have demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and managing a large VMware enterprise environment. A current VMware DCV and/or Cloud certification is required.

Job Duties:

  • Monitor, provide maintenance and support for a large VMware environment
  • Utilize the full spectrum of VMware tools to aid in maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Evaluate, improve, and maintain the information security throughout the infrastructure
  • Documenting troubleshooting resolutions for future use

Job Requirements: 

  • Extensive VMware Virtualization Experience – designing, implementing,  and managing a VMware environment, including Datacenter cluster(s) managed by vCenter
  • Current VMware certification (minimally, Data Center Virtualization and/or Cloud)
  • Demonstrated effective project management experience (managing multiple projects along with day to day system administration)
  • Red Hat Linux System Administration skills
  • Windows Server (2008 R2, 2012) and Active Directory

Plus:

  • Database Administration Skills

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Get Out and See the World! Be a Truck Driver!

1Get out and see the world. You could even be an independent contractor. Be a Truck Driver. You can get trained for FREE and start working immediately upon completion of training. It just does not get better than that for anyone wanting to be a driver.

  • Great Training
  • Stable Employment
  • Top-of-the-Line Equipment
  • Strong Driver Support Program
  • Mileage, Safety and Fuel Savings Bonus Program
  • Independent Contractor Opportunities

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


  • JOB OPENING:

    Veterans and Transitioning Military: Outstanding Opportunity

    If you like to work outside and like constantly changing scenery then you will really want to look into this opportunity. We are currently looking for MILITARY VETERANS and TRANSITIONING MILITARY personnel who are interested in a ten week course to become a Catastrophic Claims Adjustor. The training for this position can be paid for using your military benefits for education. Upon completion of the course students will receive three certifications that will enable you to work as a Catastrophic Claims Adjustor and a Home Inspector. This is an exciting opportunity with income potential ranging from $60 to $120k annually. For MILITARY VETERANS, TRANSITIONING MILITARY, and Spouses of Veterans and Transitioning military, send us your resume and contact information.

    You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


    Drivers Wanted!!!!

    We have positions available for drivers/truck drivers.

    You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email

    Delivery Driver San Antonio, Austin, Victoria and Temple (Sign On Bonus Available)

    Shuttle DriverLaredo and Temple (Sign On Bonus Available)
     Recruit Military also has a nice list of veteran job fairs which you can find here… 

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    Do you want financial freedom?
    Are you into fitness and the exercise scene? 

    Some military personnel who have transitioned out of the military have taken a fast-track training program at Fred Astaire Dance Studios. In just a few months (that’s right MONTHS) they have gone from knowing little-to-nothing about dance to being actual dance instructors. In a VERY short amount of time they moved up to managing, owning a franchise and now to being among the top producing studios in the company.What we have found at Forward March Inc. is that military personnel are especially suited not only for the training and becoming instructors themselves, but becoming highly successful in the company.  Forward March Inc. has an outstanding relationship with our customer Fred Astarie Dance Studios. You owe it to yourself to check out our previous post to learn more about the outstanding opportunities for employment and even franchise ownership with them.

    JOB OPENINGS

    Instructor/Trainer

    NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY We are looking for high-energy individuals who enjoy personal training and working in the fitness industry for positions in our company. This career includes paid travel and a schedule where most of your mornings are free. All of our training and certificates will be paid by the company. You can continue your career into management and ownership with franchise opportunities. These instructor/trainer positions can earn up to $75,000 per year.

    Management

    Do you have strong leadership and management skills and training? You will need to be able to lead small teams of 5 to 7 instructors/trainers on a daily schedule. You will also need to be able to present packages to clients and enroll them into our programs. Career advancement is available. You can also further your career through franchise opportunities. Income potential can be up to $100,000.

    Franchise/Ownership

    Would you like to be your own boss? Are you looking for real opportunities that present long term careers and financial freedom? Come and join the ranks of those who work for themselves. Join this franchise system and start living your dream. This franchise started in 1947 and has been one of the top franchise systems in the country since. We will train you in how to run the day to day operations to how to become a multi unit owner and build your legacy.

    Currently we are looking for Instructors, Managers, Assistant Managers and more. Contact Emma at Forward March Inc. today to learn more!!!!  – Send Email

    Learn about the great work Forward March Inc. is doing with Fred Astaire Dance Studios through Dancing With Our Heroes. To date we have worked together to raise over $300,000.00 for The Fisher House Foundation and the USO.  

Get Your Team Motivated and Improve Business with Leadership Training and Business Bootcamps

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. “
– Douglas McArthur

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Companies and organizations rise or fall on the leadership abilities of those who are in charge within the organization. Leaders in business today come in a wide variety of types, each seeming to bring their own leadership style to the table. Anyone who has worked for a company will be well aware of the successes or failures of various people in leadership positions. While everyone seems to enjoy the successes of a particular leader, it’s the failures that haunt the workplace for much longer. It goes without saying that quality leaders provide not only good morale and workplace organization, they also directly affect the company’s bottom line.

Just as people are not all born with the ability or desire to play sports, not all people are natural born leaders. Different personal traits and characteristics can help or hinder a person’s leadership effectiveness and require formalized programs for developing leadership competencies. Everyone can develop his or her leadership effectiveness, which takes focus, practice and persistence more akin to learning a musical instrument than reading a book.

What we have learned in business is that classroom-style training and associated reading is effective in helping leaders to know more about what is involved in leading well. However, knowing what to do and doing what you know are two very different outcomes. It is estimated that as little as 15% of learning from traditional classroom style training results in sustained behavioral change within the workplace.

So what is the best form of leadership training? That question probably has a variety of differing answers depending upon who you ask. At Forward March Inc. (FMI) we are less concerned with the variety of answers and more concerned with documented methodologies for achieving high quality leadership training. As they say, opinions are like belly-buttons, but at the end of the day what any company or organization needs is high quality proven leadership training and not opinions or half-baked theories. FMI focuses on training for results.

Training for results starts with changing the behavior for maximum performance. FMI collaborates with your management team to increase your bottom line while building an environment. This environment starts with a mindset which flows to an organizational mindset thus setting a new standard of excellence. Our team has extensive experience in:

  • Training and development
  • Workflow analysis
  • Change management
  • Leadership
  • Performance Management

We offer varied types of training courses tailored around your needs, ranging from one-on-one professional coaching to on-site group training, some that bring a “boot-camp” level of training style with a fun flair. Please refer to our program page to find out the best program for you.

Our program will help your company or organization to develop strong leaders that will be equipped to drastically change the culture of your team. Your team can expect growth in:

  • Transformation
  • Performance
  • Motivation
  • Values

We grow leaders, organizations and bottom line like no other!

Contact us today to start your transformative leadership training!

Learn more about our leadership training HERE. 

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Forward March Inc also offers Business Bootcamps. These events, which we can customize for your organization, are extremely fun and will help motivate your organization. Looking to get your management team firing on all 8 cylinders? Business Bootcamps from FMI can be customized to not only peg your fun meter but also increase performance in your business teams. Contact us today to learn more. Phone: 1-888-723-6223
Fax: 1-888-803-7687

We Have A Career For You! – Weekly Roundup 6 – 5- 2015

ATTENTION VETERANS AND TRANSITIONING MILITARY PERSONNEL: 

This Weekly Round Up is jam packed with a TON of useful info. We have job opportunities, education opportunities, entrepreneurial opportunities, employment info, events and so much more!

Please take a moment and share this post with your friends!


First and foremost lets not forget its FRIDAY! R.E.D. Friday that is!

RED FRIDAY ORANGE

Its R.E.D. Friday again, so break out those red shirts!
R.E.D. Friday is here so remember everyone deployed!

Go learn more about R.E.D. Fridays:

http://redshirtfridays.org/  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_our_troops

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Our-Troops-Wear-Red-Fridays/188809874489323

May is also National Military Appreciation Month. Head over to THIS site to learn more about events in your state. 


OPPORTUNITY

ATTENTION VETERANS AND TRANSITIONING MILITARY PERSONNEL:

If you want to start an exciting new career and you have what we are looking for, then send your resume today!


IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:

IT JOBS – IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:

Java Developer position, MS SQL, (ESB technology: one of the following-Web Service, Integration, JBOSS OR SOAP OR SPRING) Full Time, San Antonio

C#.net/ASP.net Developer with MVC experience, up to 85K, Full time, Fort Sam, NAC

Magento Enterprise, e-Commerce developer Position w/ PHP and MYSQL, Salary up to 90K, full time, REMOTE

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


APPLY TODAY!!!

If you are looking for a career with a well established large company with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the career opportunities here are endless. And, as a leading provider of outsourced communications solutions, opportunities exist in most career fields.

These jobs will not last long, if you are interested in any of the following positions contact us right now!  Email Richard  – Send Email

Positions available in Wisconsin:

Sales Manager

Business Support Specialist

Sales Associate – Account Manager

Operations Research Analyst

Telecom Engineer

Senior WBS Sales Manager

Programmer Analyst

Business Support Specialist (Part-Time)

Custodian

Custodian

Customer Care Associate – Customer Service

Sales Associate – Healthcare

Sales Associate – Account Management & Sales

Training and Performance Specialist

Client Support Business Analyst

Sales Associate – Healthcare

Sales Associate – Account Management & Sales

Customer Care Associate (Customer Service)

Business Support Associate

Customer Care Associate – Customer Service

Sales Associate – Healthcare

Customer Care Associate – Customer Service

These jobs will not last long, if you are interested in any of the following positions contact us right now!  Email Richard  – Send Email

Positions available in Texas:

Training and Performance Specialist

Diabetes Education/Sales Associate

Hypercube Provision Specialist

Insulin Management Care Associate

Telecom Engineer

Validation Associate (Insurance Claims Validator)

Global Account Executive – Dallas/Houston (HUNTER)

Implementation Project Manager

Implementation Project Manager

Surgical – Health Care Inside Sales

Customer Care – Health Care

These jobs will not last long, if you are interested in any of the following positions contact us right now!  Email Richard  – Send Email


SQL DBA (clustering, performance tuning, optimization). SQL Server 2012, Salary up to 90K, full time, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


SQL DBA (SSRS, SSIS, SQL Server 2012, T-SQL), up to 75K, Full time, Fort Sam, NAC

Business Analyst/BI-Report Writing w/ SQL Queries, dashboard creation, workflow, 6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary up to 110K, San Antonio (medical area)

Business Analyst-ITIL Foundation or Intermediate Certification, Cloud & Hosting experience, Process Improvement, Analytics, Metric Creation and Tracking, 6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary around 80K’s, San Antonio (medical area)

RHEL LINUX Admin w/ vSphere, 6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary open, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Vmware Engineer w/ VDI & VCAC or VRAC-6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary open, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Vmware Engineer w/ DCV Certification-6 month contract to hire, Conversion salary open, San Antonio (medical area)

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Software Release Build Manager Position-Full time, San Antonio

CCNP- LAN/WAN/VoIP routers, bridges, gateways & firewalls Call Manger, Unity and UCCX- Full time up to 80K, San Antonio

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Job Description – Magento Developer

Required Skills:

  • 3+ Years of Magento Development (current experience)
  • 4+ years’ experience with PHP in a LAMP based environment
  • Good understanding of Object Oriented principles and web application fundamentals
  • Experience with frameworks such as Zend Framework, Prototype(JS), JQuery(JS).
  • Knowledge with working on Relational Databases (MySQL)
  • Experience with Version Control Systems (SVN, GIT).
  • Experience in UNIX systems on a user level. Familiarity with Atlassian suite of products (Jira, Confluence).
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum.
  • Proven ability to interact effectively with people in all levels of the organization (cross-functional, on/shore technical teams and executive management)
  • Experience with architecture design concepts and techniques and the ability to communicate and evangelize those concepts to a broad based team
  • Strong problem solving skills, ability to triage technical issues and drive resolution with cross functional teams
  • Strong decision-making skills, and an understanding of where projects fit into the overall architecture strategy
  • Ability to roll with changes in a dynamic work environment, shaping changes into opportunities. Proven performance record with demonstrated leadership skills
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and facilitation skills are required
  • Experience with Agile development methodology and distributed code repositories with GIT

Benefits for You

  • Work in a high paced yet casual atmosphere
  • Join a team of highly talented and dedicated resources
  • Experience tremendous growth and help shape the organization
  • Work within a worldwide development team from North America, South America, Europe, Eastern Europe and India
  • Experience large projects with Fortune 500 customers

Compensation and Hours

  • Competitive base salary
  • Full benefits with retirement plan
  • You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email

 6 month contract to hire.

Senior VMware Systems Administrator in San Antonio, Texas.  The selected candidate must have demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and managing a large VMware enterprise environment. A current VMware DCV and/or Cloud certification is required.

Job Duties:

  • Monitor, provide maintenance and support for a large VMware environment
  • Utilize the full spectrum of VMware tools to aid in maintenance and troubleshooting
  • Evaluate, improve, and maintain the information security throughout the infrastructure
  • Documenting troubleshooting resolutions for future use

Job Requirements: 

  • Extensive VMware Virtualization Experience – designing, implementing,  and managing a VMware environment, including Datacenter cluster(s) managed by vCenter
  • Current VMware certification (minimally, Data Center Virtualization and/or Cloud)
  • Demonstrated effective project management experience (managing multiple projects along with day to day system administration)
  • Red Hat Linux System Administration skills
  • Windows Server (2008 R2, 2012) and Active Directory

Plus:

  • Database Administration Skills

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


Get Out and See the World! Be a Truck Driver!

1Get out and see the world. You could even be an independent contractor. Be a Truck Driver. You can get trained for FREE and start working immediately upon completion of training. It just does not get better than that for anyone wanting to be a driver.

  • Great Training
  • Stable Employment
  • Top-of-the-Line Equipment
  • Strong Driver Support Program
  • Mileage, Safety and Fuel Savings Bonus Program
  • Independent Contractor Opportunities

You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


  • JOB OPENING:

    Veterans and Transitioning Military: Outstanding Opportunity

    If you like to work outside and like constantly changing scenery then you will really want to look into this opportunity. We are currently looking for MILITARY VETERANS and TRANSITIONING MILITARY personnel who are interested in a ten week course to become a Catastrophic Claims Adjustor. The training for this position can be paid for using your military benefits for education. Upon completion of the course students will receive three certifications that will enable you to work as a Catastrophic Claims Adjustor and a Home Inspector. This is an exciting opportunity with income potential ranging from $60 to $120k annually. For MILITARY VETERANS, TRANSITIONING MILITARY, and Spouses of Veterans and Transitioning military, send us your resume and contact information.

    You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email


    Drivers Wanted!!!!

    We have positions available for drivers/truck drivers.

    You can Email your Resume to Richard  – Send Email

    Delivery Driver San Antonio, Austin, Victoria and Temple (Sign On Bonus Available)

    Shuttle DriverLaredo and Temple (Sign On Bonus Available)
     Recruit Military also has a nice list of veteran job fairs which you can find here… 

    Screen Shot 2015-02-27 at 09.22.42

    Do you want financial freedom?
    Are you into fitness and the exercise scene? 

    Some military personnel who have transitioned out of the military have taken a fast-track training program at Fred Astaire Dance Studios. In just a few months (that’s right MONTHS) they have gone from knowing little-to-nothing about dance to being actual dance instructors. In a VERY short amount of time they moved up to managing, owning a franchise and now to being among the top producing studios in the company.What we have found at Forward March Inc. is that military personnel are especially suited not only for the training and becoming instructors themselves, but becoming highly successful in the company.  Forward March Inc. has an outstanding relationship with our customer Fred Astarie Dance Studios. You owe it to yourself to check out our previous post to learn more about the outstanding opportunities for employment and even franchise ownership with them.

    JOB OPENINGS

    Instructor/Trainer

    NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY We are looking for high-energy individuals who enjoy personal training and working in the fitness industry for positions in our company. This career includes paid travel and a schedule where most of your mornings are free. All of our training and certificates will be paid by the company. You can continue your career into management and ownership with franchise opportunities. These instructor/trainer positions can earn up to $75,000 per year.

    Management

    Do you have strong leadership and management skills and training? You will need to be able to lead small teams of 5 to 7 instructors/trainers on a daily schedule. You will also need to be able to present packages to clients and enroll them into our programs. Career advancement is available. You can also further your career through franchise opportunities. Income potential can be up to $100,000.

    Franchise/Ownership

    Would you like to be your own boss? Are you looking for real opportunities that present long term careers and financial freedom? Come and join the ranks of those who work for themselves. Join this franchise system and start living your dream. This franchise started in 1947 and has been one of the top franchise systems in the country since. We will train you in how to run the day to day operations to how to become a multi unit owner and build your legacy.

    Currently we are looking for Instructors, Managers, Assistant Managers and more. Contact Emma at Forward March Inc. today to learn more!!!!  – Send Email

    Learn about the great work Forward March Inc. is doing with Fred Astaire Dance Studios through Dancing With Our Heroes. To date we have worked together to raise over $300,000.00 for The Fisher House Foundation and the USO.  

Live Your Dream – Be Your Own Boss!

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According to the Small Business Association Office of Advocacy veterans make up approximately 9.1% of business owners. Veterans have a long standing history of leaving or retiring from military service and venturing out as small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Today there are more opportunities for Americans to start their own business than ever before. There are a multitude of ways that you can start your own business from franchises and licensing opportunities to buying into existing businesses and sales distribution markets, just to name a few. Starting a home-based-business is also always an option and many people exercise this option with varying results. The reasons for business failure are varied but one thing that helps ensure success is a good business model and sound business planning.

Many opportunities touted in the “sharing economy” and in the world of multi level marketing (MLM) promise great financial futures but the statistical reality is that few people who embark in these ventures ever make the income they dreamed of making when they started. These kinds of business “opportunities” have been in the news again with the public commitment of Uber to bring 50,000 vets onboard. You can read about what is going on with that here. 

If you want to avoid the pitfalls of becoming another statistic in these markets you can mitigate your risk. Take your time, and research the business you are getting into. If a business opportunity sounds too good to be true, conventional wisdom dictates that it probably is. However, no harm comes from doing your homework and researching opportunities. Entrepreneur magazine has some great advice on how to research a business opportunity. You can find their informative article here. 

Veterans who wish to go down the road of entrepreneurship have a lot of opportunities today to learn, get mentored and find proven methods of business success. If you are interested in joining the ranks of veterans who own their own business then you will definitely be interested in some of the outstanding opportunities available to you right now. Many of these opportunities are free for veterans! While many of these opportunities are in the San Antonio area we encourage veterans to look into their local Chamber, SBA, and university locations to find out if programs like this are being offered in their location.

We posted a while back that the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is “re-booting” their entrepreneurial boot-camp for military veterans. You can learn more about that here.

Veterans who want to join the SBA and start down the track of entrepreneurship should check out the latest article on the San Antonio Business Journal site. The SBA is extending their fee waiver program for veterans through 2015!

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Veterans and transitioning military interested in starting their own business should also check out the San Antonio Small Business Development Center at UTSA. This program offers a number of benefits including special veterans assistance.

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Forward March Inc. has an outstanding relationship with our customer Fred Astarie Dance Studios. You owe it to yourself to check out our previous post to learn more about the outstanding opportunities for employment and even franchise ownership with them.