Lida Citroën, Author, Your Next Mission

Many veterans leaving military service go straight into government jobs, professional careers on Wall Street or Main Street, or work in trade jobs such as construction or manufacturing; however, many former military personnel are drawn to more risky and exciting options such as entrepreneurship.

To many veterans, self-employment represents being in charge of your future, having control over your livelihood, and “eating what you hunt,” so to speak. For other veterans, entrepreneurship represents an opportunity to take an idea, vision, or product and bring it to life. These former service men and women see entrepreneurship as a path to making something real that they may have only dreamed about.

David Wimer

Some of the most enjoyable and creative moments as a business owner have been when I’m quiet and alone. Why? Because aloneness is a state where I can contemplate and reflect.  My hectic schedule of client appointments, speaking engagements and a sundry of other business and family commitments, including deadlines for articles and advice provide for a demanding owner’s schedule to produce something of value.