The Franchise Blog 4 Vets

Veteran Takes 7-Eleven Up On It's Veteran Franchise Discount Offer

Randy Harrell and his wife, Kristi, are slated to take over as franchisee in early November at the 7-Eleven store on Dunlawton Avenue in Port Orange, Fla for an undisclosed price.

The Air Force Veteran was attracted to the offer of a 10% discount on the up-front franchise fee offered up by 7-Eleven.

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6 Veterans To Compete For A Free Franchise

It's down to six. Six of our best will be competing to win a franchise business package from Atlanta's Maid Brigade Franchise Corp...

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VetFran Offers Great Incentives For Military Veterans

The VetFran program has been around for many years now. Discounts on the up-front franchise fee are a great way to lower one's start-up costs.

This blogger has helped two fine military veterans enter the franchise world with VetFran discounts. One of them is launching their franchise business very soon. The other one is already rocking and rolling. Look

Here's what Dina Dwyer-Owens said about VetFran;  (She's the IFA Chair)

"I was offered an opportunity to lead VetFran, and as I accepted, the outpouring of support from the franchising community was amazing. Along with that, it further fulfilled the wonderful memories of the mission my father, the late Don Dwyer, started in August 14, 1991 during the Gulf War. At that time, more than 100 companies came on board as participants in the program to further the dream of veterans having an opportunity to control their own destinies through our free enterprise system."

Military Veterans; Maybe You Should Start An Online Learning Company

      
Online learning.                  Smart Idea.

Not all of you have the financial resources to start a franchise. I'd like to share an alternative. You can still become a small business owner...

Is there something that you are an expert at? Maybe you are really good at repairing motorcycles, or cars and trucks. Do you have good first-aid skills? How about teaching them?

Here's some other ideas on what you could teach online;

• Your experiences in the battlefield?
  

• Can you teach a course on what to know about Iraq, or Afghanistan?
  

• Maybe you can teach future recruits what they need to know about boot camp, and what they need to do to excel.
• How about family issues, before and after your tour of duty?

Online learning is not the wave of the future. It's here. More and more folks will be learning online.

Today's wireless technology allows more and more people to participate and purchase online learning modules. Your courses will be able to reach rural areas and even deserts. People can participate in an almost endless array of learning opportunities.

Would you like to learn about an easy way to teach online, and start a business of your own by teaching what you know?

If so, check this out. (Just watch the video posted at that site, and then sign up for the next one. )

(Full Disclosure; I get paid a small portion of any fees collected by this cool technology company for folks I introduce to them. Which helps support this blog...)

Our National Anthem; Sung By 5 Pretty Darn Amazing Young Ladies

This makes me want to thank you for your service, military veterans!

A friend of mine from Cleveland shared this with me. Amazing...

Veteran SBO's; The H1N1 Flu May Affect Your Small Business

The H1N1 Flu Virus could affect your business this year.The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) is putting the word out all across the business community. Your employees and their families may be affected by this, too...Here is tip #1

• Identify a workplace coordinator who will be responsible for dealing with 2009 H1N1 flu issues and their impact at the workplace, including contacting local health department and health care workers in advance and developing and implementing protocols for response to ill individuals. The coordinator should not wait for flu season to start in order to establish those contacts and relationships, and check online resources of local public health officials immediately to learn what you should be doing.

Read this article to learn more about your small business, and the H1N1 Flu