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Four Veterans, three businesses

A preview of a series of episodes about our veterans. More and more are returning home to start a business just to keep serving.

Washington, DC and the nation: Defenders of freedom. Patriots. Veterans. These people come from every part of society and from every corner of the nation. They get special training and they serve their country. Some enter combat and some get injured. In one way or another, they all come home, and are discharged or retire from the military. Many join the workforce and begin re-creating their life with the special honors and experiences of being in the US military.

Meet four veterans who came home and started a business and became enormously successful. They have all been creating jobs for many years now and are each highly respected within their industry.

In this episode of the show they each tell how they started companies to provide services to the military. They explain that doing business with the federal government is different than selling goods and services to the private sector.

All three have fast-growing businesses that range from $26 million to $70 million in annual sales.

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And, every day should stimulate our imagination, creativity, and motivations.

Entrepreneurs do not wait for somebody else to do it. They just do it themselves. They take on the big challenges and are not afraid that others will think they are stupid, crazy, or simply a fool. It is so much easier to say, "That's impossible" or "That can't be done."

So what are you waiting for? Do you have that special genius?

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