Pretty easy people and costs $0 to get your SDVOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) certification. What is stopping you?

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It's responsible for most of the good things that have happened in my career. Clients. Business partnerships. Friendships. Introductions. Connections. New opportunities. I’ve been hosting events for veterans for over 25 years. And over the past 2 years, I’ve hosted dozens of veteran events and brought together hundreds of people across the Houston veteran community. What I’ve learned is this: Most opportunities don’t come from posting online. They come from getting the right people in the same room. A handshake. A shared story. A random conversation. An introduction that turns into something bigger later. That’s why I believe every veteran entrepreneur should seriously consider hosting events that bring together: Your veteran community. Your industry. Your city. Your ideal customers. And the kinds of people you want to build relationships with. You don’t need a massive conference. Start small. Coffee meetup. Happy hour. Workshop. Dinner. Because when you become the person bringing good people together, everything changes. Your network grows fast. Trust builds faster. Opportunities move faster. In a world where everyone is fighting for attention online, hosting real-world events is becoming one of the biggest unfair advantages in business. The best relationships still happen face-to-face. Get out there and build the rooms that you want to be in.

Hi Everyone My name is Justin Zelenak and I was just approved for the VR&E Self employment track. It was a long process! I want to thank @Brian LaFauci and @David Jones for the help and I cant thank you guys enough! Next Steps- Equipment purchase Find a commercial place If anyone in the Massachusetts area has any leads on a commercial space it would be much appreciated. My Business- I started out of my sun room with a small DTF printer and grew EXCEPTIONALLY quick by word of mouth with local sports teams and businesses. Few months later I saw so much potential with TikTok so I started to figure out how to post and what to post to get seen. I made a Christmas design, made a video and posted it to my TikTok shop and within 4 days I had 1400 orders totaling over $95,000, I had to shut down my TikTok shop because my little printer couldn't keep up. I was blown away with mind blowing growth with TikTok and realized I needed bigger and faster equipment to keep up with any demand that is thrown my way. I am now able to get a commercial size DTF printer and I also get to add embroidery to my business which was HIGHLY requested from all my customers. I will be providing services to consumers, businesses, and anyone that wants to build their own brand. I have accounts with 3 of the biggest clothing wholesalers sale suppliers in the US with a wide selection of name brand clothing like Carhartt, Nike, Underarmour, Addidas, Dickies, Puma and tons more. Thanks for the invite to the community!

Community. Then one day, it takes it away. Because eventually, we all leave the military. And when we do, the shift happens all at once. One day, you're surrounded by people who understand you. The next day, you're not. One day, you have a built-in community. The next day, you're starting from scratch. Then many veterans do something even harder. They become entrepreneurs. And entrepreneurship can be one of the loneliest journeys you'll ever take. No team. No chain of command. No squadron. No platoon. No one to bounce ideas off of. No one who truly understands the weight of building something from nothing. That's why community becomes even more important as a business owner. Not because you need more followers. Because you need more people. People who understand what you're building. People who can challenge your thinking. People who can share lessons learned. People who can open doors. People who remind you that you're not doing this alone. The most successful veteran entrepreneurs I know aren't building in isolation. They're building inside communities. They're attending events. They're joining masterminds. They're investing in relationships. They're getting around people who make them better. Business grows faster when you're connected. And life gets better too. That's one of the reasons that I teamed up with @David Jones to build the Veteran Business Community. Because it's also about who you're surrounded by. And sometimes the breakthrough you're looking for isn't another course, another book, or another AI tool. It's a community. Who are the veteran entrepreneurs that have had the biggest impact on your journey?