Things I wish I knew before becoming a Veteran! Some great resources.
I was talking with some old Army buddies about what I am doing with this site. It came up that many brothers and sisters in arms don’t know where to go or what kind of benefits/resources are out there.
So I asked them if they were getting out or wanted to start a business be it online or traditional brick and mortar, what they would want to know. So the list started to build. “If I had a mentor to show me the ropes of getting set up with the VA.” “Can a Solider get set up with the VA before his/her ETS or retirement?” “How do I start a business?” “What is a Veteran Owned Business or Disabled Veteran Owned Business?” “How can that help my business”
Well, here it is. Just about all the resources, we came up with and a few I found after a few days of reaching out to other groups. It is a ton of information and I have tried to organize it as what to do first with a rough guideline to help you along with your transition. I have put them all together below.
As I too progress on my own journey with Changing my Mind Set, Becoming an Entrepreneur, I will add more. Please let me know what you think. What can I add or remove?
I will be adding a couple of case studies as well. I have a some Guinee pigs, I mean old military buddies that are getting out soon and they have “Volunteered” to let me show them how to set up online businesses.
You see, how can I give advise and monetize this site and my idea if a few things haven’t happened.
1st: I need to be able to take care of my family and make a living while helping my military brothers and anyone else that wants to do the same.
2nd: If I can make money with an online business with Affiliate links, ebooks, courses, etc then others can do it. (For me the hardest part was and is, setting up this site with email, forms, links, etc. MY BALD HEAD IS GETTING BALDER!
3rd: I want to show even though this is hard and not a get rich quick scheme, It can be done! It will and does take work but it does take less and less work as it progresses. Hence passive income kicks in and things start to move.
I will be helping a couple of buddies set up their online businesses so they can show me I’m not crazy and we can do this! Also helping them will help me design a series of courses and standardize the whole process.
As you might have seen already there are a lot of so-called online marketing gurus out there. Especially on YouTube. Showing off multimillion-dollar houses, exotic cars, etc. All saying, you can do this thing and it is easy! “Just buy my course or subscribe to my system and I will show how to become an online millionaire!” I call BS!
There are some good ones out there and you can tell for the most part. When they focus on providing more time to showing you great tips for free and delivering incredible value you start to see who can help you succeed and who just wants you to sign up for their course and then the next one and next one and next one. Before you know it You have spent over $20,000!
My thought is if these guys can’t show you or me how to make $5,000 or $10,000 or more a month in their first course then why spend anywhere from a couple of hundred to a thousand or two in the first place!
I invite you to read my story and my journey in the about us section. At the time I am writing this article I have spent a couple thousand on online courses and am about 3 months into it. I haven’t made money yet. So go to my book section and buy a book! lol Hint Amazon book sales through their affiliate program pays just a little. Comes out to be about .50 cents a book. That’s ok I think everyone needs to read those books. Key to this journey and succeeding is changing your mindset from being an employee to becoming a business owner with multiple incomes.
I am in this for the long haul so join me and Keep checking in get on my list for updates etc. I will be posting my income and being transparent as possible. For now, I will continue to set this all up and be proud, I am providing free information that has a ton of value. Again if you see things I can improve upon or have an idea about a business let me know.
While still in the Military 12 -6 months before getting out you can start doing a lot of these things to get a jump start.
Reach out to mentor groups where you will be living.
Research and or Apply, to schools you want to attend with GI Bill, VOC Rehab Chapter 31
Sign up and take an online course for launching your online business
Start your online niche site and launch.
12-1 month prior to getting out, set your appointments with Agencies.
https://www.va.gov/osdbu/programs/
(Business set up and a ton of info.)
https://www.benefits.va.gov/predischarge/index.asp
(Get it done 180 days out!)
(Join David on his journey Get tons of info in one place.)
(Did you know there is free money out there?)
https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits
(General info break down, apply, and keep track)
https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/
( Do not forget this It will help down the road.)
https://www.benefits.va.gov/insurance/
(Do not forget this small window then closes.)
https://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/purchaseco_eligibility.asp
(Once you get settled you will want to buy a house Why not do it before you get out?)
https://www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/edu_voc_counseling.asp
(6 months out, get guidance!)
https://www.score.org/find-mentor
( Great business recourse and super friendly Local offices)
https://www.acp-usa.org/mentoring-program
(Do not skip checking this out.)
https://www.valorbridge.org/mentors.html
(Career help and guidance.)
https://thejonasproject.org/mentors-serv-2/
(Different mentor programs from getting jobs to starting a business.)
https://www.ementorprogram.org/home/about/
(This mentor program is online and over the phone.)
https://www.volunteer.va.gov/directory/index.asp
(Here you can find local volunteers)
https://www.dav.org/help-dav/volunteer/volunteer-locally-help-veterans/
(The DAV is a great resource and has an office at just about every VA Hospital and clinic. )
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