Veterans need better small business advocates and more outreach events that will help a small business navigate the complex system of being eligible to compete for government contracts.

In a recent survey Military Time’s Edge found Progressive Insurance to be one of the best places to work for active and former U.S. service members.

“The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” Nothing could be more true of any man or woman who has served in our Armed Forces. Every vet is a doer.

Milicruit, a virtual career fair website company, will host a job fair specifically for veterans. On June 23rd the website opened and is free of charge to military members and their spouses.

Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) has proposed aggressive new legislation to deal with the growing rate of unemployment among veterans.

Senator Patty Murray reported that in March, the Department of Labor found that the unemployment rate for younger veterans was more than 27 percent.

In this economy, jobs are hard to find for anyone, but veterans, especially disabled veterans, are particularly worried.

Sometimes being an active reservist or a recently discharged veteran can hurt more than help one’s chances in finding work.

Christine L. Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project (NELP) testified in writing that the economy needs 12.2 million jobs to get back to “full” employment.

One would think that in these tough times, there would be little stigma associated with being unemployed. One would be wrong.