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12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, July 18, 2010

A new initiative will help veterans returning to the Dallas-Fort Worth area from Afghanistan and Iraq successfully start their own businesses. Jim Reid, president of the nonprofit Momentum Texas Inc., whose mission is "Building Communities and Growing Entrepreneurs," announced the initiative.

Therapists Use Internet to Treat Reluctant Veterans Produced by Gabriel Spitzer

Military members are trained to rely on themselves, to ignore doubts and emotions. In combat, those skills might save a person’s life. But that training can make it hard to readjust to the civilian world, and to seek help when it’s needed. A group of Chicago entrepreneurs is trying a new way to get those veterans into therapy. They’re using something most vets readily understand: technology.

McCormick Foundation, Major League Baseball Announce $2.6 Million in Additional Grants for “Welcome Back Veterans”
 By: Kristin Kiss

The McCormick Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved $2.6 million in 2009 grants as part of Welcome Back Veterans, a national public awareness and fundraising initiative to address the mental health and employment needs of America’s veterans and their families. This brings the total amount awarded through Welcome Back Veterans to more than $5.5 million.

What I Learned in the Trenches: Veterans-turned-entrepreneurs offer advice
By: Amy S. Choi

After 13 years in the Marine Corps, Brian Iglesias was ready to embark on a dream career in filmmaking. Prepared to pay his dues, he worked the phones, sent e-mails, and paid visits. But all he ran into were dead ends. "Not too long ago I was leading over 225 Marines in landslide relief operations in the Philippines," he says. But "I had to beg people to let me intern. Only my friends were willing to give me work."

Nonprofit offers advice, connections
By R. Stephanie Bruno

A nonprofit called The Veterans Corporation held a seminar in New Orleans this week during which it offered veterans suggestions for raising capital, preparing a business plan and otherwise launching a successful business.

While military service fosters some of the same qualities that make a successful entrepreneur, including discipline and organization, returning veterans do not always know how to translate their skills to the civilian business world.