In the three years since the launch of the Texas Veterans Network (TVN) powered by Combined Arms, 40,000 military-connected individuals have been connected to resources in the community.   The Texas Veterans Network was launched as a statewide...

"I think your idea to use my idea was a great idea." OurMindfulLife.com Is anything original? Perhaps, but I believe, when it comes to leadership, I'm plagiarizing all day long. For clarity, Merriam-Webster defines plagiarize: to steal and pass off (the words or ideas...

The National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) has established a Military and Veteran Organization Task Force with the aim of providing support and resources to veteran organizations across the country. By joining this task force, veteran organizations can...

I attended an event on a Saturday recently which promoted the trades for high school students. I spent all morning there exploring and voting on student projects. The lunch hour came and went and when I eventually decided to leave I was pretty hungry. In the parking...

Founder/CEO - Sgt. Stephanie J. Shannon was nominated and voted in as 1 of the 10 community women leaders out of 240 women nominated for the Women Who Shape the State Award.  The 10 women community leaders were voted in as inspirational trailblazers that have gone...

Women Veterans Alliance CEO and Founder receives NAWBO Outstanding Woman Leader Vision Award Sacramento, CA (March 25, 2023) – Melissa A. Washington, Navy Veteran CEO and Founder of Women Veterans Alliance received the National Association Women Business Owners...

" The beatings will continue until morale improves" Office Humor Morale down? It happens to the best of organizations. When people are brought together under good leadership in support of an important mission or cause, there is naturally a lot to be motivated about....

"It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" Lewis Carroll I'm hiring in my small business and I hate the word. Of course, I must use it to define clearly what I'm doing but I think too many organizations and leaders get hiring wrong. I've been doing a lot...

" To write is human, to edit is divine " Stephen King Communication is an essential part of leadership, and it goes wrong daily if not hourly in organizations. Here is a wonderful editing tool and a great way to communicate clearly as a leader that I've used...

Farmer Veteran Coalition releases third and final episode with Vets in Ag Podcast Farmer Veteran Coalition is happy to announce that episode 3 of our three-part series partnership with Vets in Ag Podcast is now available. In the podcast, hosted by Michael...

"You can talk s%@t about us, but you can't talk without us!" The (joking) anthem of the U.S. Army Signal Corps when they feel unappreciated. Every modern organization has embedded or at least contracted to it, technicians to help them and their organization function....

MI Women Veterans Empowerment and Cause and Affect gallery are partnering to honor Gold Star Heroes this Memorial Day.  We are seeking photos and stories of Fallen Heroes that’ll be made into professional portraits which will be exhibited in an art gallery from...

"The palest ink is better than the best memory." Chinese Proverb Have you ever had that waiter or waitress who takes your order without writing anything down? I lose confidence when that happens. I think to myself, "How can they memorize all that amidst the chaos...

Join the First Idaho Veterans Tiny Home Project Committee today! Open to all! "Operation Freedom Crossroads" is a projected tiny home community devoted to Veterans that have at one-point experienced homelessness in The State of Idaho. The hope is to provide...

Tactical 16 Publishing, a company dedicated to helping Vets publish their stories in their own words, is teaming with NVBDC MVO TF National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC), welcomes Tactical 16 Publishing to NVBDC’s Military & Veteran...