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Business Opportunities for Wounded Warriors

The jobless rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is 9.7%. The rate of unemployment is even higher for wounded warriors. At the same time, the Small Business Administration reports that veterans are more likely to start a business than the general population. Reasons for this include the discipline and risk-taking experienced in the field. When you’ve risked your life, taking a risk to start a business is put into perspective.

Accounting for Disaster

Calculating and reporting payroll taxes, tracking sales, managing expenses, and safely storing all of these records can take a huge toll on a small-business owner’s time. To show entrepreneurs the benefits of technology, Black Enterprise asked business software maker Intuit to give one small eatery a software makeover. Intuit responded with a package that includes five years of free QuickBooks Online Plus & Payroll package and Intuit’s GoPayment with one year of credit card processing fees waived, which all together is worth nearly $5,000.

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