The Armed Services provide leadership and discipline, key elements for a successful business.  Veteran-owned businesses enjoy a higher success rate than those owned by non-veterans, due in part to the training and experience of military service.  The following information and links may be helpful in achieving the dream of owning your own business:

1st Steps:

• 10 Steps to Starting a Business
• Business Ownership in the Veteran Population
• GI Bill for Entrepreneurship Training
• Michigan Veterans Business Resource Center
• Military Spouse Self-Employment Resources
• Pros and Cons of Working From Home
• Small Business Ownership - SBA
  • Choosing to Run Your Own Business
  • Most Requested Items
  • Veteran Small Business Notes
  • Starting Your Business - SBA
• Small Business Ownership - HireVetsFirst.gov
• Small Business Start-Ups - MEDC
• Start a Business - VA
• Starting Your Own Business: The Riley Guide

Disabled Veterans' Business Opportunities:
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• Association for Service-Disabled Veterans
• Business Resources for Disabled Veterans - Business.gov
• Doing Business with the State of Michigan
  • Q & A about Public Act 91 of 2005
• Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities
• Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of Michigan
• SBA - Microloans 
• SBA Office of Veteran Business Development
• Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business Initiative - GSA
• The Job Accommodation Network Entrepreneurship

Financing:
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• Best Banks for Entrepreneurs
• Business Finance and Financial Assistance
• Center for Veterans Enterprise
• Federal Grant Resources - SBA
• Federal Grants - Grants.gov
• Financing Your Business - MI Business One-Stop
• Financing - Yahoo.com
• Financing Resources - VA
• Key Bank Small Business
• Michigan Banks 
• Michigan Credit Unions
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers - MoneyTree Report
• Self-Employment Assistance - USDOL
• Small Business Administration - Micro Loans
• State-Administered Grants
• U.S. Government Grants
• Veterans' Business Development
• Veterans' Corporation
• Women's Business Ownership - SBA

Franchises:
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• Best of the Web - Franchising
• Bison (franchises and franchising)
• Franchise Aptitude: A Self-Test
• Franchise Opportunity Research 
• Franchise Solutions
• Franchise Zone
• Franchising - Yahoo.com
• G.I. Jobs Franchise Opportunities 
• International Franchise Association
• Little Caesars Pizza Veterans Program
• Military Franchising  
• The Franchise Doctor
• VetFran (Veterans' Transition Franchise Initiative)
• Yahoo Small Business Directory - Franchise Information

Resources for Business:
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• Access America Business Services - FirstGov  
• BizJournals.com
• BizWeb.com
• Business Center - CareerOneStop
• Business Data and Statistics
• Business.gov - Gateway to Federal Resources
• Business Opportunities - Federal Government
• Business Tools - Yahoo.com
• Business Wire
• Company Listings. CareerBuilder.com
• CorporateInformation.com  
• Department of Defense
  • Army Defense Contractors (large listing)
  • Mentor-Protégé Program
  • National Guard Contracting
  • Office of Small Business Programs
• Entrepreneurs (U.S. Department of Labor - Project GATE)
• Hoover's Online - worldwide business news and information
• INC online
• Manta - Data and Analysis 
• Marketing - VOX (Voice of Online Marketing)
• Michigan Technology News
• Nekkei.net
• Red Herring
• Small Business Administration
  • Characteristics of Veteran Business Owners
  • Free Newsletters & Publications
  • Free Online Training Courses
  • Veterans Business Development - SBA
• Small Business - Yahoo.com
• Social Security Benefit Calculators
• State of Michigan
  • Business One Stop
  • Business Entity Search
  • Local Economic Development Organizations - MEDC
  • Small Business and Technology Development Center
• Thomas Register - North American Companies and Products
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• VA Center for Veterans' Enterprise
• VetBiz Registry - veteran-owned businesses
• Veterans in Business - Military.com
• Veterans' Business Resource Center
• Veteran Entrepreneurs - veteranscorp.org
• Veteran-Owned Businesses - Business.gov
• Veteran-Owned Business Directory, VetBiz.gov
• Wall Street Journal
• WomenBiz.gov