“Accountability” in Government – from the “Veterans Administration”? Who would have guessed it?

I saw this email that stated the VA was holding its annual “accountability” conference. The concept of government and accountability seemed an oxymoron, so I had to go. The agenda was all about VA acknowledging the progress many government agencies had made in their goals for contracting to Service Disabled Veterans. To be sure, there [...]

The Help Desk goes to the Aspen Institute for the Child Care Industry

I was asked to contribute to discussions on improving access to finance in the child care industry, and initially felt somewhat out of place. However I was quickly put at ease by the friendly manner of all the participants at Aspen Institute symposium to link economic development to child care initiatives. Led by Bill Meyers, [...]

When will the President appoint members to the H.R. 4253 Veterans Task Force?

Sometimes it gets very frustrating when you see everyone trying waive the flag for us Veterans for political exposure and then no one follows through.  Congress passes a law (H.R. 4253) which is supposed to help fill the service gaps for Veteran owned small businesses.  Problem is that no one paid any attention to the [...]

Walter Reed Intro

This is a video I made about being a veteran small business entrepreneur. Take a look and enjoy.

From Crackle: Walter Reed Intro

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    I'm Jim Mingey and I travel across the country in my jeep helping service disabled veterans build businesses. This is a journal of my days changing people's lives.