Chapter 1: Is Business the Right Option for You?Assessment (personality/vocational/interests/aptitudes/college) methods: Which assessments to use and why. Determining the results and alignment to the business or entrepreneurial field.Matching career with personality type: Types of business-related fields or businesses to pursue based on personality type and how to channel these traits into a prosperous career.Military occupational specialty (MOS) translator: For service members to determine civilian-sector career pathways that align to their military occupational specialty/rating.Pros and cons of business ownership to include description of the lifestyle. Chapter: Which Track is Best for You?College to work or college to entrepreneurship/franchise: Advantages and disadvantages of going to work for an established business first. Determining the correct amount of education. Benefits of attending school first.Career strategy stages: Selecting college majors that result in career progression, planning career progression, mentors, forming goals.Vocational training for small business owners: Credentials or licenses as a catalyst for small business ownership and the high demand for trained individuals who also have management potential.Direct to entrepreneurship or franchise. Chapter: Picking a degree program.Accreditation: Institutional and programmatic.Degrees: Types, differences, range of subjects to look for in a degree program.Specialized business degrees such as logistics, IT management, aviation management, international business, and business with an entrepreneurial focus. Combined bachelor's and master's degree programs and the benefits of graduate school. Internships, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training.Certificates to enhance resumes: OSHA, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Project ManagementProfessional, SHRM.School resources: Internships, career resource departments and personnel (career counselors), and organizations sponsored by colleges and universities.Chapter 2: Study Business Abroad and Work AbroadPurpose: Advantages of learning a second language, problems and pitfalls to consider or avoid, sample programs and countries, countries that allow foreign students to work while attending school.Using the GI Bill abroad and getting VA GI Bill approval for a school that is not currently approved for benefits.Chapter 3: NetworkingImportance: Developing a strategy, desired outcomes, and goals necessary to create the framework for a plan, public speaking and help for refining speaking (Toastmasters).Resources: Service organizations that promote regular networking around military bases, veterans' and professional organizations.Chapter 4: Preparing to Enter the WorkforceResources to prepare: Payscale.com, Indeed.com, CareerScope Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, LinkedIn (military-based workshops), O*NET, Glassdoor, state-based sites such as Illinois WorkNet Center, California Career Zone, and New Hampshire Works Job Match System.Resumes: Translating military skills, articulating career focus, substantiating focus with related skills and career experiences. Streamlining resumes, constructing profiles of capabilities and potential. Demonstrating evidence that substantiates career direction for hiring managers. Online resources for writing.Cover letters: Introducing the writer to the hiring manager. Letters to tell stories and are designed to be strategic documents that hook the reader's interest, pitch the writer's experience, and show momentum for the role the writer is looking to fill.Interviewing: Positive demonstrations on paper that lead to interviews. Preparing properly. Developing an identity for the position. Understanding and preparing for skills- based panel questions.Portfolio: Purpose; resources to create and publish an e-Portfolio; military, academic, and professional items to include.Chapter 5: Franchise Opportunities and Small BusinessesPersonality profiling: What types of businesses are you best suited for?Transferable skill set: Organize and define. Understanding your aptitude (skill set), your areas of interest, and choosing a business based on these factors to maximize success.Hiring others to help: Determining areas of weakness and contract with professionals to maximize business benefits.Business models: Owner operator, executive model, semi-absentee.Finding franchise opportunities.Developing an entrepreneurship.Financing a business: Resources available, personal investment determination. Chapter: ResourcesSyracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families programs.Department of Defense two-day small business tracks aboard military bases for transitioning service members.The Small Business Administration, SCORE, Small Business Development Centers, local Chambers of Commerce, state government resources, local resources.Resources aboard military bases and in the surrounding community (such as the Employment Development Department in California) for assistance with all topics related to career transition assistance.Chapter 6: GI Bill and BenefitsGI Bills.Vocational Rehabilitation.Financial assistance: Federal Student Aid, civilian state-based benefits, state-based veterans' education benefits.GI Bill Comparison Tool.