Veterans Show Strong Propensity for Small Business Ownership as a Second Career

Nearly nine in 10 veterans and active duty service members expect to have a second career after they separate from the military, according to a recent survey* conducted by The UPS Store®.  With a strong desire to be their own boss, service members are interested in applying the skills they learned in the military toward owning a business. In fact, of those surveyed, 63 percent who envisioned a second career as a small business owner considered owning a franchise. Some other notable survey results:



Veterans Show Strong Propensity for Small Business Ownership as a Second Career