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Five Veteran-owned Groups Making The World A Better Place

Posted by Michael Penney on Nov 13, 2018

Five Veteran-owned Groups Making The World A Better Place

Five Paragraph Business Plan is an organization that helps veterans (and civilians) start their own small business, no matter what type. Penny, a former Marine and Iraq & Afghanistan vet, has long been an advocate for veteran-owned small businesses, and his Five Paragraph system brings the theories of military operations planning to the civilian world.

The 12 Best Business Development Every Business Leader Should Read

Posted by Michael Penney on Sep 15, 2018

The 12 Best Business Development Every Business Leader Should Read

"Business development is a broad subject that often seems unconquerable. Countless different gurus have seemingly endless ideas on what it takes to master business development. We reached out to industry leaders to get their recommendations for business development books that actually work."

5paragraph.com is helping vetrepreneurs get started

Posted by Michael Penney on May 15, 2018

5paragraph.com is helping vetrepreneurs get started

The 5 Paragraph Business Plan combines proven business and military planning concepts into a powerful tool that's simple and easy to use. It helps business owners to organize, conceptualize, and run teams with military efficiency. Michael is writing a book about the plan, complete with tutorials. "We make it super simple. It's auditory, it's visual, it's kinesthetic. It's a workbook, and you have to put pen to paper, otherwise you're not going to retain it.

Veteran Entrepreneurs you should know in 2017

Posted by Michael Penney on May 14, 2018

Veteran Entrepreneurs you should know in 2017

In the last four years we have seen the rise of the vetrepreneurs, these warriors turned business owners have a drive and passion most of their civilian counterparts only wish they could have. I wanted to share 22.6 veterans and veteran-owned businesses you should know in 2017...

Dwayne D. Paro, ContributorVeteran Empowerment Coach/Author/Blogger/Podcaster/Speaker

Jobs After the Military: Feeling Out-of-Place

Posted by Michael Penney on May 14, 2018

Jobs After the Military: Feeling Out-of-Place

I’ll admit it: I’m intimidated by Marines. So when I got the chance to interview a Marine-turned-successful-businessman, I was a little starstruck.

Michael Penney joined the Marine Corps in August 2004. He was a member of the 7th Marines weapons company and served nearly eight years, including two tours in Afghanistan.....

KARA PEREZ November 10, 2017

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