Amazing pointers from Deon Albury with the Fort Gregg-Adams Transition Assistance Program (TAP). He has over 4 years and has helped over 3,000 Servicemen and women transition well out of the military. Key Points:

1) Start early, probably 2-3 years out is best

2) Set the right expectations when you get out for a job or business.

3) Get financially ready

4) Start networking now

Boots in Business is rebranding to make its core programing about helping out military transition better out of the military.

In a Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report dated October 18, 2023, the GAO is showing that our military is having a lot of issues keeping up with the mandate of sending our military through the Transition Assistance Program (TAP).

This TAP program gives the military member to start thinking about how to get a job, convert their military skills to civilian life, and how to start a business.

These are big issues to our military and their family members.

Because of this, Boots in Business is recommitting our time and efforts on how to better help the military as they transition out of the military and ease their stress by giving them more tools in their kitbag for the transition.

Boots in Business will also have our real Estate and Entrepreneurship courses to help our military entrepreneurs to get started the right way and to succeed in their business.

This episode and interview with Rob "YB" Youngblood is incredible.

YB is a talented guest speaker, author of "Collaboration creates Currency", entrepreneur, mentor, coach and now he is starting his own Public Relations Company 

Lots of gold nuggets from the entrepreneurial side of YB.

This is the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) 3-24 Month schedule on transitioning out of the program.

This podcast is all about the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report and what they are saying the Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Bottom line is that we are failing our troops if we don't get them into TAP. Good details on how the program is working.

This is the breakdown of what you should know before entering the Transition Assistance Program.

1.  Must be consistent, must be engaging/interactive with

2.  Website – speed, clear pictures, pop, phone number, email, 5 star Google reviews, keep main info on top and have it stick as you go down the page. Make sure your social media links are on the page.

3.  Google is #1 – Google ads, pay par click,

4.  Google My Business – Go to GMB, plug in your info

5.  Linkedin

6.  FaceBook

7.  Youtube

8.  Tik-Tok

9.  Instagram

10. Pinterest

Just a few tips on negotiating real estate deals:

1.  Using inspections to get a better price

2.  Cash is king

3.  30 day close or on your timeframe

4.  Owner financing

2.  It is not always MISSION 1st in the Business world – your people and customers come 1st no matter what!

3.  Bring the CORE VALUES from the military into your business: Integrity, Honor systems.

4.  Learn Empathy - Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

5.  Pay attention to the small details and bigger picture

6.  Your job is to create the systems for others to follow – What is your Point of Sale system going to be, how to handle emergencies, recipes so everything taste the same, build for success…its like building SOPs in the

7.  Make it full-proof and idiot-proof like you were not even there

8.  Go through Man Down drills

9.  Cross training between employees

10. Above all, hire slow, fire fast when there are issues

11. Handle your finances and never let the employees

12. Above all – Have fun and create fun within the workplace….celebrate birthdays, milestones, set goals and give incentives, make the families a part of your organization…nothing has changed, people are still just people and you have to care

BONUS #13- Allow your employees to be a part of the change or part of your decisions that you make!

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