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 others, boost ads / use the best platform that your customers use
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
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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
1. You are no longer in the Military – Not a Drill Sergeant – No room for a toxic environment.
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 military
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 see you sweat or miss a beat
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!
Learn how to analyze properties and make you the profits you need to become a successful real estate investor.
Discussions on partnerships and marketing as Michael started a HVAC side hustle and grew it into a huge company.
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Interview where we discuss Marketing vs Branding for your business.
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Interview with Ray's real estate business partner, Jason Spicer. Ray & Jason talk about how they find houses to flip, where to find them, how to work a partnership and even how they find funding for these projects.
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Ever wondered what it is like having a store on a military base. Here is an interview with Boppers Malt Shop manager on Fort Gregg-Adams.
We discuss some of the challenges and benefits of having a business on the base.
Business discussion with Byran Acheson who owns "My Foot Guy" foot and knee care store on Ft. Gregg-Adams.
Ever wanted to invest in real estate with private funds, this podcast has some details on how to find private lenders and how they get paid for lending you the funds.
It is hard to transition out of the military, this introduction will give you a few tips and will set the stage for the other transition episodes.
Boots in Business Podcast series:
Mondays - Real Estate Episodes
Wednesdays - Entrepreneurship Episodes
Fridays - Transition out of the Military Episodes
I will also be sprinkling in interviews with others and walking through some real estate deals through the week or weekend.
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Why do most business fail within the 1st 5 years-
This episode is talking about the failures and what you can do to prevent your business from being a statistic.
Boots in Business - How to find those deals when it is a sellers market.
- Wholesaling
- Networking
- Bandit signs
- Business Cards
- Google Voice
Great interview at one of our Real Estate Meetings.
Seven Hills Design - Melissa Ice
Great info if you are selling your house - learn how staging can help the pricing of your home and speed up your sell.