Coley and Halfaker to create self-employment program for Veterans
SAN ANTONIO (4/28/2011)- As men and women who serve our country
return home from deployment, many are finding it nearly impossible to
find work. Compounding employment issues are service-related
disabilities that make finding traditional employment daunting and
unrewarding. Coley and Associates (Coley), in conjunction with Halfaker
and Associates, is pleased to announce their partnership with the
Department of Veterans Affairs to introduce the Veteran Self-Employment
Accelerator (VetSEA), a program designed to assist service-disabled
Veterans in becoming self-employed.
VetSEA’s goal is to ease the process of self-employment by providing
a program that will not only connect Veterans with real business
experts, but also provide automated guides that will simplify the
complicated self-employment process. Among other things, Coley will
assist in developing VetSEA’s interactive website that will present
step-by-step assistance as well as continuous coaching throughout the
learning process; allowing for the Veteran to receive training from a
variety of resources. The overall goal for the VetSEA program is to
enable Veterans to successfully start their own business and become
gainfully self-employed.
One of the hallmarks of the program is the ability to offer guidance
from successful business owners; many who are service-connected disabled
Veterans themselves. Jack Coley, owner and CEO of Coley and Associates;
also a service-disabled Veteran, said, “This is a program that will
enable our Veterans, people who have sacrificed for our country, to
become successful in the self-employment process. It will teach them how
to start and run their own business, and how to make it profitable.
Offering this kind of service is the least we can do for those who have
given up so much for us.”
VetSEA will be an interactive training program that will consist of
several phases and access to many external resources. The purpose of the
course is to be there through the entire life cycle of the
self-employment process; from beginning until end, and beyond.
About Coley and Associates, Inc
Coley is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
that brings together the best creative, technical, and subject matter
expertise to deliver engaging solutions that make a difference in
people’s lives.