SCORE San Diego assists service members transitioning to civilian life
3/28/2010
by MC3 Kari Rodriguez
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- San Diego-area service members preparing to separate from the military and considering starting a small business, may find assistance from a local company available to help with that transition.

SCORE San Diego chapter recently released information on the Military Transition Program, detailing who is eligible to use the service and when it is offered.

Their Military Transition Program allows active duty military personnel who are within one year of leaving active duty to participate in business workshops provided by SCORE San Diego without any charge.

"Eligible active duty military can choose from workshops pertaining to starting, managing, financing and marketing a small business [to] more than two dozen others," said retired Army Col. Alex A. Galenes, a SCORE counselor.

Galenes added that part of the reason SCORE started the transition program service in San Diego was due in part to the high population of military in the area.

"San Diego is home to many military families and starting the Military Transition Program is our way to honor the contributions of those active duty service members," said Galenes. "The program is also our way to reach out to those who are about to transition into the civilian world, by providing them with the tools that they need to start their own business."

This program is a great service to military to take advantage of because of all the opportunities that are offered to develop a service member's career outside of the military.

In addition to the Military Transition Program, SCORE also offers face-to-face business counseling, phone and internet counseling and access to an on-line business reference library all free of charge.

SCORE is a national, volunteer non-profit association that is America's premier source of free, small business advice for entrepreneurs. The San Diego chapter is one of the largest of 350 chapters nationwide. Its primary mission is to promote the success of small businesses.

For more information or to sign up for the Military Transition Program call, (619) 557-7272 or visit www.score-sandiego.org>
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