Archive for March 2022

Veterans continue to be in high demand for careers in tech and cybersecurity, but are there barriers between veteran talent and these great jobs? The employment and staffing landscape is more complex than ever — luckily, we’re here to help sort through it all.

For nearly 30 years, our friends at the Center for Veterans Issues (CVI) have been providing essential housing and support services for Wisconsin veterans in need. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars, CVI has launched a groundbreaking new mobile and browser-based app, CVI Help, to provide real-time assistance to veterans, military families, caregivers, and surviving dependents.

Every veteran knows that the process to claim disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs can be complicated and frustrating.

Often, you need to enlist some help to get the compensation you deserve. We are excited to welcome Jim Brzezinski from Tabak Law back to the show to share his expertise and insights about the current VA disability claim landscape.

Had you told me five years ago where I would be today, I would have laughed you out of the room, but that was when I was going through the worst of my problems. Without finding music again, I don’t know where I’d be. It has been paramount to my recovery, and it’s been vital to expressing myself freely.

If you live with a disability and feel the call to run for an office — whether state or local — then you should not allow your disability to keep you from pursuing your goals. These days, there are many such individuals serving in government. In many ways, living with a disability requires you to develop adaptable and creative approaches to solving problems, which can prove a major advantage in the political arena.

Business owners face unprecedented challenges in 2022. We were pleased to welcome Greg Fischer, co-founder of the red hot Burn Pit BBQ, to our weekly live stream to discuss best practices for scaling your business.

The Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the launch of our brand new member portal. Chamber members, partners, and sponsors: learn how to get the most out of this valuable tool!

Eventually, we made a makeshift miniature grill out of a used ammo can.  We found some steel fencing and cut off a piece small enough for the grates and cut a hole in the side to feed in things for burning.  We’d use that grill to heat up our food, water, and coffee. It wasn’t perfect, but it was something.