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A new veterans business group brought former service members together to share ideas and support each other’s businesses.
Organizers gathered at a South Minneapolis coffee shop Saturday morning to host a veterans networking event for veteran-owned businesses.
Micah Jane, a founding board member of the Minnesota Veterans Chamber of Commerce, helped launch the group. Jane said it is aimed at veterans who want to run their own businesses.
“Some of us are transitioning out of the military into entrepreneurship, some of us are transitioning out of corporate into entrepreneurship and some people are like me where I’m really bad at being an employee and I like to run the show,” Jane said.
Army veteran Rob Phillips drove from Chisago County to attend the event. Phillips said he wanted to get involved right away when he learned the chamber was launching.
“When I heard that thi...
