NextGen MilSpouse
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NextGen MilSpouse is the online destination for today's military spouse. We deliver fresh perspectives on current events, career advice, small business development, personal finance, and relationships from our dynamic team of military spouse thought leaders via our website, social channels, weekly newsletter, and podcast.
NextGen MilSpouse
2y ago
Where do you work? Do you set up your laptop on the kitchen table, have an Instagram-worthy home office, or head to the nearest coffee shop? If you’re a military spouse business owner or remote worker, you might be struggling with space. As pandemic restrictions end and places open up, you might be itching to ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
2y ago
By Anna Larson, Retired + Retiring Military Spouse Ambassador at SpouseLink Military spouses dream of the day when their active-duty status will come to an end. But, when your spouse decides to transition from active duty to retirement, this new and unchartered territory can quickly become overwhelming. Questions lay for the path ahead, like what ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
2y ago
If you’re a military spouse business-owner, work in retail, or even just a shopper, you may have noticed things look a little…different. Face it, if 2021 were a drinking game, and the magic word was “shortage,” you’d probably need to Uber home. The reason for this is often given in two short words: supply chain ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
2y ago
It’s an ongoing challenge for military spouses to find employment that aligns with the challenges of military life. From PCS moves to deployments, these obstacles cause military spouses to turn down positions or possibly not even get hired. With these challenges behind them, military spouses are turning to entrepreneurship or remote work. To help aid ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
2y ago
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Medcerts. It’s no secret that military spouses have a hard time taking their careers with them, moving around every three years on average. The numbers tell the story: military spouses experience an unemployment rate of 25%, nearly 10 percentage points higher than peak civilian unemployment rates. Even if ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
2y ago
Starting a business can be daunting. One of the biggest obstacles to getting started can be capital–where do you get the money to start? Equipment, raw materials, inventory–and that’s just the beginning! While there are certainly ways you can raise money and attract investors, you may also qualify for certain loans and scholarships just for ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
2y ago
If you’re like a lot of milspouse entrepreneurs and professionals, you were working from home long before COVID. If you live someplace where the schools are open, you may feel like you finally got back to normal–just in time for summer break. So it’s back to trying to take phone calls, have meetings, and just ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
3y ago
Career decisions are never easy to make. When your spouse is a military member, a whole new level of complications come into play, like permanent changes of station or managing your household while your partner is away on deployments. When faced with such a hectic lifestyle, the idea of advancing your own career and focusing ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
3y ago
So you’ve gone for it. You’ve teamed up with a business partner and developed a killer business plan. The capital is there, the inventory is in stock, you’ve set up your website. There’s only one question left: do you set up a joint checking account for your business? This can be an awkward question, since ..read more
NextGen MilSpouse
3y ago
Drive. Ambition. Tenacity. There were a number of factors that led you to creating your own business and becoming a military spouse entrepreneur. Many milspouses launch their own entities as a solution to a unique challenge they face. Between frequent PCS moves, different certification requirements among states and countries, unemployment, and underemployment, military spouses are ..read more