Admin
(from left to proper) 2019 Winners: Army Veteran Don Shirley, Army Veteran Michael Foster, Marine Corps Veteran David Alexander, Air Force Veteran Jimmy Weeks, Navy Veteran Tawnya Caldwell
This enterprise has allowed for my spouse and I to spend time collectively after retiring from the Army and to work from wherever at any time. The company headquarters workforce seems like an extension of our franchise as they and the opposite franchise house owners actually make us really feel as if we’re a part of their household.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB)
June 30, 2022
Leading travel agency franchise Dream Vacations is recruiting army veterans to enlist in its eleventh annual, award-winning “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” contest. The primary franchise opportunity for veterans might be awarding two veterans a free franchise as a part of the nationwide contest that since 2012, has given away 56 franchises valued at almost $700,000 {dollars}. One grand prize winner will even obtain a 2023 Dream Vacations’ National Conference cruise cabin. This yr’s contest begins on Friday, July 1, 2022, and runs by Monday, Sept. 5, 2022.
“Our dedication to our nation’s veterans is eternally ongoing, and we attempt to assist our army heroes and their households each manner we will,” mentioned Drew Daly, senior vp and basic manager of Dream Vacations. “Our annual Operation Vetrepreneur contest is only one small manner we present our gratitude to veterans by making it simple for them to pursue their goals of enterprise possession, prosperity and success for his or her households – regardless of their location.”
The Dream Vacations franchise contest is open to former members of any of the six branches of the U.S. army (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps Space Force and Coast Guard) who’re retired, off energetic obligation and/or honorably discharged previous to the competition begin date and are residents of the U.S. To take part, candidates should full a web-based entry kind and an introductory telephone interview with a Franchise Development Manager. Candidates might be required to submit a candidate profile, marketing strategy and video. Finalists might be invited to take part in follow-up telephone interviews earlier than winners are chosen. The entry kind and all contest particulars could be discovered at https://www.operationvetrepreneur.com.
Two winners might be notified in September 2022. Each grand prize is valued at $12,300 and features a complimentary Dream Vacations franchise with a waived $10,500 preliminary start-up price and month-to-month service charges. After finishing Dream Vacations’ New Franchisee Training, the winners might be armed with all of the instruments and data they should start their subsequent journey as small enterprise house owners creating dream holidays.
“I’m so honored to have gained a Dream Vacations journey franchise. It is really a life-changing expertise,” mentioned Grant Springer, Army Veteran and 2013 Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General winner from Edgewater, Md. “Dream Vacations is an organization that offers again to the army neighborhood and provides many incentive packages to help veterans in transitioning again to civilian life. We have owned our Dream Vacations franchise virtually 9 years, and as a Veteran, our solely remorse is that we didn’t do it earlier. This enterprise has allowed for my spouse and I to spend time collectively after retiring from the Army and to work from wherever at any time. The company headquarters workforce seems like an extension of our franchise as they and the opposite franchise house owners actually make us really feel as if we’re a part of their household.”
According to the Department of Defense, greater than 200,000 army veterans are coming into the civilian workforce every day, and Dream Vacations acknowledges that franchising gives a singular alternative to leverage the traits gained within the army and translate them to entrepreneurship. This consists of teamwork, decisive pondering, management and self-discipline to call just a few. Those who’ve served within the Armed Forces even have an innate want to serve others and see the world, that are essential facets of being a profitable journey franchise proprietor.
Military veterans and Gold Star households fascinated with beginning a work-from-home enterprise instantly should buy a Dream Vacations travel agency business now at a 30 p.c low cost, obtain an enlistment bundle valued at least $5,000 and can have their administrative charges waived which is valued at $1,350. In addition to getting access to the Command Center, an inner portal with veteran-specific coaching and veteran-themed advertising property, all veterans and Gold Star households obtain a waived coaching price for a enterprise associate and the flexibility to rent active-duty army spouses and veterans as associates at a reduction. Additional veteran incentives embody the flexibility to maneuver residences and keep in enterprise, journey reductions for army clients and entry to veteran networking teams.
The solely journey franchise to obtain a 5 STAR-ranking from the International Franchise Association’s VetFran initiative, Dream Vacations proudly helps army veterans and is persistently acknowledged by main trade publications as a veteran-friendly franchise. Dream Vacations was named Entrepreneur journal’s prime franchise for veterans in 2021, and within the class, has ranked both first or second out of 150 franchises nationwide since 2017. Other latest primary rankings embody Military Times and Forbes. In 2022, Dream Vacations was named the No. 1 journey company franchise by Entrepreneur journal for adapting and evolving when dealing with the distinctive challenges and adjustments that formed the franchise trade during the last yr. Additional recognitions embody inclusion on G.I. Jobs annual “Hot Franchises for Veterans,” US Veterans journal’s “Top Veteran-Friendly Companies”, USA Today’s “50 Top Franchises for Military Veterans” and recognition by MSC Cruises in its Seaside Salute Award. The “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” program gained gold from the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards and the IFA Franchising Gives Back Awards.
Military veterans with a ardour for journey and entrepreneurship who’re fascinated with opening a Dream Vacations journey franchise and need to be thought-about as a candidate for the “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” contest, please go to https://www.operationvetrepreneur.com or name 888-249-8235.
About Dream Vacations
Travel brokers with the top-ranked home-based journey company franchise Dream Vacations have the assets to plan and create seamless trip experiences for his or her clients whereas providing the perfect worth. A member of the International Franchise Association, Dream Vacations is a part of World Travel Holdings and has acquired associate of the yr, a top-ranking standing, by all the main cruise strains in addition to nationwide recognition for its assist of army veterans. For extra details about Dream Vacations, go to http://www.dreamvacationsfranchise.com. Like Dream Vacations on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DreamVacationsFranchise, comply with on Twitter at @Dream_Franchise and watch its movies at http://www.youtube.com/DreamVacationsBusiness.
Begins July 1st, 2022, at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends September fifth, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Void the place prohibited by legislation. Must be 18 or older in the beginning of the Contest, have a pc and web connection, be a authorized resident of the US or DC and a former member in good standing of one of many six branches of the U.S. army who’s retired, off energetic obligation and/or was honorably discharged previous to the beginning date of the Contest. If chosen as winners, Contestants should decide to a 5-year Dream Vacations home-based franchise, which requires attendance at a New Franchisee Training Class and a beginning funding capital (for extra data, go to http://www.dreamvacationsfranchise.com or name 888-441-2542). Only one (1) submission per contestant. To enter, full the web entry kind on our web site (http://www.operationvetrepreneur.com). If certified and chosen to maneuver to the subsequent spherical after a telephone interview, Semi-Finalists should submit a video, Dream Vacations candidate profile, video, and a minimal 300 – 1,200-word marketing strategy. Submissions should adjust to the Submission Guidelines within the Official Rules. Only full, legitimate submissions might be accepted. Sponsored by Dream Vacations, 1201 W. Cypress Creek Rd. Ste. 100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. See [http://www.OperationVetrepreneur.com for complete Rules and details.
###
