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^- [Cynthia] From stilettos to suit and tie,

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^the Boots to Business Program

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^at the Airman & Family Readiness Center,

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provides service members, and military spouses,

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^with an opportunity like no other.

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^- Purpose of the two day Course is,

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^just give us much, equip to students with as many tack,

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^you know the mindset and tool set,

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that is necessary to be a successful entrepreneur in 2018.

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- [Cynthia] Students are able to incorporate

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these new found skills, into their plans, after the military

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and work toward a solid start of foundation.

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- My favorite part about this course is,

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the way you get to see the light bulbs go off.

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The way people really, they are interested

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and their hunger to get into it,

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^but a lot of the time, they haven't heard this stuff much.

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^- The most important part about the course so far

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^is to start small, and work your way out.

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So think if I could go back now, and start smaller

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then it will really benefit me.

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So, that's very valuable.

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- [Cynthia] After the course, students are eligible

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to enroll in the following program

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offered by Syracuse University,

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where they can expand their business concepts,

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and develop a feasible path, at no cost.

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- The first thing you should leave with is,

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not so much what you're good at,

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and not so much what you think there's money in,

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but what you really enjoy doing,

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what's gonna energize you.

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Now, at the end of the day, people who love what they do,

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are gonna beat the people who don't love what they do.

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- I would highly recommend this course to anyone

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whose thinking about becoming an entrepreneur

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because there's so many benefits, and values.

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It helps one to think outside the box

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where we've been taught maybe to think a certain way.

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It's perfectly fine to dream.

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- [Cynthia] Programs like this encourage service members

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to suit up, and take advantage

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of the opportunities available to them,

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after their time in the force.

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Airman First Class, Cynthia Belio.

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Kadena Air Base, Japan.

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- That's just like a verbal tick that everybody said

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that they know, any way, all right so.