Catching up with VOBs: Assemblers

We had a chance to catch up with Teague Savitch, founder of Assemblers. His business is really starting to grow so we sat down with him to talk about how it’s going. Teague recently got his LLC, which a BIG step for any new business. It helps protect and limit

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Catching up with VOBs: E9 Construction

Monica Vasquez, owner of E9 Construction in Fort Worth, Texas, and Jonas Project Veteran Owned Business, has been hustling this past year to get established in her region. And she’s had some huge successes along the way! We had a chance to catch up with her recently to talk about

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Mentor Series: What I learned

We talked with our head mentor at The Jonas Project, Elaine Mathews (also known as the Wrangler), about her experience as a mentor and what she’s learned. Here’s what she had to say… What I did not learn is that giving is a gift to the giver.  I always knew

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January Highlights

January has drawn to an end and the first month of the year has kept us incredibly busy revamping some of our programs, forging partnerships with organizations that will provide more resources for our VOBs and making some changes around the office! Our office space is generously donated by one

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2015: A Year In Review

We can’t believe it’s already been another year, and on December 28th, The Jonas Project turned four-years-old! We have had some major changes this year, along with big growth and big recognition. We wanted to recap the year for you so you can see where your money, your time and

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September update

We know it’s been a while since we last posted an update blog! The Jonas Project team is small but MIGHTY. But even the mighty get busy and run out of time to write blogs. So much has happened over the summer and now we want to catch you up.

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Founder moves on from Stryker Security

We like to share very honest experiences about entrepreneurship at The Jonas Project. Not every business launches, and not every business succeeds. But with every experience our Veterans have, they learn incredible lessons that will help them in future careers and possibly with future business ideas. We like to recognize

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Frustration and Achievement

By Monica Vasquez of EP Construction I’m a little frustrated today so I thought I would share. Today I find myself “stuck.” I have a lot of loose ends to still tie up and my mind is just racing in circles right now.  Things have been going well for E9 to

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