Veteran Entrepreneurship
mrae@guidedbusinessplan.com
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Melanie Rae’s mission is to inspire disadvantaged heads of households to seek economic independence through entrepreneurship. She developed the GUIDED Business Plan™ entrepreneur education platform to provide “instructions to build a better business.” Her award-winning books and classroom training materials have become the cornerstone of some of the largest business development centers in the U.S. In reverence to her grandfather, uncle and cousin who were honored for their decades of military service, she is cultivating communities of military-connected entrepreneurs. She leads CAMEO’s WOVEN program that includes WOVEN Meetups for Military Women Entrepreneurs, WOVEN Connect, WOVEN Instant Income workshop and WOVEN Online Q&A for Start-Ups. Her GUIDED Business Plan™ | Military CEO book provides new business owners with practical steps to quickly write a business plan that will impress stakeholders. Melanie has taught more than 1,100 business development and software classes to adults. She lives in a beach community in Los Angeles.