Category: Veterans

  • Don and Jake McPeck stand in front of their Mess Hall Canteen food truck

    Don & Jake McPeck, Mess Hall Canteen

    June 19, 2019
    Don McPeck started his business with only an idea. His gourmet food truck, Mess Hall Canteen, got started thanks to…
  • Christy & Al Kroell, ChristyAl Plaques

    March 5, 2014
    Thanks to training from an SBA SCORE chapter and a timely loan from Fresno CDFI, veterans Christy and Al Kroell…
  • Karen Bartlett, Veterans Home Team

    October 9, 2013
    Karen Bartlett participated in Veterans Business Outreach workshops and trainings to develop Veterans Home Team, her award-winning Sacramento-area business.
  • Kelly Carlisle, Acta Non Verba

    July 23, 2013
    After returning home from the Navy, Kelly Carlisle started a farming project serving East Oakland youth and their families.
  • John Falcon, Falcon Builders and Developers, Inc., Fresno

    John Falcon, Falcon Builders

    September 14, 2012
    Falcon Builders has 10 employees. John is known as the “go-to” person on government contracting issues and is a leader…
  • Owner of a micro-business farm, Vonita Murray

    Vonita Murray, Mariposa Valley Farm

    August 10, 2012
    Gulf War veteran Vonita Murray got the help she needed to make her farm a success from CAMEO member Farmer…
  • Jason T., Semper Fi Security

    September 22, 2011
    Marine Jason T. launched Semper Fi Security with the help of Goodwill of Orange County.