The Veterans Business Project has helped more than 500 veterans start their own businesses in the Chicago area.Lynn Louder loves talking to customers, especially fellow veterans, and there are plenty of them here at Rosie's Home Cookin'.
"It's very easy for these veterans to fall into the cracks. We want to give them a helping hand to show them a way to show them a way they can create a future for them and their families," Louder said. Captain Novak worked in the engine room on a Navy vessels, but when he got out of the service he said, like many veterans, he needed help figuring out what to do next. The Veterans Business Project helped him come up with financing and a business plan.