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Dickenson County Herald
Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia
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Survey reveals one in eight enlisted men plans to start a business or farm after army discharge; 7% for business, 5% for farms, mostly small enterprises with $4,000 or less investment. 42% had prior independence, 45% employee experience; additional 6% interested, 25% vague plans.
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One enlisted man out of every eight plans, on being discharged from the army, to operate a business or farm of his own, according to a survey.
Seven per cent of the men now in the army have definite plans for operating a business, 5 per cent plan to operate farms. For the most part they are interested primarily in relatively small enterprises, with half of those having definite plans saying they will invest $4,000 or less.
Among those who have definite plans for business or farming, 42 per cent had previously been independent operators, an additional 45 per cent had worked as employees in the same line of work they plan to enter. Only 13 per cent had had no previous experience.
In addition to the 12 per cent of soldiers who have definite plans, businesses or farms of their own, another 6 per cent are definitely interested in such prospects but are not as certain. Still another 25 per cent have vague plans or hopes for enterprises of their own, but also are considering other possibilities after discharge, including working for some employer in business or industry, working for the government, working on a farm, or going to school.
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One enlisted man out of every eight plans, on being discharged from the army, to operate a business or farm of his own, according to a survey. Seven per cent of the men now in the army have definite plans for operating a business, 5 per cent plan to operate farms. For the most part they are interested primarily in relatively small enterprises, with half of those having definite plans saying they will invest $4,000 or less. Among those who have definite plans for business or farming, 42 per cent had previously been independent operators, an additional 45 per cent had worked as employees in the same line of work they plan to enter. Only 13 per cent had had no previous experience. In addition to the 12 per cent of soldiers who have definite plans, businesses or farms of their own, another 6 per cent are definitely interested in such prospects but are not as certain. Still another 25 per cent have vague plans or hopes for enterprises of their own, but also are considering other possibilities after discharge, including working for some employer in business or industry, working for the government, working on a farm, or going to school.