"Creating Jobs by Growing Veteran Owned Businesses Through Collaboration Not Duplication". Helping Veterans start and grow their own businesses and hiring other veterans and their spouses. Veterans will receive mentoring from experts, and business services to help ensure their success as entrepreneurs. The Jonas Project will guide Veterans through starting and growing their own business, nurturing job creation and growth, surrounding the Veterans with experts who are relevant to the endeavor (lawyers, accountants, marketing and insurance resources). The Jonas Project will attempt to ensure success for the start-up in those critical first years.