{"id":64806,"date":"2017-11-21T21:47:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T03:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=64806"},"modified":"2017-11-28T09:38:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:38:06","slug":"former-marine-uses-lessons-he-learned-in-the-military-to-thrive-in-the-business-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/former-marine-uses-lessons-he-learned-in-the-military-to-thrive-in-the-business-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Marine Uses Lessons He Learned in the Military to Thrive in the Business World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Xinyi (Ethel) Jiang <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Before starting 3rd Coast Imaging, Inc., veteran George Chrisopulos was an electronics communications technician in the Marine Corps. His time in the military prepared him for life after the Marines. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was a marine, everything was on paper, and we had to have three copies. And every single file cabinet had to match the other file cabinet exactly,\u201d said Chrisopulos. <\/p>\n<p>That attention to detail has served Chrisopulos well in his printing and imaging business. And he\u2019s not alone. According to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau in April 2017, 2.52 million businesses were majority-owned by veterans, and the top service for veteran-owned firms was professional, scientific and technical service.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Former Marine Uses Lessons He Learned in the Military to Thrive in the Business World\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/243779819?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a business owner requires a certain level of independence. Being in the military requires a person who is willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. Those two things go hand in hand with being a business owner,\u201d said Chrisopulos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Veteran George Chrisopulos believes his time in the military has helped him to thrive in the business world. 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