Veterans’ Pathway to Business Success “Veterans’ Pathway” was founded in 2012 and initially funded by Jerry Kramer, a highly-decorated veteran of the Korean War.

Jerry Kramer was a combat Infantry Sergeant, who was awarded the Bronze Star V, Purple Heart and Combat Infantry Badge. Yet, as he tells it, “I came home without a job, money or education.” Eventually Kramer found work selling cutlery door to door. Fortunately, behind one of those doors was the owner of a lumber company, who offered him a job.  So Kramer set out on his own pathway to success.

Veterans’ Pathway awarded its first grant at the end of 2012 to an Afghanistan Veteran to help build his elevator business.