Unbeknownst to me, 1988 was the year of change when I started working with the Army Child Development Services where I was responsible for two classrooms with a total of sixty wonderful five year olds and four employees. My duties included the development of a weekly-monthly educational curriculum following federal regulations, providing counseling as needed, and the documentation of each individual child’s development throughout the year. Back stateside I began reading and training with my local SCORE group in owning a business. Opened a small clothing retail store, where OTJ brought a new meaning. During the first year, I learned everything from how to write, follow and completely understand a business plan to sales forecasting, purchasing,…