Country Club Living - Palm Beach North - November 2026

N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 6 | C O U N T R Y C L U B L I V I N G - PA L M B E A C H N O R T H 7 When veterans successfully transition into careers, grow businesses, and become more deeply connected to their communities, Palm Beach North benefits from their leadership and experience. Employers gain access to talented professionals. Entrepreneurs create economic opportunity. Established business leaders gain new perspectives. And our regional economy becomes stronger because more people have the relationships and opportunities they need to participate fully in it. That is also why this effort cannot belong exclusively to veterans. A strong veterans business community requires participation from all of us. Employers can create pathways into meaningful careers. Business owners can mentor emerging entrepreneurs. Professional service providers can share expertise. Community organizations can connect veterans with specialized support. And fellow Chamber members can do something as simple and as powerful as opening their networks. At the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce, we often talk about our role as a convener. To us, that means more than gathering people in the same room. It means creating opportunities for people who should know one another to meet, building bridges between resources and those who need them, and helping ensure that talent within our com munity has the opportunity to thrive. The Veterans Business Coalition is one example of that work in action. Each November, we proudly honor those who have served our country. But perhaps one of the most meaningful ways the business community can demonstrate its gratitude is by asking what comes next. Who can we hire? Who can we mentor? Whose business can we support? What introduction can we make? And how can we ensure th at those who spent part of their lives serving our country have the connections and opportunities to build their next chapter here? Those are questions worth asking in November. They are even more important to keep asking the other eleven months of the year. To get involved or learn more about the Palm Beach North Veterans Business Coalition, please reach out to kirby@pbnchamber.com.