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Deadline to Enter for a Free 7-Eleven Store is Friday Feb. 26

7-Eleven Recruits Military Vets to Enlist in Franchise Store Competition Winner's Franchise-Fee Waiver Worth Up to $190,000

Veterans are on a mission to win. Entries have been brisk, and the deadline to enter is this Friday Feb. 26.

If you have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, are looking to open a franchise and be your own boss, 7-Eleven, Inc. has something in store for you.

Dallas-based 7-Eleven is recruiting qualified men and women who have been honorably discharged to enlist in the company’s second Operation: Take Command competition. One deserving and lucky veteran will be awarded a 7-Eleven® fee-free franchise, a value of up to $190,000.

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The winner can choose any of the company’s 7-Eleven convenience stores available in the continental U.S. at the contest’s culmination. Interested veterans can enter online now through Feb. 26, 2016. The winner will be announced in June.

An infographic detailing how robust the franchise market is for veterans is posted here. In fact, 5,000 veterans found employment in the franchise industry in one year alone, and a hefty $1.2 trillion is generated by veteran-owned businesses.

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More information on the program is available here.

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