By NBC Latino
Elizabeth Perez has trained more than 900 contractors in the clean energy industry in California, nearly 100 of which are veterans.
"In 2009, I approached the company I was with about training veterans, and they didn't see it," says Perez. "They weren’t really going to hire veterans, so I started on my own company."
She says there is a desperate need for companies to reach out to Veterans with opportunities.
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