Pita Pit Featured in Business News Daily

Pita Pit was featured on Veterans Day on BusinessNewsDaily.com in an article titled, ‘How the Military Prepares Veterans to Start a Business.’ Jack Riggs, CEO of Pita Pit USA shared some insight on how his military training helped prepare him for not only small business but politics as well. After serving as a medical doctor for the U.S. Air Force, Riggs started the first immediate-care facility in Northern Idaho, launching him in to a future of business. He also shared some insight for returning military veterans on how their training with teamwork and the chain of command can assist entrepreneurs get their business started.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

How the Military Prepares Veterans to Start a Business
By: David Mielach

Jack Riggs

Jack Riggs served as lieutenant governor of Idaho and an Idaho state senator before being named CEO of the restaurant chain Pita Pit in 2006. Riggs, however, says his real business training came as a result of his career in the military.

After serving as a medical doctor in the U.S. Air Force, Riggs transitioned into the world of business by starting the first immediate-care facility in north Idaho, he said.

"In military service, you learn a great deal about systems, communication and discipline," Riggs said. "You also learn about teamwork and chain of command. I definitely used all of those tools when I became a 'business owner' in 1985 – and I have used them since in my political career, as well as now, as CEO of Pita Pit USA."

 

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Pita Pit featured on the Washington Post

Pita Pit was recently featured in the Washington Post in an article called, "Returning from war and turning to franchising." The article discusses how former military members were are able to use their past experience and veteran status to segue into the franchise industry. Veterans turned business owners find that the business structure of owning a franchise mimics the organization and order of their military schedule. In the article, Pita Pit-Las Vegas franchisee Nathan Sinclair discussed how the Pita Pit corporate office was very supportive after he returned from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the month that Nathan’s been open, he has learned valuable lessons about being a business owner and managing a team. Click here to view the entire article.
Returning from war and turning to franchising
By: Olga Khazan

Nathan Sinclair performed tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marine Corps, but he intended to start his own company immediately after he returned. He saved up his earnings and began e-mailing with the franchise office of Pita Pit, a favorite fast-food joint of his, from his base in Afghanistan.

“They were really supportive of me -- they were helping me find a location and get all my financing for the fee,” Sinclair said. He opened his Pita Pit in Las Vegas on January 23, positioning himself strategically near the University of Nevada Las Vegas and its hungry students.
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