reserve duty (miluim)
Support for Entrepreneurs During and After Reserve Duty
For new immigrants who need to keep their place in the programme if called up, or to decide the future of their business after returning.
about the programme
If a Yazam Ole participant is a reservist and is called up for duty during the programme, they resume the programme after returning, from the stage where they stopped. The team helps them restore context, get back into the materials and complete the essential part of the missed work.
If a reservist with new-immigrant (oleh hadash) status approaches Yazam Ole after their service, and their business was badly damaged or closed during that time, the work begins with a preliminary review of the situation. The team helps determine whether the programme is right for them at this point and what they could bring to the selection process: restoring the previous business, rebuilding it, or a new entrepreneurial idea. After passing selection, the team helps them examine their current situation in depth, define the direction forward and prepare for the start of the programme.
Current audience
The programme is intended for new immigrants who have lived in Israel for up to 10 years. Reserve service is an additional circumstance of the participant and does not replace the admission requirements.
A shared programme
Reservists go through the shared study path together with the other participants. Service circumstances determine additional support, but do not create a separate programme or relaxed requirements.
if you are called up during the programme
Recording the current point
Before the break, the participant and their curator record the state of the project, the decisions made, the commitments, the upcoming tasks and the materials to return to.
Contact that respects service conditions
The format of contact is set by the conditions of service and what the participant can manage. Access to materials is preserved, and the study plan is not built on the assumption that a person can study fully while serving.
A managed return
After the return, the team helps restore context, define the essential minimum of missed work and put together an achievable plan for rejoining the shared pace.
Recovery after returning
If service has affected an operating business or a launch, mentors and experts help assess the consequences, set priorities and decide which work needs to be done first.
How the return works depends on the length of the absence and the stage at which the break occurred. The team and the participant decide together which work needs to be restored and in what format the programme can continue. The rules for keeping one's place and returning are communicated before the programme begins.
If you are joining after your service
An individual review before the core programme
After selection, the team helps the participant work through the consequences of their service and understand what entrepreneurial challenge they can bring into the shared programme.
The content, duration and scope of the help needed depend on the specific situation. The preliminary review also shows whether the person is ready to start studying now, or first needs financial, organisational or personal stabilisation.
The state of the business and its obligations
This covers debts and commitments, remaining resources, relationships with customers, employees and suppliers, and the entrepreneur's own capacity after service.
Urgent matters and specialists
Tasks that cannot wait are identified. The team helps work out which specialist's advice is needed and find a suitable way to get it.
Options for moving forward
The participant weighs whether to restore or substantially change the previous business, close it with its obligations in mind, or shape a new project.
Readiness for the core programme
The outcome may be a project for further testing, a defined area for searching for a new idea, or a decision to stabilise the situation first and start the programme later.
Preparing for a possible next call-up
All participants work on the resilience of their business. For a reservist, particular attention goes to delegating authority, backup access, written instructions, preserving key information and reducing the project's dependence on the owner's constant presence.
Government and professional help
A reservist entrepreneur may need information about compensation, taxes, obligations to customers, employees and suppliers, financing, or restoring their operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this page for?
For Yazam Ole participants and candidates with new-immigrant (oleh hadash) status who serve in the reserves. The programme is currently intended for new immigrants who have lived in Israel for up to 10 years.
Can I join after my service if my business was badly damaged or closed?
Yes. After the general selection process, the team conducts an individual preliminary review. Its content depends on the participant's situation and helps identify urgent tasks, the professional help needed, a possible direction, and readiness to start the core programme.
Do I have to restore my previous business specifically?
No. The previous business becomes source material for analysis. The participant may conclude that it makes sense to change it, close it or replace it with a new project.
Do I need to keep studying while serving?
The workload is set by the real conditions of service and what the person can manage. The programme maintains contact and access to materials, but does not assume that a participant must study fully during miluim.
What happens after I return?
The participant and the team restore context together, determine which missed work is genuinely necessary and put together a realistic plan for continuing the programme.
Will the programme help me obtain compensation?
The team will help find current official information and a suitable specialist. The decision on eligibility for compensation and its amount is made by the relevant government body.
What exactly does the team do if a business has suffered because of service?
The team helps describe the starting situation, identify the first-priority actions and understand which matters require specialist involvement. Decisions about debts, compensation, closing or restoring the business are made by the participant themselves, informed by professional advice.
Can reservists without new-immigrant status participate?
The possibility of such participation is being considered separately. Information will be published once a decision is made.
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