Business Matchmaking is one of the most successful public-private programs of its kind and has facilitated over 88,000 meetings resulting in several billions of dollars in contracts already granted to participating small businesses.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has partnered with Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, to provide veteran women with a unique training opportunity to start or grow a business. This training is open to current veteran women, active-duty women who are transitioning out of the military in the next 24 months, and a spouse or female partner of a veteran.
On November 27th, U.S. Federal Claims Judge Nancy Firestone ruled against a bid protest filed by a Maryland veteran owned business. Firestone said the VA didn’t violate a 2006 law by awarding an emergency notification service contract without first considering bids from veterans. The award was one of at least 18 that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said were unlawful.
Since its inception, the number of Veteran Owned Business members has grown to nearly 15,000 members with over a million visitors to the Veteran Owned Business website.
Saratoga Springs, New York is giving back to veterans and military families this Tuesday through the “Turkeys for Veterans” program. On November 20, 2012 nearly 1,800 pounds of turkey (100-plus birds) will be distributed...
If they can find 600 locations, organizers estimate volunteers at each spot could handle about 1,750 names. If about eight names per minute are recited, each reading should take three to four hours.
The Melbourne, Florida-based Veteran Owned Business organization was launched on Veterans Day 2008 with a mission to help empower military veterans who own businesses to grow and hire employees–and as a means of giving back to those who faithfully served our country.
Veteran Business Owners: join Nearly 40,000 other businesses proudly owned by veterans, active duty, reservists, service disabled veterans and military spouses! Get your company's FREE profile and be seen by millions of fellow veterans, government agencies, prime/sub contractors, corporate purchasing departments and every day consumers strongly support businesses owned by those who proudly served/serve our great nation! It's FREE!
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