Category: Award Programs

Obama Signs Legislation Encouraging Federal Government to Hire More Small Businesses

The change comes after the federal government missed its stated small business contracting goal (23 percent of total procurement across all agencies) for the eleventh straight year in 2012.

2013 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium Set for Reno in June

National Veteran Small Business Coalition (NVSBC) to hold VETS 2013 Champion of Veteran Enterprise Awards Luncheon When: June 10-13, 2013 Where: Silver Legacy Hotel and Conference Center 407 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89501...

VOB Member Colonel Mosher Receives Legion of Merit Award

The entire Veteran Owned Business Project team would like to congratulate Col. “Jack” Mosher on receiving the Legion of Merit Award.  The Legion of Merit Award is a military award of the United States...

SDVOSB and VOSB Event – Fraud and the Military Contractor: What you Need to Know

Attention SDVOSBs and VOSBs: Fraud and the Military Contractor: What you Need to Know Event date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 – 8:30am – 1:00pm Event location: Liberty Hall Corporate Center, 1085 Morris Ave, Union,...

Veterans Administration Looking For Help In Creating a New System for Scheduling Appointments

The contest marks a major change in direction by the VA, away from software that is so customized that only VA can use it, toward open standards and commercial systems that build on proven practices.

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Wisconsin Starts Seed Fund for New Veteran Owned Businesses

The Wisconsin Economic Development Commission (WEDC) has put $150,000 into a fund for start-up seed grants aimed at supporting new companies run by Wisconsin military veterans. The investment will make Wisconsin the first state to launch such a fund to support veteran-owned businesses.

New Jersey Moves to Allow Veteran Preference on Local Government Contracts

Current New Jersey law allows local governments to designate up to 3% of local contracts to small businesses, as well as those owned by women and minorities. The veteran set-aside bill opens that provision to businesses owned by or that employ veterans.