Category: Veteran Owned Business Industry News

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,...

February Louisville Area Veterans Networking Group Meeting Scheduled

Attention VOBs/SDVOSBs in the Louisville Area: The February meeting of the Louisville Area Veterans Networking Group will be on February 13th at noon at Mulligans Pub and Grill on Newburg Rd. There will be...

VOB Member Call to Action: StoryCorps Launches Military Voices Initiative

The Military Voices Initiative aims to record 1,500 interviews with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. The project will be conducted as a year long effort with mobile StoryCorps units visiting military bases, veterans organizations and communities with vibrant military populations for a series that will be broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR).

National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) Launches Veterans Initiative

NCBA’s Veteran’s Initiative will focus on introducing veterans to two types of cooperatives: worker-owned and purchasing/shared services co-ops.

New Veterans Jobs Bill is Top Priority as Congress Begins First 2013 Session

At a time when 85 percent of law enforcement agencies experienced budget cuts, grants would also be authorized for police and fire departments to train and hire veterans as first responders.

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.