Category: CA Veteran Owned Businesses News

VOBeacon News & Events

Goodwill and Bank of America Link Up to Help Veterans and Military Families with Education and Job Resources

Important Information About Jobs For Veterans With support from Bank of America’s Charitable Foundation, Goodwill Industries International is launching a new initiative to help military veterans and their families with education and job resources....

Florida Ranks 3rd For Most Businesses Owned By Military Veterans But 39th In Percentages

The top five states in terms of percentage of veteran owned vs. civilian owned businesses are South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama.

Refrigeration & HVAC Company Hiring Veterans For Field Service Teams

Source Refrigeration will provide a paid five week training program consisting of classroom and on-the-job training. Upon successful completion of the class you will then be assigned to a specific branch location.

VOBeacon News & Events

Vacaville Veterans Host Annual Christmas Eve Dinner

Organizers are asking residents to consider making a cash donation or to assist in providing desserts or rolls for the meal. Checks can be made payable to DAV Chapter 84 and dropped off at the Veteran Hall. Volunteers will be on location Mondays through Fridays from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 3 p.m. through Sunday to take donations and sign-ups for volunteers.

Several States Now Offer or Require Military Status on Veteran’s Driver’s Licenses

There are currently 27 states that feature a veterans designation on drivers licenses or have legislation that permit the issuance of a separate veterans ID card at the state or county level.

Business Matchmaking Comes to Pasadena Convention Center

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.