Category: MD Veteran Owned Businesses News

International Franchise Association (IFA) Offers Scholarships, Training and Career Opportunities for Veterans

In cases where a license or certification is required for the small business veterans can receive reimbursement for licensing and certification tests that were taken on or after March 1, 2001. In order to find out if the test is approved for the GI Bill you can call 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551).

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.

Attn SDVOSBs: Winter 2012 Issue of VetLikeMe Newsletter is now available

GAO agrees with SDVOSB companies that the VA should consider SDVOSBs first. This does not mean that an SDVOSB wins a specified contract, but GAO agrees that, according to PL 109-461, SDVOSB must be considered first

Judge Allows Department of Veterans Affairs to Ignore Veteran Preference When Awarding Contracts

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.

Veteran Owned Business Project Celebrates its Fourth Anniversary

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.

Veteran Owned Business Project Celebrates 4th Anniversary on Veterans Day 2012

In addition to Veterans Day, today we also celebrate the 4th Anniversary of the official launch of the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com Project. In 4 short years we have added and approved 15,000 member profiles, reached over...