Category: Veteran Owned Businesses News

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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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....

MOAA Hosts 2013 Military Spouse Career Symposium

The day begins with an open session called “Five Things Employers Want You to Know” which deals with what employers look for in a resume and how military spouses can avoid common mistakes when applying and interviewing for a job. In other sessions, military spouses will discuss how they balance home life and career.