Category: Veterans Employment News

Nashville Veteran’s Hiring Event Scheduled for January 2013

The first event on their 2013 schedule takes place at LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans, in Nashville on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The event begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. RecruitMilitary expects more than 30 employers, franchisors, educational institutions, and government agencies to reserve exhibitor booths at the Nashville Expo.

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.

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.

Fewer Veterans Starting Businesses; New Program Will Train Veteran Entraprenuers

Veterans made up only 6% of all new entrepreneurs last year, compared to 12% in 2000. That’s a 50% decline in new veteran owned businesses. From 1999 until 2008, veterans started their own businesses at a greater rate than civilians, but from 2009 on, civilians have outpaced veterans in starting new companies. To help resolve this problem, the military is expected to launch a program to offer help starting a business to the approximately 250,000 who leave the military every year.

Entrepreneurial Development Training for Veteran Women (V-WISE) Comes to Jacksonville, Florida

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has partnered with Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, to provide veteran women with a unique training opportunity to start or grow a business. This training is open to current veteran women, active-duty women who are transitioning out of the military in the next 24 months, and a spouse or female partner of a veteran.

Philadelphia Hire a Hero Veterans Career Expo

Be a Hero-Hire a Hero Veterans Career Expo National Constitution Center, Philadelphia PA Friday, December 7 11:00am-4:00pm Be a Hero-Hire a Hero/VIP Careers releases final roster of employers supporting employment opportunities for Veterans. This...