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FREE Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) Being Offered To Interested Veterans

Attention Florida Veteran Business Owners and veterans interested in becoming an Entrepreneur: Application Deadline Extended to 2/28 Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) provides a rigorous entrepreneurial learning and development opportunity for service disabled veterans and those...

Veteran Owned Food Truck Businesses Added To Veteran Owned Business Project

Attention Military Veteran Business Owners: We’ve recently added a new category specifically for food trucks to the Veteran Owned Business Directory. Ambrosia Food Truck: Rockville, MD 20852 Montgomery County  – Ambrosia Food Truck is a fully functional...

January 2014 Veteran Unemployment Statistics

Overall, the National unemployment went from 6.7% to 6.6%; and the Veteran unemployment rate increased from 5.5% to 5.6%.   January 2014 Unemployment Removing those who are in college either full-time or part-time yields...

California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) is co-hosting a Black Veterans Summit

The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) is co-hosting a Black Veterans Summit on 24 February, 2014 at the California State African-American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90001. Throughout American history black...

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Federal Agencies Partner to Protect Veterans Enrolled At Educational Institutions

New Online Complaint System Empowers Students, Strengthens Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Education and Justice, along with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission announced today...