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Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Manufacturing Webinar – Defense Logistics Agency

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Webinar

Solicitation Number: SP0700
Agency: Defense Logistics Agency
Office: DLA Acquisition Locations
Location: DLA Land and Maritime
Date: July 21, 2011 (2:30PM until 3:30PM)
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Added: Jul 07, 2011 11:41 am

DLA Land & Maritime, Small Business Programs Office will be conducting a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Webinar on July 21, 2011 from 2:30PM until 3:30PM to instruct SDVOSBs on how to do business with DLA Land & Maritime as we are searching for an unlimited number of SDVSOB Manufacturers that are interested in finding opportunities in manufacturing weapon system spare parts for land & maritime vehicles, electronics, and gun parts for the U.S. military. We will be conducting a series of 1 hour seminars on a monthly basis and also will be there to answer your questions on any facet of not only doing business with us, but also with the DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, PA and DLA Aviation in Richmond, VA.

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P O Box 3990
Columbus, Ohio 43218-3990
United States
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DLA Land & Maritime
Small Business Programs Office
3990 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43218
United States

Primary Point of Contact.:

Dwight deWeaver
Phone: 6146927935
Fax: 6146926892

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Vikki Hawthorne
Phone: 6146924864
Fax: 6146926892

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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled  veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.

University of California at San Diego Bid for Media, Public Relations, Video Production and Website Management Services

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Media, Public Relations, Video Production and Website Management Services

for the University of California-San Diego and San Diego Beacon

Attn Veteran Owned Businesses and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses: (VOB/VOSB & SDVOSB/DVBE):

Project: The University of California at San Diego intends  hire, to retain and work jointly with 1-3 Agency (ies) (Businesses/Firms) for public relations services, website management services and video production services to effectively communicate the San Diego Beacon Community’s vision and activities to the San Diego health provider community and general public. San Diego is one of 17 communities nationwide selected by the Federal Government to lead the nation in improving health care through innovations in health information technology (health IT). The San Diego Beacon Community (SDBC), a collaborative organization whose federal funds are currently managed through the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), is a cooperative agreement to improve patient care, safety and efficiency through health IT in San Diego. One of the health IT components is a health information exchange (HIE). SDBC’s partners include, but not limited to: Council of Community Clinics, Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties, Kaiser Permanente, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Palomar Pomerado Health, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, San Diego County Medical Society, San Diego County Public Health Services, San Diego Medical Services, Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, UC San Diego Health System and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The University of California at San Diego is soliciting statements of interest and qualifications from interested firms to provide Video Production services, Media and Public Relations, and Website Management. UCSD, on behalf of the San Diego Beacon Community (SDBC), desires to hire, retain and work jointly with one (1) to three (3) agencies on the three (3) separate engagements, outlined in the Scope of Work, for the period of one year. Under the direction of the SDBC Project Team, the agency (ies) will communicate SDBC’s vision and activities beginning with the introductory phase and the establishment of the SDBC’s identity. The SDBC’s mission and message will be consistently conveyed in all marketing and outreach efforts by the agency (ies) in order to provide continued visibility of the SDBC to the targeted consumers (such as health care professionals, service providers and the public at large) in a clear and concise manner.”

Click here to view solicitation information.

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UCSD Business Contracts Purchasing
9500 Gilman Drive-Mail Code 0914
La Jolla, CA. 92093-0914
Point of Contact:
Lori J. Brierre
UCSD Business Contracts Purchasing
(858) 534-5210
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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled  veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.

PTSD Resources List of Organizations and Government Agencies

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Resources


Here is a growing list of Organizations, VA Departments and U.S. Government Agencies who are all working together to create awareness of PTSD and find effective treatments that can help:

Department of Veterans Affairs

To provide a wealth of resources to our US Veterans, VA is made up of three branches, Veterans Health (VHA), Veterans Benefits (VBA), and Cemetery.

  • Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
    This VHA site provides access to apply for health benefits. Read real stories from Inside Veterans Health, or access the MyHealthIVet portal.
  • VA Office of Mental Health Services
    Provides a range of information on depression, substance abuse, and other mental health problems, to improve the health and well-being of Veterans through excellence in health care, social services, education, and research.
  • VA Military Sexual Trauma Support Team
    Military sexual trauma (MST) is the term that VA uses to refer to sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that occurred while the Veteran was in the military. Both women and men can experience MST during their service. Learn more about what VA is doing to help.
  • VA MIRECCs
    The Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) generates new knowledge about the causes and treatments of mental disorders, applies new findings to model clinical programs, and widely disseminates new findings through education to improve the quality of Veterans’ lives and their daily functioning in their recovering from mental illness.

Collaborators

  • afterdeployment.org
    A mental wellness resource for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families.
  • BraveHeart Welcome Back Veterans Southeast Initiative
    Our mission is to offer veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war and their families: education about PTSD, self-assessment and support resources, and assistance in accessing treatment services in the southeast.
  • Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury
    Provides authoritative information and resources 24/7 to Service Members, Veterans, and families, and those who support them.
    Contact: resources@dcoeoutreach.org or 1-866-966-1020.
  • Home Base Program
    The Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program provides clinical care and support services in New England area to veterans of the current conflicts, who experience combat stress and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI); counseling for families including parents and children; education for clinicians and other community members; and research in the understanding and treatment of PTSD and TBI.
  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
    ISTSS is an international, interdisciplinary professional organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about traumatic stress. This knowledge includes: Understanding the scope and consequences of traumatic exposure, preventing traumatic events and ameliorating their consequences and advocating for the field of traumatic stress.
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network
    A Center to improve access to care, treatment, and services for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events and to encourage and promote collaboration between service providers in the field.
  • National Resource Directory
    A tri-agency Web portal that connects wounded warriors, Service members, Veterans, their families and caregivers with those who support them. Links to 10,000+ resources.
  • Office of Recovery Act Coordination U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
    Recovery Act-funded programs are being invested in improving health and human services, including areas such as community health services, research, prevention and wellness.
  • Real Warriors Campaign
    The Real Warriors Campaign is a multimedia public education campaign sponsored by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury to encourage help-seeking behavior among service members and veterans with invisible wounds.
  • Veterans on Deck
    This is a 501c3 nonprofit designed by VA PTSD clinicians and researchers to compliment evidence based psychotherapy with opportunities for social interaction and community reintegration of PTSD and MST Veterans through team sailing with PTSD clinicians.
  • Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
    The VVA is a congressionally chartered not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to improving the condition of Vietnam-era Veterans and their families.
  • WarriorCare.mil
    A blog that provides wounded, ill, injured and transitioning Service members and their families with information on programs and initiatives that affect them.

If you work with and/or know of another organization actively involved with PTSD, please email us for inclusion on this PTSD Resource List at info@VeteranOwnedBusiness.com.

This is a public service announcement (PSA) brought to you by Veteran Owned Business.   To learn more about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), ways to identify those who may be suffering from PTSD and the various options available to those who may be suffering from PTSD, please visit the VA’s National Center for PTSD at: http://www.ptsd.va.gov.  You can also call the PTSD Information Line at (802) 296-6300.

Here is a list of organizations and departments who are all working together to create awareness of PTSD and effective treatments that can help.

If you are in crisis, please call 911, go to your nearest Emergency Room, or call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)(Spanish/Español 1-888-628-9454). NOTE: Veterans, press “1″ after you call — or Veterans can chat live with a crisis counselor at any time of day or night.

VA Connecticut Healthcare System Siding Project SDVOSB / DVBE Set-A-Side

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set Aside (SDVOSB)

SIDING PROJECT ON BROWNELL STREET HOUSE IN NEW HAVEN CT VA

Connecticut Healthcare System

More Details: Walk thru on 6/30/2011 AT 1:30 PM. Quotations due 7/8/2011 by 11:00 AM.

Solicitation Number: VA24111RQ0861
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Office: VA Connecticut Health Care System
Location: Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut Health Care System

Contracting Office Address:
VA Connecticut
950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516

Point of Contact(s):
Mark Reveaux
Mark.Reveaux@va.gov
203-937-4732

Click here to view FBO Solicitation

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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.

VOB Welcomes English River Outfitters, A Solitude Outdoor Recreational Resort That Helps Disabled Veterans At No Cost

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome English River Outfitters of Tipton, Iowa (Cedar County IA) to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Nonprofit Section.

English River Outfitters Details: “Our priority is to help our Disabled Veteran’s adjust back to as a normal life as can be expected through a positive outdoor experience, fishing, hunting and a campfire.

We provide a safe outdoor experience with other veterans to help promote healing and closure all at no cost to our veterans.

English River Outfitters Resort is designed with our veterans in mind, some paid the ultimate sacrifice and others return with a disability. If Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom stand for anything, they stand for freedom and democracy. Protection against terrorism, oppression and tyranny can never be repaid.

It is our goal at English River Outfitters Resort to offer all of our veterans, Past, present and future; Korean, Viet Nam, Granada, Somalia, Operation Just Cause (Panama), Operation Desert Shield/Storm and Operation’s OIF/OEF a solitude outdoor recreational resort at no cost to our veterans where they can Camp, Fish, Hunt, Hike and enjoy a campfire in an enjoyable relaxing atmosphere. English River Outfitters Resort is a safe secure resort where our veterans can realize their strengths and independence.

Contact English River Outfitters today in Tipton at: (563) 357-4923. Please mention you proudly found us on Veteran Owned Business!

Are you with a non profit organization?  If you are, be sure to get your organization’s free listing in the Veteran Owned Business Directory.

C–Source sought for A-E IDIQ Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah | SDVOSB/VOB Sources Sought

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

C–Source sought for A-E IDIQ Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah

Solicitation Number: W91238-11-S-0152

Agency: Department of the Army
Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: USACE District, Sacramento
: Sources Sought
: Added: Jun 01, 2011 11:16 am
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to be used for market analysis only to determine whether a minimum of 3 highly qualified A-E firms capable of performing all of the stated types of A-E services, exists within the small business community. ALL SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS INCLUDING 8(a) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED, WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

1. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT: The anticipated contract, when solicited, will be procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on their ability to demonstrate competence and qualifications for all of the required work elements. This procurement will be conducted under North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) 541310, FSC/PSC Code C211; SIC Code 8712. The Small business size standard for this code is $4.5M. To be considered Small Business under this NAICS code, the respondents average revenue for the last three fiscal years cannot be more than $4.5M; if the average revenue for the last three fiscal (3) years is over $4.5M, the respondent is classified as Large Business. All respondents, in response to this notice, MUST identify their business size relative to the NAICS code. Respondents are required to state in their response whether the firm is classified as a small business, 8(a) Program participant, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. All questions regarding this project or size standard should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Alicia Powell, at (916) 557-5138, fax (916) 557-7854, email Alicia.S.Powell@usace.army.mil. When the requirement is solicited, firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all of the required work. The anticipated type of contract is a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), 5 Year/ $5M, IDIQ contract. If the contract is a Small Business set aside FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, will be included in the contract. This clause requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. The Secretary of the Army’s Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) requirement will be incorporated into the anticipated contract. The annual CMR requirement will apply to each task order which is funded by Army dollars; supports an Army mission; which benefits or supports any Army military, civilian, or contractor personnel; or when the Army is the executive agency for the mission being supported. The A-E will be allowed to include their costs for compliance with the CMR requirement as a line item in their price proposal for each task order subject to the CMR requirement. Further information is available at https://cmra.army.mil.

2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E services are to provide designs for a variety of alteration and repair projects and small new facilities. The projects may range in scope from a small study to a new project design of limited scope. The services required will be primarily architectural renovation, some of historical significance, for a variety of small projects and may also include design of new projects with limited scope. Input may be required by architects with a full complement of disciplines, civil/structural and mechanical/electrical engineering disciplines. Tasks may include maintenance and repair type projects and miscellaneous architectural and engineering services associated with military installations. Demolition of existing facilities may be required which will necessitate asbestos and /or lead based paint investigations with provisions for removal included in the design documents construction phase services may also be required. Qualified professional personnel in the following key disciplines: project manager/engineer, architect, civil, structural, electrical, mechanical and environmental engineer, landscape architect and certified industrial hygienist will be required. This work will include all Architectural-Engineering (A-E) and related services necessary to complete the assigned task orders for design. A specific statement of work will be issued with each task order. All work and services will be located at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.

3. QUALIFICATIONS: All interested Small Business firms, including 8(a) Program participants, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-owned Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business or Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business are encouraged to respond to this notice and may respond to this announcement by submitting a capability statement, which addresses the following key areas:

(a) TECHNICAL – Potential sources must submit a list of recent projects that demonstrate their knowledge and past experience relating to all the types of work described above. Submit only current and past clients (no more than 4 years previous). Also, include a brief description, identify if prime contractor, contract type (list by task order if IDIQ), contract or task order value, dollar value of work subcontracted, percent complete, if complete, date completed, customer POCs and current phone number. Identify the projects (list Federal Agencies and POCs and current Phone number) where the project management staffs have a good working relationship with Federal and or State agencies. The responses must be specific to each of the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent meets each qualification or has the skills and experience. If a response does not show that the respondent meets each of the qualifications and possesses the skills and experience, it will not be considered by the Government.

(b) MANAGEMENT (personnel/organizational staff experience, project management, etc.) – (1) The potential sources must identify their management staff in order to support the capability of concurrently managing over 20 open FFP task orders totaling approximately $1,000,000. (2) The management staff must be experienced in handling multiple complex environmental projects with a minimum of 5 years experience in work similar to that listed above. Identify which projects (submitted in (b)) where the management and technical staff have gained the experience.

4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. All interested Small Business firms, including 8(a) Program participants, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-owned Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business or Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business are encouraged to respond to this notice and may respond to this announcement by submitting statements of qualifications by following the instructions below. The qualification statement is limited to 6 pages, single sided total; however, your certification of type of small business (for 8(a) and HUBZone only) is required with this submittal, but will not be counted in the total pages. If a one page transmittal or cover page is included it will not be counted in the total pages. Two (2) copies in their entirety need to be provided. The responses must be specific to each of the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent meets each qualification or has the skills and experience; if a response does not show that the respondent meets each of the qualifications and possesses the skills and experience, it will not be considered by the Government. Again this is not a request for proposals or quotation; there is no solicitation available at this time. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside for 8(a) program, HUBZone, small business, etc. or unrestricted is within the discretion of the Government. All responses are due to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, and Attention: Alicia Powell, 1325 J Street, Room 878, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922, not later than 4 p.m. (local time) on the response date, listed above. A hard copy response by the response date and time; no electronic responses will be accepted.

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USACE District, Sacramento, 1325 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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USACE District, Sacramento 1325 J. Street, Sacramento CA 95814
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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.

Census Bureau Reports Veteran Owned Businesses Numbered More Than 2 Million in 2007 | Veteran Owned Business News

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

May 17, 2011: U.S. Census Bureau Releases Numbers on Veteran Owned Businesses in The United States

May 17, 2011 U.S. Business Census Release:
In 2007, U.S. military veterans owned 2.4 million businesses, which accounted for 9.0 percent of all businesses nationwide, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These businesses generated $1.2 trillion in receipts, or about 4.1 percent of all business receipts nationwide, and employed nearly 5.8 million people.

“Veteran-owned businesses make a valuable contribution to our economy, but until now, we did not have a benchmark that measured their role. This is the first time that we can estimate the total number of veteran-owned businesses,†said Census Bureau Deputy Director Thomas Mesenbourg. “Their impact on our economy is even greater when you add to that total those businesses owned equally by veterans and nonveterans.â€

All in all, businesses where veterans were majority owners or half-owners numbered 3.7 million, representing 13.5 percent of all businesses nationwide, accounting for more than $1.6 trillion in receipts and employing 8.2 million people.

The new data come from the Survey of Business Owners (SBO): Veteran-Owned Businesses: 2007, which provides the first-ever detailed information for all veteran-owned businesses in the United States, including number of firms, sales and receipts, number of paid employees and annual payroll. Statistics are also shown for nonveteran-owned businesses, as well as for businesses that are equally owned by both veterans and nonveterans.

Nearly one-third of veteran-owned businesses (32.5 percent) operated in the professional, scientific, and technical services and the construction sectors.

The three states with the largest number of veteran-owned businesses in 2007 were California, Texas and Florida. California had 239,422 veteran-owned businesses, or 9.8 percent of all veteran-owned businesses in the United States. Texas had 199,476 businesses, or 8.1 percent, and Florida was home to 176,727 businesses, or 7.2 percent.

Los Angeles County, Calif., had more veteran-owned businesses in 2007 than any other county, with 62,667, or 2.6 percent of all veteran-owned businesses nationwide.

Other highlights:

  • Of the 2.4 million veteran-owned businesses in 2007, 491,344 had paid employees. These businesses employed 5.8 million people and their payrolls totaled $210.0 billion. Veteran-owned employer business receipts totaled $1.1 trillion, with average receipts of $2.3 million.
  • There were 270,852 employer businesses owned equally by veterans and nonveterans in 2007. These equally owned employer businesses employed 2.4 million people, and their payrolls totaled $74.6 billion. Equally owned employer business receipts totaled $364.8 billion, with average receipts of $1.3 million.
  • In 2007, 2.0 million veteran-owned businesses had no paid employees. These nonemployer businesses generated receipts of $93.8 billion, with average receipts of $47,931.
  • There were 948,883 nonemployer businesses owned equally by veterans and nonveterans. These equally owned nonemployer businesses generated receipts of $49.7 billion, with average receipts of $52,355.
  • In 2007, there were 117,277 veteran-owned businesses with receipts of $1 million or more; the corresponding number for businesses owned equally by veterans and nonveterans was 60,547.
  • There were 7,446 veteran-owned businesses employing 100 or more people; the corresponding number for businesses owned equally by veterans and nonveterans was 2,034.

The Survey of Business Owners defines veteran-owned businesses as firms in which U.S. military veterans own 51 percent or more of the equity, interest or stock of the business. In June, the Census Bureau will issue separate data sets highlighting additional characteristics of all businesses and their owners, including veteran-owned businesses and their owners.

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The Survey of Business Owners is conducted every five years as part of the economic census. The 2007 survey collected data from a sample of more than 2.3 million businesses. Data collected in a sample survey are subject to sampling variability, as well as nonsampling errors. Sources of nonsampling errors include errors of response, nonreporting and coverage. More details concerning the SBO survey design, methodology and data limitations can be found at http://www.census.gov/econ/sbo/methodology.html.

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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled  veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.

Would you like Military Times Magazine to Spotlight your Business? – Veteran Owned Business News Announcement

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Would you like Military Times Magazine to Spotlight your Business?

Military Times Edge is looking to interview/spotlight a few Veteran Businessmen/Businesswomen who started their business while still serving active duty, and who recently (within the last 5 years) made the transition back to civilian life as a Veteran Business Owner.

Military Times Edge, a publication dedicated to providing Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen knowledge that can improve their lives and careers both while in the military and beyond, has approached Veteran Owned Business in an attempt to identify potential Veteran Owned Business men and women to be featured in an upcoming article in one of their publications. The print edition of Military Times EDGE is published 10 times a year, and inserted in the Military Times newsweeklies for distribution throughout the country, and to subscribers abroad.

Military Times Edge is preparing an article featuring Service men and women preparing for transition back to civilian life by starting a small business. The article will cover topics related to starting a business while in uniform such as: how to handle overlapping responsibilities, what steps to take to get started, when to get started, what obstacles to expect and how to avoid them and more.

If you are interested in having your business spotlighted in a national publication with a monthly circulation over 250,000, please contact the Media Relations Department at VeteranOwnedBusiness.com by email at: media@veteranownedbusiness.com or call 877-862-5478 (877-VOB-LIST) extension 1.

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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled  veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.

VA Hosts Veteran Small Business Conference in New Orleans August 15th through 18th, 2011 – Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Supports Veteran-Owned Businesses; Helps Compete for Federal Contracts

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs will host the upcoming National Veterans Small Business Conference and Expo, Aug.15-18 in New Orleans.  It will be the largest nationwide conference of its kind focused on helping Veteran-owned businesses succeed in winning federal contracts.

“Veteran-owned businesses provide world class services and expand employment opportunities for some of our Nation’s most highly-trained and motivated men and women,â€Â said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “That is why VA is proud to host this annual conference to help better prepare these veteran-owned businesses to compete and win contracts with the federal government.â€

The conference, scheduled for the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, will provide Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses of all sizes with an opportunity to learn, network, and market their businesses.

The conference will offer a variety of new training sessions on navigating the federal acquisition process, including finance, compliance, business development, marketing, strategy, contract management, human resources, technology, and program management.   The conference track sessions will be targeted for a variety of businesses from new business owners just back from theater to well-established Veteran-owned businesses looking to expand opportunities or increase market share.

An open house has been added to the event to give Veterans from both the conference and local region the opportunity to experience the wide range of resources available to the Veteran community.

The National Veteran Small Business Conference is open to both government and non-government personnel.  For more information and to register for the conference, go to www.nationalveteransconference.com.

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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.


Inc. Magazine Partners With Veteran Owned Business; Offers Exclusive Application Discount for Prestigious Inc 500/5000

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Attention VOBs and SDVOSBS / DVBEs:

Inc. Magazine wants to recognize your veteran owned business! (read below for details)

Inc. Magazine has partnered with VeteranOwnedBusiness.com to help increase the number of veteran owned businesses to be included on the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 list of fast-growing privately held companies.  If your 2010 annual revenue was greater than your 2007 annual revenue, you qualify to be nominated for this prestigious list.

Veteran Owned Businesses receive a 20% discount off the application fee (use promo code VETINC when applying).

Don’t delay—the deadline is this Friday!

Visit Inc.com to see the benefits of being on this prestigious list, or go directly to the application. Questions? E-mail Megan Burns, Inc.’s director of private company outreach, or call her at (212) 389-5505.

The Deadline is this Friday, April 30th (2011)!

Don’t forget: Veteran Owned Businesses receive a 20% discount off the application fee (use promo code VETINC when applying).

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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.