The mission of the National Veteran Small Business Coalition (NVSBC) is to transition Veterans into business owners. The goal of VETS2014 is to build capacity in the Veteran and Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business community to help the Federal government and large business prime contractors meet and exceed the mandated goals.  The NVSBC is pleased to again join forces with AetherQuest Solutions, a Veteran-owned small business, to host VETS2014 in Reno, Nevada, June 16-19, 2014.

For more information, visit their website.

Companies have protested more Army contract awards in the last 18 months than any other Defense Department agency’s awards, and the Veterans Affairs Department tops the list as the most protested non-Defense agency....

"...according to an analysis by the open data supporters at GovTribe."  Interesting discussion of contract award notices over at Next Gov.

A graphic depicting the discrenpancies:

Link: Women’s Business Development Center Celebrates it’s Women Vetrepreneurship Program This program sounds great:

Participants will “exercise their entrepreneurial muscle” in sessions that cover business plan development, marketing research, pricing strategies and financial requirements, according to Nicole Mandeville, a Desert Storm Army veteran who is director of the WBDC’s Women Vetrepreneurship Program (WVP).

Veteran and Entrepreneur Gabriel Mays of Just Add Content has some wise words over at Duct Tape Marketing. Head over to read his other advice.

 

Women Veteran Entrepreneur Corps (WVEC) is a three-year business growth initiative for women business owners who are veterans or spouses/domestic partners of veterans looking to grow their small businesses quickly and sustainably and significantly contribute to the growth of local economies and create new jobs. WVEC was developed by Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence with generous support from Capital One.

For more information about WVEC or to apply, visit Count Me In.