Monthly Archive: April 2012

May 1st, 2012 is Silver Star Service Banner Day and Loyalty Day! Veteran Owned Business Military Observance Announcement

This is a Veteran Owned Business Military Observance Announcement: May 1st, 2012 is Silver Star Service Banner Day Silver Star Service Banner Day was created by The Silver Star Families of America (SSFOA); a 501(c) tax exempt organization dedicated to honoring and supporting wounded, ill, and injured veterans of all branches of the armed forces of the United States of… Read more

Total Small Business set aside: Design/Build 3,000 Sq. Ft. Storage Facility in Hammond, LA

Attention Veteran Business Owners: Solicitation Number: GS-07P-12-HH-C-0029 Agency: General Services Administration Office: Public Buildings Service (PBS) Location: Acquisition Services (7PQA) Email:  Anthony Kemp Place of Performance:  U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Air & Marine Facilities Program Management Office (AMF PMO) New Orleans Air Operations Branch  400 Judge Leon Ford Drive Hammond, LA 70401 This procurement is a 100% small… Read more

New Categories Added: theme parties, online gaming, model cars, video game theater, celebrity impersonators and more | Veteran Owned Business

Attention Veteran Owned Business Members and Visitors: VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to announce the addition of several new categories added to our Free Veteran Owned Business Directory of nearly 10,000 members. The following approved sub-categories have been suggested by one or more of our Veteran Owned Business Directory members. Mural Artists (in Artists and Art Related in main Arts and Entertainment… Read more

Unemployment Rate Among Veterans Masks High Unemployment of Post-9/11 Veterans | Veteran Owned Business PSA

Attention Veteran Owned Business Members and Visitors: According to data Veteran Owned Business has obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee the low overall unemployment rate among veterans masks the high unemployment rate of Post-9/11 veterans.  Among all veterans, those who served on active duty since September 2001 (Post-9/11 veterans) have the highest… Read more

April 23rd, 2012 Marks The Army Reserve’s 104th Birthday! Veteran Owned Business Military Observance Announcement

The Army Reserve traces its beginnings to the creation of the Medical Reserve Corps, which was authorized by an act of Congress signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on 23 April 1908.  The idea behind the Medical Reserve Corps was to create a pool of trained medical officers who could be called to active duty in time of war.… Read more