Monthly Archive: July 2012

VOBeacon News & Events

Louisville Area Veterans Networking Group Inaugural Meeting Wednesday August 8th

The inaugural meeting of the Louisville Area Veterans Networking group has been set. We are going to meet on Wednesday August 8, 2012 at Mulligans Pub and Grill at 12:00 PM. They are located at 1801 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205. We are going to meet in the upstairs meeting room. The owner of Mulligans is a fellow Vet, Bring… Read more
VOBeacon News & Events

New Categories Added: Firearm Accessory, Mystery Shopping, K-9 Security and Narcotics Training

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 over 10,000 members. The following approved sub-categories have been suggested by one or more of our Veteran Owned Business Directory members. Commercial Swimming Pool and Spa Cleaning Services (in Commercial Cleaning Services in main… Read more

East Central Florida Veteran Job Fair

Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce of East Central Florida Hosting  a Veteran’s Job Fair August 15th in Downtown Melbourne, Florida Date: August 15th, 2012 Time: 8am to Noon Location: Downtown Melbourne, Florida The Melbourne Regional Chamber will be hosting a Job Fair aimed at matching Veterans of Central Florida looking for work with businesses in the area looking to hire.… Read more

Veteran Owned Business Member Wins Prestigious Award for Journalism Excellence

Sports Journal Wins Sports Photography Sigma Delta Chi Award for Journalism Excellence Less than 16 months after its debut, the Sports Journal of Central Indiana has earned one of the most prestigious awards in journalism – the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. The Sports Journal won in the category of… Read more

July 29th Marks the 237th Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps

History of the United States Army Chaplain Corp The Odyssey of Relocation The U.S. Army Chaplaincy provides religious support to America’s Army while assisting commanders in ensuring the right of free exercise of religion for all Soldiers. In short, we nurture the living, care for the wounded, and honor the fallen. Since July 29, 1775, approximately 25,000 Army Chaplains have… Read more

Operation Boots to Business Program to Introduce Returning Vets to Entrepreneurship

Operation Boots to Business Introduces Returning Veterans to Entrepreneurship The Boots to Business program uses a multi-phased approach to introduce transitioning service members to the fundamentals of small business ownership and to the SBA tools and resources available to them. The SBA aims to ultimately provide entrepreneurship awareness and opt-in training nationwide to the 250,000 service members from all branches… Read more

Maryland Veterans Owned & Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Certification Workshop 8/16/2012

VOSB and SDVOSB Certification Workshop Annapolis, Maryland August 16, 2012 SBA has a program specifically for Veterans and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small businesses. This certification program was created to provide procuring agencies with the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled veteran-owned concerns, as well as the authority to make sole source awards to them. This informative… Read more