Monthly Archive: August 2012

Veteran Owned Business Contracting 101: Simplified Acquisitions

Veteran Owned Business Contracting 101 Series How to Get Your Business Started in Government Contracting Another Chapter in the ongoing Veteran Owned Business Resource Series “Contracting 101” details about the Governments “Simplified Acquisition Process (SAP).” The Simplified Acquisition Process is used in Federal purchases between $3,000 up to $150,000, and unlike the typical procurement process, most SAP purchases originate from… Read more

Veteran Owned Hockey League Needs Your Votes & Support

Please take 30 seconds to vote for this wonderful organization that helps our military veterans! Your vote helps our military heroes!   Veterans Hockey League is in the Running for a Grant from PNC Bank Central Florida Based Nonprofit Organization Veterans Hockey League is competing for a PNC Bank Wishlist Program Grant to help fund equipment and rink time. Veterans… Read more

North Florida 3rd Annual Veterans Procurement Conference In Jacksonville August 29th, 2012

Veteran Business Owners‘ Event PSA 3rd Annual Veteran’s Procurement Conference August 29th, 2012 UNF University Center in Jacksonville, FL When: August 29th, 2012 from 8:30am-3pm Where: UNF University Center – Jacksonville, FL Registration: SBDC UNF or (904) 620-2476 Cost: $40 per person – includes lunch! Join the Small Business Development Center, Procurement Technical Assistance Center and U.S. Small Business Administration… Read more

National Airborne Day 2012 – August 16th, 2012

August 16, 1940 marked the first official Army parachute jump, validating the innovative concept of inserting United States ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute. On August 14, 2002 President George W. Bush issued the following proclamation: The history of airborne forces began after World War I, when Brigadier General William Mitchell first conceived the idea of parachuting… Read more