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March 13th Military Friendly Job Fair at The Waterford Reception Center – Springfield, VA

Attention Veterans Looking For Employment: On Thursday, March 13, you will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with representatives from 46 “military friendly” companies and schools. This Corporate Gray “Military Friendly” Job Fair will be held from 9 am to 12:30 pm at the Waterford Reception Center, located at 6715 Commerce Street in Springfield, Virginia. A preparatory job fair seminar will… Read more
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Military-to-Civilian Job Fair to be held in Virginia Beach on October 9th

Corporate Gray Helps Companies Hire Military Veterans Despite Government Shutdown; Military-to-Civilian Job Fair will be held in Virginia Beach on October 9th Dozens of companies will attend the Corporate Gray Military-Friendly Job Fair at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on October 9th to meet hundreds of veterans who are leaving the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.… Read more

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Entrepreneurial Development Training for Veteran Women (V-WISE) Comes to Jacksonville, Florida

Women Veteran’s Entrepreneurial Training Coming to Jacksonville, Florida   Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) is coming to Jacksonville on January 10-12, 2013. V-WISE is a unique entrepreneurship training program, designed by Syracuse University with the Office of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, to encourage and support female veterans with an interest in exploring opportunities in… Read more

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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

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Our Military Heroes Need Your Help… And So Does VOB!

Your support is appreciated more than you can imagine! VOB is in the running for a grant from Chase (see below) for our Veteran Owned Business Project. In short, our goal is to continue to promote and build support for VOB, our new Veterans Hire Veterans Initiative and create the aVOSBa (the American Veteran Owned Small Business Association) nonprofit organization.… Read more

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New Mexico Veterans Business Expo 2012 and Veterans Job Fair | Veteran Owned Business Event PSA

Attention New Mexico Veteran Owned Business Members: New Mexico Veterans Business Expo 2012 and Veterans Job Fair Reception-Tuesday Evening June 5th 5:30 to 8:00 PM-Exhibitors/Expo Attendees Only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Business Expo and Job Fair Wednesday June 6th, 2012, 9 AM TO 4 PM At the New Mexico National Guard Armory 600Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, New Mexico  FOR COMPLETE DETAILS AND TO… Read more

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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