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Veterans Helping Veterans

Assisting Veterans, Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Members in the formation and expansion of their businesses.

¤ Entrepreneurial Training and Counseling

¤ Networking Opportunities

¤ Mentoring Programs and Activities

¤ Advocacy Services

¤ Procurement Counseling

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“2013 V.E.T. CONFERENCE”
07 November 2013
~ Troy, MI~

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RECENT UPDATES

Ohio Company Lands VA
Small Business Program Work

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL | Jill R. Aitoro

After abruptly ending a three-year contract, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded two task orders to meet the requirements of its veteran-owned small business program.

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Veterans Receive 1.5% COLA Increase

WASHINGTON – Veterans, their families and survivors receiving disability compensation and pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs will receive a 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase in their monthly payments beginning Jan. 1, 2014.

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SBA Announces New Measures
to Help Get Small Business Loans
Into the Hands of Veterans

WASHINGTON – The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced new measures to help get small business loans into the hands of veterans by setting the borrower upfront fee to zero for all veteran loans authorized under the SBA Express program up to $350,000. This initiative will start on January 1 and continue through the end of the fiscal year.

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Teaching, Nursing Helping Others
Spark Retired Air Force Captain’s
Dream

Adventuresome. Caring. Determined. A teacher at heart.

That description certainly applies to Susan Pfund, a retired Air Force captain and nurse as well as a budding entrepreneur.

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