The Library of Congress Veterans History Project is conducting a free webinar on the subject of veteran entrepreneurship and running a business while managing symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress. There are an excellent panel of speakers, including veteran business owners and experts in veteran entrepreneurship from both the government and nonprofit sectors, ready to help vets interested in starting their own business. Speakers include:
- Matthew Pavelek – President and CEO of the National Veteran Owned Business Association and Executive Editor of ...
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JUN
2020
Are you a service member, veteran, National Guard or Reserve member, or military spouse interested in starting or growing your own small business?
Join our upcoming summit to hear small business tips from successful military and veteran entrepreneurs and learn about the local and national SBA resources that are available to you.
• Attend breakout sessions on access to capital, government contracting, and more
• Tap into rural business resources and network with military and veteran entrepreneurs
• Meet Eli Crane, former ...
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MAR
2020
Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)’ ARSENAL of entrepreneurship programs is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Veteran EDGE (Engage, Develop, Grow, Elevate) Conference in Dallas, TX March 5-8, 2020. This unique event is dedicated to veteran and military spouse business owners, their growing ventures and the ecosystem that supports them. VeteranEDGE is the largest gathering in the country ofveterans business owners, supporters, stakeholders, VIPs, influencers and CEO’s fromfast-growing veteran-owned businesses.
Conference events include: VetSource corporate procurement ...
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MAR
2020
Career chef Kemar Ballentine-Harris’ business dream became reality with the opening of his own restaurant, Wings of Waco, in January 2020. To help get his business started, Ballentine-Harris used the services of the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veteran Entrepreneur Program (VEP).
His culinary talent is indisputable, having prepared meals for former U.S. Presidents George Bush, Sr.; George Bush, Jr. and Barack Obama. His career further includes being a chef at the Ritz Carlton in Washington D.C. and on commercial cruise lines. ...
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FEB
2020
The two hour event has three parts:: (1) Speed networking (2) Four or Five woman vet business owners or military spouses, present a 30 second business pitch to win a gift card from VWEC. The second part is the main event, where four to five women vet business owners present a 3 minute Business Pitch that is judged on its merits to win a Business line of credit from one of the event Bank sponsors.
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FEB
2020
Date/ Time:
Wednesday
February 12, 2019
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Asian American Resource Center, Ballroom
8401 Cameron Rd, Austin TX 78754
Connect Forum Airport Opportunities on February 12, 2020. We are honored to have the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) to come and speak about a high level overview of ABIA’s upcoming opportunities, airport security processes for vendors, and other information from other COA departments.
After the workshop, there will be a round-table networking session with public agencies and prime contracting businesses looking for ...
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FEB
2020
Google’s Austin Digital Coach, Vicky Sepluveda, shares tools and tips to ensure your small business and brand can compete in the Digital Economy.
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FEB
2020
Meeting new people can be a pain, finding a mentor is tough and networking is often a chore. Why not try something different that’s fun, effective and benefits the military connected community?
Bunker Connect is a new approach to mentorship. This fun, unique, and highly effective experience fosters meaningful connections through structured facilitation. Over 90 percent of participants make a connection with two others to meet for coffee.
Against a backdrop of good food and drink, lively ...
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JAN
2020
Boots to Business Reboot is a two-step training program that provides participants an overview of business ownership as a career vocation, an outline and knowledge on the components of a business plan, a practical exercise in opportunity recognition, and an introduction to available public and private sector resources.
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NOV
2019
Boots to Business Reboot is a two-step training program that provides participants an overview of business ownership as a career vocation, an outline and knowledge on the components of a business plan, a practical exercise in opportunity recognition, and an introduction to available public and private sector resources.
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NOV
2019
