Jose Espinoza, California Water Service, Edward Simon, California American Water, and Emma Maxie, Golden State Water graciously received 2018’s Corporation of the Year award.  Not only were they recognized for achieving their goal of 1.5% with DVBEs, but all three companies collectively and consistently make efforts to reach out into the veteran business community. Their hard [...]

The Veterans in Business Network is excited to support the 2019 Kaiser Permanente and ICCC Program. This is a unique program that is only offered to select businesses across the U.S. and this year, the VIB Network is thrilled to offer this program to our veteran business owners! There are 4 remaining cohorts for 2019; [...]

The VIB Network is proud to offer this FREE webinar recap in partnership with Southern California Edison. During this webinar you’ll learn about: What is the Utility’s vision in Electrifying the Transportation Sector and creating the Power Grid of the Future What types of service and material suppliers will be needed Discuss forthcoming Bidding Opportunities [...]

What is the California Department of General Services (DGS)? DGS is the business manager for the state of California, providing procurement and business solutions for state agencies, local agencies, resource partners and external customers. Each year, the state purchases 8 to 10 billion dollars’ worth of goods, information technology, construction projects, and professional services. As [...]

Watch this unique webinar taught by the experts at Southern California Edison (SCE). They shared insight on working with SCE and information on the Ariba Network they use for contracting and how you can make yourself discoverable for procurement opportunities. Ariba Network makes it easy for buyers and suppliers to collaborate on transactions, strengthen their relationships, [...]

Webinar Replay: Learn the skills you need to give a persuasive presentation for your business from one of the best in the nation; Larry Tracy. Larry will share trade secrets you need to sell to Government Contractors and beyond. Larry was a Senior Intelligence Briefer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In a later assignment, the [...]

5% growth in goals are first since FY 2010         VA Secretary Robert Wilkie announced to increase to the department’s goals for contracting with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB). For fiscal year (FY) 2019, VA seeks to award at least 15% of its total contract dollars to [...]

Larry Tracy is a retired Army colonel turned speech coach. He is writing a series of articles for VIB Network on how to conduct business presentations. He will also conduct a free VIB Network webinar on delivering winning oral presentations for government contracts on April 24. His recently-published E-book Bring Home the Bacon: Become a [...]

Invitation to Apply AT&T proudly offers executive-level scholarships to support and sponsor diverse businesses to thrive and prosper in today’s economy. Scholarships are offered to CEO’s of certified diverse-owned businesses as part of our commitment to making meaningful and measurable contributions to their economic growth.   Apply Today!   1. Tuck - Dartmouth College • [...]

  New York State has amazing opportunities for all Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned businesses nationwide! Register to listen to this webinar recap for FREE to learn about the New York State SDVOB Certification Program from Anthony Tomaselli, Office of General Services, Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development. Covered in this webinar: * About the New York State 6% [...]