In 2021, American Express and Main Street America created the Backing Small Businesses grant program to help under-resourced and economically vulnerable small business owners recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and grow their businesses. In its first year, the program awarded $1.65 million in grants to 330 small business owners nationwide, and in its second year [...]
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Hosted by Capitol 50 Consultants This webinar is structured to empower veteran entrepreneurs with essential insights into federal procurement processes. The presentation includes a deep dive into understanding government procurement, including its potential benefits and challenges for businesses. It further guides participants through the specifics of getting started with government contracts, highlighting eligibility, certifications, and [...]
Congratulations to SDG&E for surpassing the CPUC's DVBE spend goal at 5.12% for 2023, with $950.77 million going to small and diverse businesses in California! You can read more about this amazing achievement here => SDG&E 2023 Supply Chain Success
Black Box Safety’s road to winning a $10 million a year contract with the State of California was paved with networking, nurtured relationships, strategic planning and elbow grease. Black Box Safety is a small Veteran owned business specializing in distributing and selling workplace safety equipment, including eye, face and head protection, ear protection and so [...]
Congratulations to SoCalGas for exceeding the California Supplier Diversity Procurement Goal for the 31st year! Read the full article here => SoCalGas Exceeds Procurement Goal
Amgen is continuing its Supplier Mentorship program again in 2024. Through this program, we partner with local Supplier Diversity councils/networks to identify small businesses to mentor through a ten-month program. The program, which kicks off the last week of April and runs until March (we always invite the mentees to an event at Amgen during March to close [...]
Our friends at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans (a fellow 501(c)3 nonprofit) have a unique way to honor your time in the service, remember Veterans in your family or memorialize your unit/squadron. You can now purchase and customize an engraved brick or paver that will line the WWI Museum's campus and [...]
Each year CalVet honors two individuals and/or companies for entrepreneurship excellence. One John K. Lopez Award is given for Business Excellence as a leader in the veteran community and an advocate of the DVBE program. The other award is for Individual Excellence for business development and a commitment to hiring qualified veterans/disabled veterans. John K. [...]
The VIB Network is proud to offer 12 established Veteran business owners a scholarship to participate in our new winter/spring Veteran 2 Veteran Business Cohort Program. This 6-month peer-to-peer program will help you assess and examine all aspects of your business for strategic growth. Join fellow Veteran cohorts as you share your wins, losses and learns. [...]
