SBA Disaster Assitance Loan information: https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Account/Login   SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans Process for Accessing SBA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disaster Relief Lending The Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial [...]

The VIB Network is proud to offer this FREE webinar to learn the various streams of Government contracting. No longer can you plan for successful federal contracts growth in 2020 by just focusing on the dollar value of upcoming opportunities. To build a pipeline where you have a high return-on-investment, you want to include opportunities [...]

Congratulation 2019 V2V Business Cohorts The VIB Network is once again proud to offer the "Veteran 2 Veteran Business Cohort Program". This 6-month in-depth program is for 12 established SDVOSBs/DVBEs/VOSBs. Join your fellow cohorts to assess and examine all aspects of your business for strategic growth and success. The V2V program is facilitated by Nelson [...]

Put Your Heart Into It: 2018 Bravo Zulu Award Recipient Dawn Gilbert  The VIB Network presented the prestigious Bravo Zulu Award for 2018 to Dawn Gilbert, Director of Strategic Sourcing and Diversity for Frontier Communications.  Her professionalism, esteemed reputation and clear passion for her job embody this award’s spirit.   By encouraging suppliers to negotiate contracts [...]

2018 Above and Beyond Award winner for Government Agency of the Year was proudly presented to Danetta Jackson and Michael Aguillio, representing the California Department of General Services.  Their work in helping to unite, educate and elevate the veteran business community made this a well-deserved honor. “(Our) function is to help businesses understand how to [...]

Are you working on the verification or re-verification process? Join us, as Terrence Moultrie, from the VA OSDBU Center for Verification and Evaluation, discusses and answers your questions. Learn about the two-step process for submitting required business documents and how to submit a change to information regarding your firm’s status. Thursday, September 12, 2019 1-2 [...]

Commissioner Lara Appoints Members to Insurance Diversity Task Force   News: 2019 Press Release For Release: September 6, 2019 Media Calls Only: 916-492-3566 Email Inquiries: cdipress@insurance.ca.gov Commissioner Lara Appoints Members to Insurance Diversity Task Force Experts and advocates come together to advance diversity in the insurance industry     SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara [...]

  On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 VIB Network Chairman Cole Woodman addressed the Utah's Veterans and Military Affairs Commission regarding a Veteran Business Preference Policy. Read the story below from KUER.org         Utah Is One Of 19 States Without A Veteran Preference Policy For State Contracts By ROCIO HERNANDEZ • 17 HOURS AGO Sen. Gregg [...]

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 to the veteran business community. Their [...]

invites you to Register for  The Turner School of Construction Management Program September 17th, 2019 – November 7th, 2019 being held at : The San Diego Regional Airport Authority Offices (former Commuter Terminal) 3225 N Harbor Drive San Diego, CA  92101   Registration Form Fall '19   All the classes are held at the Airport [...]