President and CEO Laurie Sayles discovered her worth along the way to becoming a veteran business owner.  After having served over 10 years in the Marine Corps (semper fi), Sayles entered into the civilian workforce as a receptionist.  While straightforward directives are critical to communicating in the Marine Corps, Sayles went back to school to [...]

  In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, small business owners in all U.S. states, Washington D.C., and territories are able to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000. This advance is designed to provide economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue. This loan advance [...]

  Earlier this month Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which will make it easier for small business owners who have received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to qualify for loan forgiveness. Some key changes include: Extension of forgiveness period from 8 to 24 weeks A decrease in the minimum amount that must be spent on [...]

  Apply for a Grant to Receive Assistance Across the United States, small businesses that form the economic backbone of our communities now face immediate – and oftentimes, crushing – financial pressure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many small businesses that were forced to shut down temporarily now are at serious risk of never reopening. Even [...]

VIB Network member Vigilance Risk Solutions has created this guide on how to start thinking about the process of returning your team back to work. Here's the guide that answers some of those questions. Click cover to download booklet.   Thanks Ty Smith, Veteran business owner of Vigilance Risk Solutions for sharing this important information: [...]

Register below to view this webinar replay. Social media drives modern life, but it creates a lot of noise that can drown out important messages. Customers look to industry experts to help them cut through the noise. That is, they do if they trust the industry expert, their advice, and feel it’s relevant and valuable [...]

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 [...]