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Department of Veteran Affairs
Verification Program VA's large prime contractors are required to use businesses that have been officially verified for ownership and control. Therefore, the VA has established a process by which Veteran Owned Businesses can become verified that they have met all the guidelines to be considered a Veteran Owned Businesses. Verified businesses will be annotated in the database and will receive the rights to display the Verified logo in their marketing materials.
Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database Many Federal Agencies and private businesses have indicated that they can't find enough veteran-owned businesses to meet their goals and contracting. Additionally, veteran-owned businesses have mentioned that they can't afford to market to all potential Federal customers. Therefore, the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database was developed to support both communities to achieve their contracting goals. Register your veteran-owned small business on the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database.
Information Library
Begin the Verification Process for Public Law 109-461 (Verification Program)
Education Program for Children of Disabled Veterans (NC State Benefits Scholarships)
Doing Business With VA
Department of Veterans Affairs: Opportunities
 North Carolina Military Business Center
The mission of the Military Business Center is to leverage military and other federal business opportunities for economic development and quality of life in North Carolina. Organizational goals are:
- Contracts - To increase military and federal business for existing North Carolina companies
- Employment - To integrate transitioning military personnel and family members into the workforce
- Recruitment - To support recruitment and development of defense-related businesses in North Carolina
Small Business Administration (SBA)
 North Carolina District Office
SBA Services
Free Online Training Courses
Quick Reference to Federal Government Contracting Programs
1). The purchase of a home or homes on the Chesapeake Bay for Military members and their families to use for a period of time as a haven from the stresses of being treated at Military hospitals and to veterans that have served this great country, giving them a sense of well being and allowing them to reflect with each other.
2). Promote healing by providing programs such as professional and peer-group counseling and activities for military service members and their families to include parents and siblings of soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
3). To award scholarships to church youth ministries and high school students who demonstrate leadership values that Christopher believed in such as Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage by leading projects that give back to the community.
4). To assist by providing financial support to other organizations that provides support to our service members.
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ABC's of Doing business With the Federal Government
American Council on Education (ACE)
Since 1945, the American Council on Education (ACE) has provided a collaborative link between the U. S. Department of Defense and higher education through the review of military training and experiences for the award of equivalent college credits for members of the Armed Forces. Registrars, admissions officers, academic advisors, career counselors, and DoD Voluntary Education professionals have a basis for recognizing military educational experiences in terms of civilian academic credit through the Military Guide Online.
* Transcripts for Military Personnel
* Military Programs
Carolina AGC
As the region’s premier clearinghouse connecting owners, architects/ engineers, general contractors, specialty contractors & suppliers, our IBuild web site provides members a searchable database of real-time leads on hundreds of public & private bidding projects in the Carolinas. Members can view plans/specs on these projects in any of our 10 local plan rooms, or upgrade their membership to view Plans Online.
To find out more about the relationship between military training and civilian certification requirements, use the links below.
Credential Search
Use Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) to:
* Find civilian credentials related to your military occupational specialty
* Understand what it takes to obtain the credentials
* See if there are available programs that will help pay credentialing fees
O*NET Resource Center
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database of occupational skills, knowledge, and other occupational characteristics - including those that veterans bring to the workforce. O*NET can help you align military educational and job training curricula with current civilian workplace needs.
PipelineNC.com
The BRAC Regional Task Force (BRAC RTF) has launched PipelineNC.com, an education and workforce Internet platform for job seekers and employers in the Fort Bragg region. PipelineNC.com aligns and integrates the area's labor supply, education, employment and training capabilities, and emerging employer occupational demands.
With thousands of people displaced from the workforce in the 11 counties surrounding Fort Bragg, the BRAC RTF developed PipelineNC.com to meet the region's employment growth needs of the future. An estimated 15,000 jobs will be created by 2013 as a result of the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command moves next year from Fort McPherson, Ga., to Fort Bragg, according to the BRAC RTF Comprehensive Regional Growth Plan.
PipelineNC brings a wealth of opportunities to job seekers and students who are searching for employment, or want to learn more about in-demand careers and educational resources. Employers benefit from superior matching technology and an automated recruiting process that will identify the best candidates for the job. Employers can post jobs for free or purchase a number of options including the ability to send digital postcards, or sponsor an industry-specific page.
PipelineNC.com allows job seekers and students to conduct interest assessments, define career paths, research community college and university program offerings in the region and search for employment. Day-in-the-life videos, community pages, forums, and media galleries can prepare someone to pursue a new vocation, a career change, training or certification.
Team River Runner based in Raleigh-Durham
Team River Runner is a national volunteer organization run by kayakers. Through whitewater and flatwater kayaking TRR promotes health, healing and new challenges for veterans. Our focus is on adaptive paddling for disabled veterans, but we are inclusive of any veteran and his/her family members. We offer weekly pool instruction by certified kayaking instructors, supply all of the equipment necessary and best of all it is entirely free. Once basic skills are learned, we head out to the rivers as a group for additional instruction and fun.
Transition Assistance Online, TAO Online
TAOnline.com, is the largest source of transition assistance information, jobs, and tools for today's separating military. On this career site for military veterans, service members can find the resources needed to transition from their much appreciated military service, to the perfect civilian career.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington DC honors the fallen of the Vietnam War. Relatives and friends leave letters, poems, and photographs there and on this web site named The Virtual Wall. We bring the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to your home.
The Veterans With Disabilities Entrepreneurship Program
The Veterans With Disabilities Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to soldiers, sailors, airmen, members of the coast guard, and marines disabled as a result of their service. The intent of the VEP is to open the door to entrepreneurial opportunity and small business ownership to you, by developing your competencies in the many steps and activities associated with creating and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture, and also by helping you coordinate your efforts with programs and services for veterans and others with disabilities.
Like a military boot camp, this program is intense, rigorous, and challenging. Building upon key elements of OSU's comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum, the program consists of a series of training modules designed to assist you in creating and growing businesses that can be profitable. A team of experienced faculty and successful entrepreneurs will work with you, providing a fun, interactive, and informative experience. They will introduce entrepreneurship ideas and concepts, and show how to apply them to your current or potential business. The VEP program is offered entirely free to qualified veterans accepted into the program. We cover the cost of transport to Stillwater, the on-line and live courses, instructors, books, materials, all food costs, and outings that are part of the program. Participants will also receive 24 Continuing Education Credits from Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business Department of Entrepreneurship.
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