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FYI UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2012
"Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future;
it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight
Henry R. Luce
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by: Carl Stoddard
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Ben Roof
Army Veteran Creates Successful, Rewarding Business
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Jim and Bob Jablonski
Military Skills Put to Good Use
Clarkston Brothers' $3 Million Success Story
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Kentucky Colonel, Harland Sanders
Former Army Private
Was Entrepreneurial Trailblazer
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Roger Avie
Vietnam Vet Changes Biz Plan
To Keep Up With Changing Times
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Chris Reist & Ed Moor
Persistent Vietnam Vet,
Business Partner, Form Solid Team
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Robert H. Nichol Sr.
Silver Star Contracting, LLC
Vietnam Veteran Recognized
For Entrepreneurial Acumen
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Frank Campanaro
Trillacorpe Construction LLC
Former Ranger Turned Builder
Wins SBA Award
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John Stoick
Vietnam Era Vet,
Precision Cycle Works
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Mark Lott
Federal Contracts Drop;
DC-3 Director Resigns
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Jerremy N. Glasstetter
Flint Man...
From Camos to Campus
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Victor Lukasavitz
Vietnam Vet Builds 43-year
Engineering Career
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Sid Taylor
"Once a Marine,
Always a Marine"
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Gary Bates
Flint Veteran Opens
Downtown Grocery
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Jennifer Kayden
A Disabled Vets Journey From Homelessness to
President of Budding
High-tech Company
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Wladimir Foo
Iraq Vet Launches
Successful Ventures
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OTHER ARTICLES
To Get You Started:
Five Smart Tax Strategies For
The Savvy Small Business Owner
By Urban Miyares, director of the
Disabled Businesspersons Association, San Diego, Calif
Choosing the right corporate structure
By Elaine Orgain and Alan T. Foster
New Business Consultants
ARTICLES & UPDATES

GAO Ruling Involving Michigan Firm and VA
Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs
11 OCT 2011
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Video of Congressional Hearing HERE

AUDIT
Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs
July 25, 2011
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Explaining DVOB verification

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