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TO OUR FUTURE CLIENTS: The U.S. Small Business Administration requires all clients to complete the Request for Counseling (Form 641). This form will act as our Confidentiality and Code of Conduct Agreements. All client information is held in strictest of confidence. To start the process, please click on the eCENTER button below to access our electronic Request for Counseling form
ED's WORD UPDATE: JANUARY 2012
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
USEFUL LINKS

SDVOB
VERIFICATION TIPS

CONTRACT CONNECT

Your first stop if you're interested in doing business with the
State of Michigan
HERE

FINANCING

Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
HERE
Patriot Express Loan Program
HERE

JOB OPENINGS


QUICK LINKS
± How to Start and Grow an Online Business
± How to Prepare a Business Plan
± Home Office Guide
± Franchising Basics

IRS
Small Business

This site contains easy-access video guides that provide compact information and training. Each segment has a video, between 3 and 5 minutes long. To the right is a list of links that contain additional resources on the same topic.
Topics Include:
+ Planning Ahead for Deployment +
+ Financing Your Business +
+ Contracting and Certification +
+ From Boots to Business +
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IRS
Online Learning and
Educational Products
Plenty of tips and advice are available HERE
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Ten Steps to Success
for Doing Business with
TACOM LCMC
Power Point presentation from Nancy Lang, TACOM representative, at the V.E.T. 2010 Conference. If you are considering doing business with TACOM, this presentation should help out immensely.
DOWNLOAD (2.4M)
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WORKSHOPS

Vetbizcentral, also known as the Michigan Veterans Business Resource Center, conducts several seminars and workshops for Veterans throughout the year.
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EVENTS PAGE
Vetbizcentral, also provides several resources to assist Veterans in accessing our programs. Our website, Vetbizcentral.com, features an Events Page, listing various activities at our center.
Please check it periodically for upcoming events, such as Vet's Night Out, classes/ workshops and conferences.
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Seminars/ Conferences

Nov 7 – Vetbizcentral along with Procurement Technical Assistance Centers from across Michigan held the inauragal V.E.T. Conference at the Holiday Inn Gateway in Grand Blanc, Mi. in November 2005.
We also held the 1st VA procurement seminar, A DayWith the VA, at the John D. Dingle VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI in May, 2008.
A DayWith the VA pictures HERE.
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OTHER RESOURCES
National Archive (Locate Discharge Papers and more)
5 Business Tips for ... (Over 134 Topics, from Business Planning to Web Sites)
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ARTICLES & UPDATES

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

AUDIT
Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs
July 25, 2011
DOWNLOAD PDF



CVE LIST
Verified Veteran Entrepreneurs
ILLINOIS - INDIANA - MICHIGAN - MINNESOTA - OHIO - WISCONSIN
CVE SEARCH
REGISTER BUSINESS
CONTACT VETBIZ.GOV

DVOB
(Disabled Veteran Owned Business)

An article from Vetbiz.gov
Explaining DVOB verification

SDVOB
Executive Orders
26 April 2010
Task Force 1 (PDF)
Task Force 2 (PDF)










