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GETTING STARTED

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

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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

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SDVOB
VERIFICATION TIPS

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CONTRACT CONNECT

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

HERE

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FINANCING

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Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program

HERE


Patriot Express Loan Program

HERE

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JOB OPENINGS

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HERE


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QUICK LINKS


± How to Start and Grow an Online Business

± How to Prepare a Business Plan

± Home Office Guide

± Franchising Basics

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IRS
Small Business

Virtual
Tax Workshop

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VetBiz Resource Center


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


Veterans Seminal Fall 2005


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


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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)


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5 Business Tips for ... (Over 134 Topics, from Business Planning to Web Sites)

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CONTACT US


FAX: (810) 767-8662 or
Mail: VetBizCentral
501 South Averill Ave.
Flint, MI 48506

E-Mail: ed@vetbizcentral.org


OTHER USEFUL FILES


SDVOB Application Form 0877 ][ Lost DD-214 Dept. of Veteran Affairs Locator



ARTICLES & UPDATES

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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

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

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DOING BUSINESS WITH THE VA

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CVE LIST
Verified Veteran Entrepreneurs


ILLINOIS - INDIANA - MICHIGAN - MINNESOTA - OHIO - WISCONSIN

CVE SEARCH

REGISTER BUSINESS

CONTACT VETBIZ.GOV


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DVOB
(Disabled Veteran Owned Business)

Verification

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An article from Vetbiz.gov

Explaining DVOB verification

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SDVOB
Executive Orders

26 April 2010

Task Force 1 (PDF)

Task Force 2 (PDF)

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