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See various other veteran-owned business programs fostered by the Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) You can see which programs you may qualify for by completing SBA’s 16-question assessment. What are some benefits of the program? 8(a) Business Development Program Eligibility for contracts designated exclusively for 8(a) participants, called “set-aside contracts” Eligibility for contracts issued directly to a 8(a) participants without competition, called “sole-source set-asi...

After 3 Years and $1.5 Million Testing Rape Kits, Alaska Made One New Arrest In the state with the highest rate of sexual assault in the nation, testing the backlog of rape kits may not be enough. Many were from cases where the identity of the suspect was already known, or were opened only to find no usable DNA. Dec. 30, 2020, 11 a.m. EST Rape kits stacked in the evidence storage area of the Alaska State Crime Lab in 2019. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News) Sexu...

DOMINICA: In ten years all energy will be renewable THIS WEEK saw the Commonwealth of Dominica hold Stakeholder Consultation on National Energy Policy. The (NEP) consultation was held to inform on the role and value of the policy to Dominica; to build an appreciation for the background and process in the development of a draft NEP; to provide an opportunity to obtain feedback and input from stakeholders to assist in finalising the document and; to confirm the process for integrating feedback pr...

KINGSPORT — The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) has announced 11 winners in the 2020 KOSBE Awards, a tradition that was started by the Kingsport Chamber in partnership with Kingsport Times News in 1994. The KOSBEs promote economic impact by recognizing small businesses that are leading by example and making an extraordinary contribution to the communities they do business in. The winners exemplify leadership and excellence in overcoming adversity, ...

CONTENT: Press Release CINCINNATI, December 11, 2020 /3BL Media/ – Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has announced the launch of the Greater Cincinnati COVID-19 Small Business Response and Recovery Initiative to ensure the success of small businesses in Hamilton County. The Initiative will provide small businesses of 25 or fewer employees (with an emphasis on small businesses with five or fewer employees) in low-to-moderate income communities that have been impacted by the pandemic w...

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, has announced the launch of the Greater Cincinnati COVID-19 Small Business Response and Recovery Initiative to ensure the success of small businesses in Hamilton County. The