Sentences with phrase «-570-5572.4 women veterans»

Turman says she often meets other women veterans who want to start businesses.
But slice the data slightly differently, and you'll find an unexpected trend: The group of business owners who are really putting stakes in the ground are women veterans.
WEBNC has an annual conference specific to women veterans; Count Me In runs the Women Veteran Entrepreneur Corps; there's also Women as Veteran Entrepreneurs.
So she encourages other women veterans to consider government contracting, and to build their firms for growth.
So did the opportunity to work in the area of sustainable, earth - friendly energy — another passion for Mason, who like so many other ex-military men and women this Veterans Day, is building his own American dream.
Researchers in Iowa interviewed some 500 women veterans about the risk factors that lead to rape.
If you know of a successful woman veteran - owned business, Read more...
This year, we launch one of our most important campaigns ever: to recognize and improve services for women veterans
And a pastor of a Baptist church in Colorado actually kicked me out of his car (and I'm a disabled woman veteran in a powerchair) after inviting me to Easter dinner with his family, because I refused to deny that Jesus came to me in that dream.
A woman veteran - owned business founded in 2010 by Burchell and Sean Hetherington, Bonita's Mixes includes a margarita mix, a mojito mix and a sweet «n sour mix, all made with real juice.
At 11 a.m., the Assembly Governmental Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Small Business committees and the Subcommittee on Women Veterans hold a joint hearing on implementation of the Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned Business Act, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany.
She is also the founder and president of the Women Veterans Association of the Hudson Valley Inc..
Women veterans who misuse opioid drugs also have an especially high risk of suicide, the study finds.
And women veterans with substance use disorders have an even higher rate of suicide — more than five times that of their peers, the research shows.
Nude gown with a lace mint overlay and a sweetheart décolletage worn to an Old Hollywood themed fashion show benefitting Combat Boots to Makeup Brushes and women veterans that I hosted and was a contributing stylist for in North Carolina Gown: Belk Gloves: Claire's Flower Hair Accessory: Sally's Beauty Supply
As much as I've mentioned how much my mother meant to me, I have truly done a disservice to her service of this country and all that she did for women veterans.
She continued to fight, until the day she died, for the rights, recognition, and benefits of women veterans.
It was the first book of it's kind written by a woman veteran.
Between her books and her impact on women veterans, her legacy is one that will continue to live on — even after I die one day.
Agnes Varda receives honorary Oscar, Women in Film launching sexual harassment help line, Kate Nowlin talks playing a woman veteran in «Blood Stripe,» and Lily Tomlin honored at Voice Arts Awards.
In Washington, DC, a contingent of women veterans talked about the effort to privatize and destroy the Veterans Administration.
The HUD - VASH program also supplies supportive services to women veterans, veterans recently returned from combat zones and veterans with disabilities.
He is actively involved with Veterans issues as a founding member of the Washington State Veterans Bar Association and as a board member of Outreach and Resource Services for Women Veterans (OARS).
The Woman Veteran Scholarship — Awarded to a female veteran of our armed services who is pursuing work in the civilian sector.
They are also always changing and growing, now offering treatment for traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, suicide prevention, women veterans, etc..
A cohort of homeless women veterans (phase I, n = 359) was recruited before SS was implemented.
Veterans who have served for our country looking for a range of care specifically designed for them, including programs for those struggling to cope with the day to day, can take advantage of the Deerfield Beach Community Clinic, for information call, 954 -570-5572.4 Women veterans can also take advantage of the many resources offered through the Deerfield Beach VA, including primary and gynecologic care.
The analysis found that the total number of veterans decreased by 1.1 million to 26.4 million since 1990, but the number of women veterans increased by approximately 500,000 to 1.6 million.

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You may qualify if you're a minority -, woman -, disabled - or veteran - owned business, or if your company is located in a designated HUBZone.
Earlier that same day, Time Inc. (Fortune «s parent) announced that it was buying xoJane.com and xoVain.com, a pair of millennial women - focused sites run by Say Media Inc. and veteran mag editor Jane Pratt.
You are able to certify yourself for «set - aside» contracts program if the business is in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), if the business is owned and operated by a veteran or a service - disabled veteran (VOSB & SDVOSB), if the business is owned and operated primarily by women (WOSB), or if the business is just generally disadvantaged (SDB).
The «pipeline problem» is the theory there simply aren't enough properly skilled members of underrepresented groups for hire — including women, people of color, veterans and members of the LGBTQ community.
With Veterans Day upon us, there is no better time to laud the men and women who selflessly volunteer their time, energy and personal well - being to protect our country, allowing us the freedoms we enjoy.
Ponderosa Steakhouses From 4pm - close on Veterans Day, all former and current military service men and women enjoy a free buffet (beverage not included) from participating Ponderosa locations.
Billy Sims Barbecue Veterans and active military men and women receive a free Veterans Day meal and special collectors cup.
Hooters Hooters invites all veterans and current servicemen and women to a Hooters Veterans Day free meal from their select Veterans Day menu by presenting a military ID or proof of service at participating Hooters locations across the veterans and current servicemen and women to a Hooters Veterans Day free meal from their select Veterans Day menu by presenting a military ID or proof of service at participating Hooters locations across the Veterans Day free meal from their select Veterans Day menu by presenting a military ID or proof of service at participating Hooters locations across the Veterans Day menu by presenting a military ID or proof of service at participating Hooters locations across the country.
The group included players from all walks of basketball — role players, veterans, players with short - lived careers, star college players, successful women players — who had traveled from around the country, through a snowy New York, for the meeting.
Welter is a seasoned football veteran who has played the sport — both on women's and on men's teams — and coached it.
You're certified as a woman - and - veteran owned business.
The federal government says that 23 percent of all government dollars must be set aside of small businesses, and a part of that goes to minority - owned businesses (including women - owned, veteran & service - disabled veteran owned, Native American - owned, Alaskan - owned, and Native Hawaiian - owned corporations).
«The growth of veteran women entrepreneurship has been higher than any other segment of the entrepreneurship economy,» says Carla Harris, chair of the National Women's Business Couwomen entrepreneurship has been higher than any other segment of the entrepreneurship economy,» says Carla Harris, chair of the National Women's Business CouWomen's Business Council.
Changes in government contracting guidelines, and an awareness of those changes, has made it more attractive for women to own businesses; and there has been an increasing number of resources available to women and veterans who want to become entrepreneurs.
An event in New York City yesterday gathered powerhouse women like veteran magazine editor Kate White, Rent the Runway co-cofounder Jennifer Fleiss and IKEA executive Leontyne Green Sykes to discuss how to be badass leader.
While the number of women - owned veteran businesses has jumped, there's one category of businesses that has taken a dive: Those that are veteran - owned equally by men and women.
Veteran civil rights activists, the four were able to coordinate the Women's March on Washington in barely two months.
There's also been a surge in initiatives designed to encourage both women and veterans to become entrepreneurs.
According to data from Syracuse University, the overall female veteran unemployment rate from 2008 to 2012 was 11.1 percent, compared with 7.1 percent for other women.
Sandy Carter, a tech veteran and a founding board member of WITI (Women in Technology International), learned a valuable lesson when one of her mentors pointed out that she always ate lunch at her desk, missing out on valuable opportunities to build relationships and advance her career.
Hay spotted opportunity: As a woman, a minority (her mother is from Vietnam), and a service - disabled veteran (her hearing was damaged while in the Navy), she knew she'd have an edge in the contracting process — and that the government has to expedite pay to small businesses.
India is in deep mourning after the sudden demise of the veteran actress, who did not just give Indian cinema her soul as an artist but also empowered thousands of women
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