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.
Not exact matches
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 Cou
women entrepreneurship has been higher than any other segment of the entrepreneurship economy,» says Carla Harris, chair of the National
Women's Business Cou
Women'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