TVC and U.S. Veterans Chamber of Commerce team up to help with 110-186 Task Force

Nov. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- TVC and U.S. Veterans Chamber of Commerce team up to help with 110-186 Task Force

Dallas, Texas - November,1, 2010 -  The Veterans Corporation ("TVC") and U.S. Veterans Chamber of Commerce ("USVCC") have entered into a technology sharing agreement which will provide an information sharing forum mechanism for members of both organizations.

An initial project will be implemented jointly through the Change Corp for Veteran Entrepreneurs. This project will create a forum for discussing the Task Force issues under P.L.110-186. The Task Force recently met to address six specific Veteran Small Business topics including: improving captial access, meeting contracting goals for Veterans, integrity of certification, reducing administrative burdens, training and counseling.

The 12 members appointed to the Task Force are as follows:

Elizabeth O'Herrin,     Student Veterans of America
Dan Dellinger,     American Legion
Don Graves, Jr.,     Department of Treasury
Jiyoung C. Park,     General Services Administration
Linda Oliver,     Department of Defense
Mathew Blum,     Office of Management and Budget
Raymond Jefferson,     Department of Labor
Marie Johns,     (Chair) Small Business Administration
Timothy Foreman,     Veterans Administration
Willliam Elmore,     Small Business Administration
John Garcia,     Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs
James Wilfong,     Task Force for Veteran Entrepreneurship (VetForce)

The above Task Force members have been appointed to several sub-committees which will explore solutions and recommendations for improving capital access, Federal contracting goals for Veterans, training and other business functions. The Task Force has been established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA") and Veterans will be afforded the opportunity to review meeting records at the FACA website. For information and meeting dates, interested parties may contact, Raymond B. Synder, Deputy Associate Administrator, Small Business Administration, 202-205-6572 or by email at raymond.snyder@sba.gov.

TVC and USVCC will monitor and participate in a Task Force Forum and promote involvement with the project to gather public opinion relating to this Task Force. According to Brian Bascom, CEO of USVCC, " We are very excited about the partnership and believe that USVCC can use the technology to benefit Veteran small businesses through the Change Corp Project for Veteran Entrepreneurs and the Chamber to Chamber for Veterans (C2C4Vets) program, while supporting the critical goals of the 110-186 Task Force."
About United States Veterans Chamber of Commerce
 
The  United States Veterans Chamber of Commerce is a national chamber of commerce with the mission of helping Veterans manage, create, and develop business opportunities. Headquartered in Texas, the Chamber has chapters in several major metropolitan areas in the Southwest, and is expanding to meets the needs of Veterans in business nationwide. The Chamber supports and promotes it member businesses: Veteran businesses as well as businesses that market to, contract with, and support Veteran businesses.

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The Veterans Corporation, a 501(c)(3) organization supports veteran entrepreneurs by providing business knowledge and support through it's volunteer Change Network for Veteran Entrepreneurs to achieve it mission.