Hearing with Respect to SBA Programs for Veterans and the National Veterans Business Development Corporation: Hearing Before the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, Washington, DC, May 23, 2001, Volume 4 |
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Page 5 - Chairman Manzullo, Ranking Member Velazquez and members of the Committee, I am...
Page 41 - The Government-wide goal for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals shall be established at not less than 5 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for each fiscal year.
Page 54 - ... interest to many PVA members who will not qualify for contracting benefits under the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act, those who are non-service-connected disabled veterans such as myself. In December 1998, PVA contacted SBA in response to an SBA Federal Register notice to ask the agency to consider giving presumptive eligibility for its 8(a) business development program to people with severe disabilities. As you know, the 8(a) program promotes contracting opportunities...
Page 67 - Mr. Chairman. My name is Rick Weidman, and I serve as Director of Government Relations for Vietnam Veterans of America.
Page 35 - ... billion in loans and guarantees, and counseling and training assistance to over 1 million firms and entrepreneurs, to help them start, sustain and grow their businesses. As I said, this budget request will allow us to focus on our core programs and delivering them to those who need them most. The proliferation of new programs at the SBA has come at a cost of diluted focus and lack of attention to our bread and butter programs. We are concerned with the recent performance of key programs, such...
Page 62 - VA's subcontracting goals. A Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) was established within OSDBU on February 14, 2001, as part of VA's implementation of Public Law 106-50, the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999.
Page 3 - Cubin, and thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and other members of the Committee for your invitation to address you today.
Page 8 - Section 502, paragraph 2, clearly states that the government wide goal for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by service disabled veterans shall be established at not less than three percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for each fiscal year.
Page 38 - Its major grant was $639,500 to enable the Research Foundation of the State University of New York to provide faculty advisers, books, and equipment to improve programs at three teacher-training colleges.
Page 65 - Every Federal agency needs to be encouraged from above to be proactive in looking for veteran-owned and service disabled veteran-owned businesses as suppliers. Nobody responsible for procurement ought to receive a bonus for any year in which the agency has failed to award its full three percent of contracts to veterans, as required by law.