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Annapolis veteran training program graduates head into business world – Originally posted on November 24th, 2013 by SHANTEÉ WOODARDS for the Capital Gazette. You can read the original article here. Tim Longmire wants to start a business that eventually provides 24-hour grooming and other services to dogs. First, he needs a storefront. And financing. And a [.. Read the full article ..]
SUMMARY OF PROJECT OPPORTUNITY (VETERAN’S ENTERPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM) EXPANSION IN MARYLAND VIA WAL MART FOUNDATION GRANT ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND AREA – The SACC Foundation partnered with The Annapolis Economic Development Corporation to provide Project Opportunity to veterans in the Annapolis Maryland area. The Orientation Session was conducted on August 13, 2013 with a total of twenty [.. Read the full article ..]
Job training for Anne Arundel’s veterans expands – Originally posted on August 11th, 2013 by SHANTEÉ WOODARDS for the Capital Gazette. You can read the original article here. There was a time when post-traumatic stress disorder limited Tracy Hoover’s speech and mobility. But the retired U.S. Air Force veteran slowly turned his life around and is [.. Read the full article ..]
“FARMING- PENCIL TO PLOW” ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the University of Maryland Extension are pleased to announce that they have combined their technical expertise to offer ”Farming – Pencil to Plow”, an eight (8) week entrepreneurial training course designed for aspiring small farmers and those producers interested in [.. Read the full article ..]
FIRST HOWARD COUNTY CLASS OF PROJECT OPPORTUNITY SET TO GRADUATE 10-Week Training Program Helps Veterans Become Entrepreneurs COLUMBIA, MD (June 13, 2013) – A new program in Howard County aimed at helping veterans interested in starting a business will graduate its first class June 27. The program, Project Opportunity, is a 10-week program that offers [.. Read the full article ..]
PROJECT OPPORTUNITY DESIGNED TO HELP VETERANS START BUSINESSES 10-Week Training Program to be Offered for Eastern Shore Veterans The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation will offer the fourth year of Project Opportunity, a 10-week program that will offer training, outreach services, technical assistance and financing opportunities to veterans who are considering starting a business. [.. Read the full article ..]
SACC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS Nina East, President of the SACC Foundation Board of Directors, is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been elected to three (3) year terms on the SACC Foundation Board: Lesley A. StaffeldtBorn and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Staffeldt has been a resident of Wicomico County [.. Read the full article ..]
The following article was originally written by Emilie Eastman on Monday, March 4, 2013, For The Capital. The original article can be found online here: Capital Gazette – Article on Project Opportunity. Joe Giordano says it’s a no brainer. The retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant started Project Opportunity to provide military veterans free business startup training. Through a [.. Read the full article ..]
This article was originally published by The Daily Times Salisbury and can be found on their website here: MARYLAND: Veteran entrepreneur training expands Program has Shore Roots Written by: Associated Press COLUMBIA — A program that teaches military veterans how to start a business is expanding from its Eastern Shore roots to two more Maryland [.. Read the full article ..]
Project Opportunity – Columbia, MD Location PROJECT OPPORTUNITY DESIGNED TO HELP VETERANS START BUSINESSES 10-Week Training Program to be Offered at Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship COLUMBIA, MD (January 22, 2013) – The Howard County Economic Development Authority today announced a new training program aimed at helping veterans interested in starting a business. The program, “Project [.. Read the full article ..]
