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A Veterans Day Pledge
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November 11

A Veterans Day Pledge!

If there are any blessings connected with being a combat veteran who has seen ultimate sacrifices, one is having a crystal clear understanding of what being lucky means.

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The Veterans Corporation to present ChangeCorp for Veteran Entrepreneurs
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November 4

The Change Project for Veteran Entrepreneurs
(www.changecorp.us)

The Change Project is an attempt to “change” and improve the way Veteran entrepreneurs get their information about ‘what’s next’ for their small business. The Change Corp is now a Beta website that allows contributors to ask good questions and get good answers. It also will allow Veteran small business practitioners to review and rate the institutions and individuals which they encounter during their search for information during their small business journey.

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National Economic Opportunity Fund
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November 3

The basic premise of the National Economic Opportunity Fund (“NEOF”)is that entrepreneurial effort, perspective, and passion of Veterans,in true partnership with communities, will accelerate job creation and regional community economic development.

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Soulsville rising in South Memphis
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October 16

Soulsville rising in South Memphis
Backers hope $11.5 million project revitalizes neighborhood
By Daniel Connolly
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Drive down Mississippi Boulevard in South Memphis and you'll see overgrown lots with discarded tires. Turn onto a side street and you might see a liquor store with an old sign for Gordon's Gin.
But keep going and you'll pass the neatly groomed campus of LeMoyne-Owen College and the new mixed-income College Park residential community. And you may see a construction site near the college campus that could bring more jobs and commerce to the area.

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The landmark Post 9/11 G.I. Bill will officially go into effect on August 1
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October 16

For immediate release: July 22, 2009
Contact: Christopher Falkenhagen
Communications: (410) 260-4511 cfalkenh@mhec.state.md.us
New Post 9-11 G.I. Bill goes into effect August 1
Annapolis, MD) July 22, 2009 – The landmark Post 9/11 G.I. Bill will officially go into effect on August 1. The law is considered to be the most significant piece of higher education legislation for veterans since the original G.I. Bill was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) is the State’s approving agency for this program.

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