We support Fairfax County’s veteran-owned businesses and the community they serve.
According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (CEDA) Fairfax is home to 76,000 veterans and has the largest number of veteran-owned businesses in Virginia.Supporting our large military and veteran population in Fairfax will be critical to our community recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic economic crisis. We live in a unique place. Our community has thrived because of our military and veterans. Because of the “ proximity to the Pentagon and Washington, D.C., we have a robust economy in the region that supports “veteran-owned businesses and vets transitioning to jobs after military life.”
The U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Business Owners reports 12,000 companies employ 34,000 people in Fairfax County, representing 11% of all county businesses with over $6.7 billion in revenues. “These companies include successful ventures in the healthcare, government consulting, nonprofit, and technology sectors.” reports the CEDA. There are also several top 10 companies in Fairfax County that support veterans including, DynCorp International, Intelligent Waves, AMERICAN SYSTEMS, LMI, PRISM, IntelliDyne, AbleVets, CACI International and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. BrightStar Care recognizes these organizations, which are vital to our community.
Business resources offered to Northern Virginia-based veterans and companies that want to hire them:
Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) at the Community Business Partnership in Springfield:Provides vets with entrepreneurial development services, including training, counseling, and access to capital for members of the military community who may be considering starting a business or expanding an existing one.
Boots to Business and Boots to Business Reboot programs:
Offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Boots to Business is a two-day entrepreneurial education initiative within the Department of Defense’s revised Transition Assistance Program taught on military installations worldwide. Reboot is an entrepreneurial workshop offered off installations, extending access to veterans of all eras, National Guard and Reserve, and military spouses.
Virginia Values Veterans Program (aka V3):
A part of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, this program offers free training and certifications to existing companies to help them implement best practices in recruiting, hiring and retaining highly-skilled and dependable veterans for their workforce.
The Northern Virginia Technology Council:
The largest tech-focused association in the nation has run the Veterans Employment Initiative (VEI) since 2013. It connects veterans and military spouses to employment opportunities and provides support to member companies in their efforts to recruit, hire, train, and retain qualified veteran and military spouse employees. The VEI is driven by the Northern Virginia business and technology community in conjunction with the region’s academic institutions and policymakers. It also is supported through community partnerships and with the active assistance of committed volunteers. The VEI and its programs are funded by the NVTC Foundation.
The FCEDA, through its Business Diversity Division, works with veterans and veteran-owned businesses that want to expand in the county. The FCEDA’s Entrepreneurship 101: Starting a Business in Fairfax County workshops are popular with veterans as well as other would-be entrepreneurs who want to know about local, state, and federal resources for building a business in Fairfax County. The FCEDA also links clients with SCORE mentors who are experts in business planning.
Please click here to learn more about these resources for Fairfax Veterans and Vet-owned Business
We salute and honor our Northern Virginia veterans and veteran-owned businesses. BrightStar Care of Fairfax is proud to serve this group that is an essential and growing part of our economy. We are also a Fairfax Employer of Choice, proudly hiring veterans for home health care and medical staffing positions.
BrightStar Care of Fairfax provides 24/7 to Hourly Private Duty Health Care and Medical Staffing Services.
We offer support around the clock, providing a full continuum of medical and non-medical services and medical staffing. We proudly serve Fairfax, McLean, Reston, Great Falls, Vienna Annandale, Falls Church, and Centreville areas.
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Sources:
https://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/media-center/fairfax-county-salute-to-sacrifice-veterans-day/