Attn: Louisiana Veterans!

If you are a resident of Louisiana, or are visiting around Veterans Day,there is a nice business event....

In honor of Veterans Day, the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Louisiana State University Shreveport will offer "Veterans Mean Business" Breakfast Nov. 14 from 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. at LSUS University Center Ballroom, One University Place, Shreveport, on the 2nd floor.

The breakfast will include speakers:

       

Cooper Cochran, LSBDC  director, discussing LSBDC services to veteran-owned businesses

Connie Shirley, small business specialist at BAFB, updating us on news from Barksdale including the Cyber Command project.

Kelly Ford, director of  Northwest Louisiana Government Procurement Center, discussing steps to contract with the government.

John Coutret, vice president of Ouachita Independent Bank, discussing the new Patriot Express Loan.

Veteran entrepreneurs, including Scotty Rogers, owner of 1-800-GOTJUNK, who will speak about the triumphs and trials of business ownership.

The event is co-sponsored by Barksdale Air Force Base/ 2nd Contracting Squad and the Northwest Louisiana Government Procurement Center. To register, call the LSBDC office at (318) 797-5144 by Wednesday. Cost is $10.