VETCON Buffalo 2017

Are you a UNITED STATES veteran who owns (or wants to start) a business? The Tully Rinckey Foundation brings its VETERANS IN ECONOMIC TRANSITION CONFERENCE (VETCON) to the Wyndham Garden Inn, 5195 Main St. in WILLIAMSVILLE, NY for a morning symposium on Saturday, June 24, 2017, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Several speakers will discuss ways veteran business owners can team up with state agencies for contracts and projects. Presenters include: * KENNETH WILLIAMS, New York State Office of General Services, Director of Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development * MARIANNE SERNOFFSKY (Program Manager) and Stephanie Slawatycki (Community Relations Outreach Specialist) from the Buffalo branch of the Veterans Outreach Center * LINDA NOSBISCH, VA-Accredited Veterans Benefits Advisor, New York State Division of Veterans Affairs * KEN WEINSTEIN, Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner * ANTHONY KUHN, ESQ., Managing Partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC and service-disabled VA-Accredited benefits attorney * MARIO COMETTI, ESQ., Partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC and Alliance Chairman of VETCON NEW YORK STATE IS REQUIRED TO DEDICATE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN STATE AND AGENCY CONTRACTS TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES (SDVOBS) EVERY YEAR. YOU CAN BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THESE CONTRACTS IF YOU BECOME A CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS (SDVOB) THROUGH THE NYS OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES. Learn more about the SDVOB process [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=i96hxl9ab.0.0.xa4kblcab.0&id=preview&r=3&p=https%3A%2F%2Fogs.ny.gov%2FVeterans%2F] VETCON BUFFALO IS FREE to veterans and seating is limited.  For more information, please visit www.vetconny.com [http://www.vetconny.com]