http://neof.com/blog Making the Right Investments for the Right Reason Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:46:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Admiral Mullen’s humble words to our Gold Star Wives this past week pointed to an “Elephant in the Room” this Memorial Day. Admiral Mullen and his wife Deborah both received awards for their work with the families of our fallen heroes. In his acceptance he simply stated that when it comes ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=58 February 28, 2010 An Open Letter to all the Honorable people who serve in Congress RE: Help our country accelerate small business growth now by making the Treasury’s annual $5 Billion Dollar New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) Program more specifically apply to small business creation, especially businesses driven by Veterans and Service ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=57 The Veterans Corporation (“TVC”), through its Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB”) affiliate, NEOF Technologies, Inc, (“NEOF”) has just been awarded a contract to develop and market the first in a series of Veteran sponsored call centers.  The contract will enable TVC to now reach self-sufficiency as required under its ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=56 Sometimes, maybe once in a lifetime, a person gets to drive their advocacy with a new mission that blends heart, head and passion.  This is my time! I now get to help a bunch of Veteran entrepreneurs help their communities.  It doesn’t get any better than this.  Thanks to all that have ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=48 The broad coalition that has built the NMTC Program had it annual meeting and are now moving to expand the NMTC program (16 billion in 39% tax credits) in light of its perceived value for the coming new economic stimulus package. I was pleased that several NMTC players have figured ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=47 When it comes to Pittsburg and Veterans, you only need to know one name- Richard Portis. Why?  Because he knows how things work, and if he doesn’t, he knows where to send aspiring veteran entrepreneurs to others that do. I was pleased to attend a recent regional conference at a ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=46 Sometimes you get to meet  a family that that has paid a terrible price for their patriotism and you want to somehow reach out, but you feel awkward. That’s how I first felt when I went to visit Joe Briseno and his son Jay, one of the most severely wounded ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=45   In West Virginia it’s all about M.E, not “me”, it’s about M.E. Gamble who runs the West Virginia Small Business Development Center for Governor Joe Manchin.  I had the opportunity to work with M.E. to help address Access to Capital needs for Veterans in West Virginia. If you’re a Veteran ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=43   ------------------------- Taking the “help desk” back to Washington, D.C., I had the opportunity to voice my opinions to the Committee which was completing its annual report on Veterans small business issues. They were very responsive to ideas for expanding and standardizing our help desk concept and using New Markets Tax Credits ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=42 -------------------- Got to go to the Department of Treasury Building and view their beautiful and unique triple domes. My visit took place the day after announcement of the details of the major meltdown in the US financial system. Expecting a lot of angst, I was relieved to be welcomed by Deputy ... http://neof.com/blog/?p=41