South Carolina Passes Resolution To Commemorate National Invest In Veterans Week

Our staff at National Invest In Veterans Week would like to formally thank the South Carolina Senate and the South Carolina Senate Family and Veterans Services Committee for passing H 3825 commemorating National Invest In Veterans Week.

Whereas, the Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center encourages businesses and community members of the Midlands and beyond to observe this week by promoting, partnering with, and buying from veteran-owned businesses and mentoring veteran entrepreneurs. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, commemorate the national Invest In Veterans Week on March 1-7 in support of veteran-owned businesses.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center.

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https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/521_20210203.htm

NATIONAL INVEST IN VETERANS WEEK 2021

NATIONAL INVEST IN VETERANS WEEK

National Invest In Veterans Week is observed each year from March 1 through March 7. During the week, we honor aspiring and established veteran business owners and their contributions to the economy.

According to the Small Business Administration, small business firms owned by veterans employed 5.03 million people, had an annual payroll of $195 billion and receipts of $1.14 trillion. Representing only 9.1 percent of all U.S. businesses, veterans have an unquestionable invaluable impact on economic ecosystems nationwide.

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalInvestInVeteransWeek

Celebrate the week by recognizing aspiring and established veteran entrepreneurs. Want to show your support for veteran business owners during National Invest In Veterans Week? Consider the following tips:

• Promote Veteran-Owned Businesses on Social Media.

• Buy from Veteran-Owned Businesses.

• Host a workshop for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs.

• Nurture Veteran Startups (Grants, Fundraisers, Complimentary B2B Services, Award-Ceremonies).

• Partner with a veteran-owned business.

• Host a gathering of Veteran-Owned Businesses.

• Mentor a veteran entrepreneur.

• Promote National Invest In Veterans Week via social media.

Share your favorite veteran entrepreneur or veteran business on Social Media using #NationalInvestInVeteransWeek.

HISTORY

In 2019, National Football League veteran Drayton Florence and nationally syndicated columnist and Iraq War veteran Jeff Shuford founded National Invest In Veterans Week intending to empower the public to invest in the veteran population through veteran-owned business sustainment, educational development, and mental health empowerment.

Along with the launching numerous veteran-focused innovations, the award-winning veteran-owned technology company Tech From Vets launched National Invest In Veterans Week. “National Invest In Veterans Week puts veteran business owners in the driver’s seat of their enterprises,” stated Lieutenant Colonel Rickey L. Pope, Army, USA, Retired.

Whether celebrating the week or empowering veterans to start and grow their business enterprises, there are many ways to observe and celebrate National Invest In Veterans Week.

The Registrar at National Day Calendar® proclaimed the celebration in July of 2019 to be observed March 1-7, annually.

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-invest-in-veterans-week-march-1-7/

Mike Bicek Named Creative Director For National Invest In Veterans Week

After successfully launching the Invest In Veterans Week National Holiday, mobile app, and progressive web application, the award-winning development company Tech From Vets set out on a mission to utilize multimedia to highlight veterans and active duty service members that are positively impacting their communities. Invest In Veterans Week (a brand of Tech From Vets) turned to Army veteran Mike Bicek to lead the creative vision and direction of the newly launched Invest In Veterans Week media division. In early July of 2019, the Registrar at the National Day Calendar proclaimed National Invest In Veterans Week to be observed March 1-7, annually. The objective of the IVW national holiday is to empower the public to invest in the veteran population through veteran-owned business sustainment, educational development, and mental health empowerment.

“We are excited to have Mike take over as Creative Director of National Invest In Veterans Week,” said National Football League veteran and Director of Strategic Partnerships Drayton Florence. “Mike has worked with our Vets 22 and Tech From Vets brands in the past and has helped increase our reach nationally.” Bicek brings a wealth of experience as a celebrity photographer and brand ambassador. Having served in the United States Army with a deployment to Iraq under his belt, Bicek’s mission-focused character is a precise fit for the innovation-driven award-winning technology company.

“His experience in the field, and having his work highlighted in Black Enterprise Magazine and the National Day Calendar, among other global publications, shows Mike’s superb quality of work. We look forward to working with him to help refine the creative vision behind National Invest In Veterans Week,” stated Lieutenant Colonel Rickey L. Pope, USA, Retired, who serves as the organization’s Public Affairs Officer.

“I am truly honored and excited to have the opportunity to join the Invest In Veterans Week team as the creative director,” Bicek said. “I’m looking forward to developing new multimedia ideas for branding, advertising campaigns, and marketing messages.” With Bicek leading the creative department, the organization plans to launch a local veteran business-focused Television program and multimedia campaign. The organization recently launched its signature Invest In Veterans Week podcast to iHeart Radio and Google Podcasts among other global platforms. With the increase in veterans and active duty service members starting new businesses, Bicek and his team have many local companies eager to be highlighted throughout Northeast Florida. According to the Small Business Administration, small business firms owned by veterans employed 5.03 million people, had an annual payroll of $195 billion and receipts of $1.14 trillion. Representing only 9.1 percent of all U.S. businesses, veterans have an unquestionable invaluable impact on economic ecosystems nationwide.

Soon after Tech From Vets was founded, it was named The Best Veteran Owned Tech Startup of 2016 by The Huffington Post. Soon after, the veteran-owned technology company won a BizTech Award for their successful design, development, and deployment of their self-funded Vets 22 and Tackling Food Safety applications to the national stage. The Jacksonville Business Journal’s BizTech Award honors those contributing to a culture of technology leadership and innovation in the Northeast Florida region.