Dave Tong Graduates from Veterans Institute for Procurement (VIP)
The Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation (MCCCF), in conjunction with the Montgomery
County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) and the MCCC GovConNet
program, launched the Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP), an
educational training program for veteran business owners, principals and
C-level executives in September 2009. The VIP is a 6-session comprehensive
certification program instructed by professional service experts and designed
for veteran businesses to increase their ability to win government contracts by
establishing best business practices. Eighty-Six Veteran-owned businesses have
graduated from the program to-date.
The VIP classes are offered twice a month to one executive from each of the
enrolled veteran-owned businesses. Class size is limited to 35-40 individuals.
Funded entirely by Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation and VIP
sponsors, the program is at no cost to participants. VIP enrollment is not
limited to Montgomery County businesses. Eligible applicants 1) must be a
veteran business owner, principal or C-level executive for a veteran-business
owned company 2) be in business for at least 2 years with a minimum of 3-4 full
time employees; 3) have experience working on government contracts as a prime
and/or sub-contractor to a prime; and 4) have 2009 annual revenues less than $25
million. VIP is for veteran business executives across the metro region with
interest in best business practices in these areas:
Accounting/Budgets/Developing Rates
Business Structures
Certifications
Compliance and Systems Approvals
Contracting/Teaming Agreements
Human Resources
Insurance and Bonding
Internal Controls
Marketing and Proposals
Risk Management
The event was sponsored by:
Premier is awarded the GreenBizNow seal
Premier Technical Service has been awarded the GreenBizNow Seal from the Green Business Association.
Premier to Build Green Data Center and COOP Facility near Luray Caverns in Page County, Virginia
PRESS RELEASE
For Release
December 28, 2010:
PREMIER TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION SECURES FUNDING FOR PROJECT
BRAVEHEART
Premier Technical Services Corporation (Premier) announced, at
a special meeting conducted by the Page County Economic Development Authority,
they have secured funding for their Project Braveheart.
S. David Tong, President and CEO of Premier, verified that
his company has secured a Letter-of-Intent for full-funding of the complete
construction and build-out of its Project Braveheart. This construction effort
will consist of a datacenter, conference/COOP facility and offices to be
located in Stanley, Virginia.
Premier provides services and
products that address IT challenges facing customers in their day-to-day
operations. Premier's goal is to provide end-to-end IT solutions that
enable its customers to focus on their business without being hampered by
shortcomings in their information systems. It is through this process
that Premier transforms technology into a strategic tool which is used to build
and maintain their customers' businesses.
Premier is a
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and a HUBZone Certified
Small Business Concern (HUBZone Certified SBC). Premier incorporated in
the Commonwealth of Virginia on July 21, 1989.
Premier Listed on Top 100 in America... Again!
For Immediate Release
Premier Technical Services Corporation Gains National Recognition
Local Business Ranked among Nation’s Top 100 Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses.
Luray, Virginia, February, 2009. In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site, recently named Premier as one of the Top 100 Disabled Veteran Owned businesses in the United States.
The Div100 is the 9th annual listing of the Nation’s top 100 disabled veteran-owned businesses. The companies listed on the Div100 represent the Nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a disabled veteran-owned business is small or insignificant. Div100 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with disabled veteran owned companies. The Impact of Diversity Business “Diversity businesses and consumers are a growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for their communities.These are the new leaders in American business.”
Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, Fortune 1000 corporations throughout the country have recognized that buying products and services from diversity owned companies positively impacts their business. Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
The Div100 The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 disabled veteran-owned businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural and women-owned businesses use the list. The Div100 is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers.
About DiversityBusiness.com Launched in 1999, with over 35,000 members DiversityBusiness.com is the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and colleges and universities. Members use the sites technology to find and track new business opportunities. It also produces the country’s largest conference on diversity education and training for major corporations and small business. Its research on top businesses appears in Fortune, Forbes, Business Week and numerous magazines and media publications.The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. CCA was founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke.
For additional information, please contact:
Premier Technical Services Corporation www.PTS-USA.com (540) 743-5700 info@pts-usa.com
