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1 Red, White, Blue and GREEN! Veterans in Business – Preserving America! June 6, 2007

2 Center for Veterans Enterprise Office of the Secretary Organizational Element 17 FTE in 3 Units: –Business Development –Business Expansion –Communications Mission: “We promote business ownership and expansion for veterans and service-disabled veterans.” Objective: Expand the Business Base thru Structured Growth Established February 2001

3 VA’s Responsibility to Veterans Achieve Contracting Goals Educate and inform veterans about program benefits Offer assistance yearly to all veterans in business Work together with SBA, DOL, ASBDC & DoD to support veterans interested in business ownership Assist agencies through CVE support Verify the accuracy of contractor databases Modify Transition Assistance Program information with the Dept of Labor

4 VA’s Environmental Responsibilities Comply and Lead Federal Government in: –Educating our 235,000 employees & their families –Supporting EO 13221 and EO 13423 –Supporting Green procurement rules –Partnering with our large prime contractors to ensure environmental compliance –Leading by example

5 Compliance is as easy as VIP! Success = Make compliance easy. –Employees will support –Contractors will support How do we make compliance easy? –One-stop shopping for “green” vendors –Locate “green” vendors at VetBiz.gov’s Vendor Information Pages database Why Veterans? –It’s simple. They love our country. They sacrificed to defend it. They will preserve it for our children.

6 Who’s Watching? The Sheriff and her Posse Barbara Matos –VA’s Environmental Program Manager Our Children Our Veterans – ever vigilant Our Elected Leaders

7 Finding SDVOSBs & VOSBs Customized market research reports

8 Center for Veterans Enterprise Cross-Functional Products and Services Online VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP)

9 About VetBiz VIP 2-way communications with owners (FBO, FCO, news) Inform Federal Agencies of SDVOSB Products, Services Links to Integrated Acquisition Environment VA verifies status of businesses State of Washington uses this sourcing tool Large Federal prime contractors use also!

10 VIP Goes Green Program starts on June 20 Goal: Use VOSBs to as your first source to protect and preserve our environment New VIP Green Icon New search parameters Mailing to all VIP businesses Mailing to VIP users and CVE Partners Web Site Changes

11 Searching VIP Searching for VOSBs and SDVOSBs is simple and quick Open your Internet browser and go to www.VetBiz.gov or www.vip.vetbiz.gov. www.VetBiz.govwww.vip.vetbiz.gov Click on Vendor Information Pages. Click on Search for a Business. Type in a key word or the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code if you prefer using that numerical code; then Click Search.

12 Customized Search

13 Search Results

14 Business Detail

15 CVE’s Communications Team Promote the Federal Veterans Entrepreneurship Program and the assistance offered by CVE and our partners. Veterans Business Outreach Informational Material Federal Web Portal www.VetBiz.gov Champions of Veteran Enterprise Annual Awards Ceremony Annual Notifications to Veterans in Business

16 CVE’s Business Development Team Provide resource assistance to connect the veteran with community-based support services. Resource Assistance Toll-Free Help Line 866.584.2344 VACVE@va.gov Community-Based Partnerships VetFran

17 CVE’s Business Expansion Team Assist the established veteran business owner who is seeking Federal marketplace opportunities. Vendor Market Research Reports Corporate Advocates for Veterans Enterprise (CAVE) Government Advocates for Veterans Enterprise (GAVE) VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP)

18 CVE Partners

19 Contact Information Mailing address: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise (OOVE) 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 2042 Location: 1722 I (Eye) Street, NW Upper Mezzanine 2 Washington, DC Telephone: Local (202) 303-3260 Toll free (866) 584-2344 Email: VACVE@va.gov www.VetBiz.gov

20 Veterans in Business – Preserving America! Red, White, Blue and GREEN!

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