1. VetBizCentral

2. VetBizCentral
Funded by the Small Business Administration, Office of Veteran Business Development
One of nineteen Veteran Business
Outreach Centers nationwide
A Nonprofit run by Vets for Vets
Headquartered in Flint, Michigan
Serving over 1.8 million veterans in 3 States: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana

3. VetBizCentral
Assisting Veterans, Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Members AND their spouses in the formation and expansion of Veteran Owned Businesses
Mission Statement: Empowering Veterans to realize their entrepreneurial dreams, one business at a time.

4. VetBizCentral Executive Director: Matt Sherwood
Assistant Director: Michael Golwitzer
Business Counselor: Abron Andrews Jr.
Office Manager: Sherman Chevalier

5. • counseling • Education • Advocacy • networking
VetBizCentral
SERVICES
• counseling • Education • Advocacy • networking

6. NEW BUSINESS COUNSELING Feasibility Develop Action Plan
1. Education 2. Financial Planning 3. Business Plan Development 4. Marketing development 5. Loan Preparation

7. ESTABLISHED BUSINESS COUNSELING
VetBizCentral
ESTABLISHED BUSINESS COUNSELING
Government Contracting
Veteran Business Verification
Marketing Strategy
SDVOB (On Contracting as Preference)
Registering on SAM
Public / Private Sector Opportunities
Networking

8. ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES
Business Expansion
1. Federal contracting rESOURCES State Contracting Engaging with Supplier Diversity NVBDC Verification

9. NVBDC WEBSITE

10. HOW TO IDENTIFY VOSB AND SDVOSB VIP.VETBIZ.GOV

11. VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS WWW.VETERANOWNEDBUSINESS.COM

12. BUY VETERAN

13. State of Michigan Database of VOSB Request copy of database
Check and verify information
FOIA Request

14. Corporate
Supplier
Diversity
NaVOBA

15. 1 VALUE PROPOSITION FOR COMPANIES
Three Main Reasons for Having a Supplier Diversity Program.
Gain Public Support and Attention: Supplier diversity programs help companies make responsible business decisions that gain public support and attention

16. 2 VALUE PROPOSITION FOR COMPANIES
Three Main Reasons for Having a Supplier Diversity Program.
Enhance Innovation: Companies can enhance innovation by developing strategic alliances and partnerships with diverse suppliers

17. 3 VALUE PROPOSITION FOR COMPANIES
Three Main Reasons for Having a Supplier Diversity Program.
Drive Better Business Decisions: Supplier diversity programs strengthen the supply chain through driving better business practices and connecting organizations with new (and more) industry connections. According to Diversity Direct, world-class procurement organizations commit 33% or more of their spend to diverse suppliers. But despite growing diversity trends, only about 10% of all companies access the impact of supplier diversity efforts on revenue or market share. Don’t miss out on the impact a supplier diversity program can have in your company

19. SAVE THE DATE 11th Annual Veteran “Meet and Greet” 10 November 2016
Holiday Inn Flint-Grand Blanc
11th Annual Veteran
“Meet and Greet”
ALSO
“Vets Night Out”
09 November 2016
EST
(Night before conference)
A great opportunity to network with conference buyers as well as fellow veterans.
NO CHARGE
Registration Required
Hors d'oeuvres furnished
Cash Bar
More Info: NVDBC.OFG
* Meet Company Buyers
* Meet Gov. Buyers
* Networking
* Lunch Included
MORE INFO:
(810)
VETBIZCENTRAL.ORG
$40 ea

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21. Veteran Business statistical Data
What You Didn’t Know?

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23. Veteran-owned businesses in general
Veteran-owned businesses in general. Census estimated that in 2007:   • There were 2.45 million businesses with majority ownership by veterans.   • 491,000 of these firms were employers, and million were non-employers.   • These veteran-owned firms had sales/receipts of $1.220 trillion, million employees, and an annual payroll of $210 billion.

24. Veteran-owned businesses in general
Veteran-owned businesses in general. Census estimated that in 2007:   • Veteran-owned firms represented 9.0 percent of all U.S. firms.   • 12.2 percent of all owners of SBO-respondent firms were veterans.   • 8.3 percent of all respondent veteran owners had service-connected disabilities.  

25. Veteran-owned businesses in general
Veteran-owned businesses in general. Census estimated that in 2007:   Michigan has 66, 739 VOB’s which represents 9% of Michigan Small Businesses. Michigan is 10th in the country with the number of Veteran Owned Businesses. Top 5 States for VOB’s: California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois. 49% of World War 2 Veterans started a business, now only 6% of pre and post 911 Veterans are starting businesses.

26. • About 22 percent of veterans in the U. S
• About 22 percent of veterans in the U.S. household population were either purchasing or starting a business, or considering doing so in the study period. • Almost 72 percent of these new veteran entrepreneurs planned to employ at least one person at the outset of their venture. • About 23 percent of current veteran business owners, and 32 percent of those planning or in the process of starting a new business, indicated that their venture would be 50 percent or more internet-dependent. (home based business)

27. • Military service appeared to have provided business skills to a significant proportion (one-third or more) of both current veteran business owners and those planning to become owners. • The self-employment rate for veterans was higher than that of non-veterans in each year from 1979 through 2003, the last year covered in the study. (Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that this has remained true each year since then.)

28. SDVOSB Data
196,760 Total FIRMS 41,245 SDVOSB with Employees 155,515 SDVOSB without employees

32. Education levels of business owners – 2007
Less than high school , %
High school graduate diploma or GED 494, %
Technical, trade or vocational school 150, %
Some college ,781 20%
Associate degree , %
Bachelor's degree , %
Master's, doctorate, or prof. degree 495, %
Total reporting ,447, %

33. VOSB by Gender and Ethnicity
Male %
Female %
Equally Male/Female Owned %
White %
African American %
Asian %
Hispanic %

34. Age of VOSB Ownership
Under 25
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 or Over
Total Reporting
6,112
62,779
213,130
330,229
956,529
885,280
2,454,059
.02%
2.6%
8.7%
13.5%
39%
36.1%
100%

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