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NaVOBA Honored to be the Veteran’s Business Community Partner of the National Business Inclusion Consortium

NaVOBA was honored last week to join the coalition representing the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC), a coalition of the nation’s leading business organizations representing diverse communities. NaVOBA strives to maximize marketplace and supply chain access and competitiveness for America’s Veteran’s and Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises (VBEs/SDVBEs) through certification, advocacy, outreach, education and recognition. NaVOBA and the NBIC share symbiotic goals to advocate for the business interests of a diverse range of people. NaVOBA also Read more…

By Matthew Pavelek, ago

VBE Spotlight on: Divergent Alliance

VBE Spotlight on: Divergent Alliance Matthew Moeller founded the company in 2017. Served from 2002-2005 in the U.S. Airforce, E4   Divergent Alliance provides full service distribution of tools and safety equipment for the utility industry. They recently partnered with Hi-line Utility Supply and Colony Hardware Corp. to be able to offer single sourcing and diversity to fulfill their customer’s needs.   In early 2017, Matthew left a secure position at ComEd to go on Read more…

By Ashleigh Freda, ago

Time is Running out for Early Bird Discount for the Keeping the Promise Conference

Keeping the Promise offers the veteran and the disabled business owner an exciting opportunity to discover new business markets, team members, customers, and business practices. Select small businesses will have the opportunity to compete in a hands-on competition to create a proposal for winning a contract in both the federal and private corporate arenas. Early Bird Rates end on 4/27. Click here to save today! Attendees can participate in educational seminars that can potentially take Read more…

By Marketing Department, ago

The Survey is Open to Recognize the 2019 Best Corporations for Veteran’s Business Enterprises™

The National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) officially opened its annual survey today honoring the best U.S. corporations working with veteran-owned businesses. Now in its 13th year, this prestigious list honors the large corporations that most successfully engage the nation’s Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprises™ (VBEs) and/or Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises™ as suppliers. The survey runs through July 15, 2019. “The military teaches leadership, teamwork, integrity, resolve and ingenuity,” said NaVOBA President Matthew Pavelek. “These intangibles Read more…

By NaVOBA, ago

Save the Date for the 2019 Veteran’s Business Expo of Georgia

The best way to help Veteran’s Business Eneterprises® is to give them access to as many opportunities as possible. So NaVOBA is working with our friends at the Nation Veteran Supplier Diversity Coalition to promote their reverse trade show model based directly around the needs of the VBEs: affordable, exclusively veteran-focused, and access to a vast network of private companies and government purchasing managers looking to buy from veteran owned-businesses. ​Date: Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 ​Location: Read more…

By Marketing Department, ago

Are you the Veteran’s Business Enterprise of the Year?

NaVOBA has officially opened the search to recognize the 2019 Veteran’s Business Enterprises of the Year™ (VBEOY). VBEOY is a prestigious honor bestowed annually outstanding U.S. military veteran business owners. Vetrepreneurs are encouraged to self-nominate their businesses. In addition, we encourage our Corporate Allies to nominate their veteran-owned supplier businesses as well. To be eligible to receive the award, the nominee must be a U.S. military veteran business owner who actively runs the company and Read more…

By Marketing Department, ago

VETS 2019 Scholarship Applications Due February 28th!

The NVSBC Scholarship Program allows us to offer new veteran businesses a scholarship to attend the 9th Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium (VETS’19), May 29 – 31, 2019. The scholarship covers the cost of registration fees, travel expenses and a one year membership to the NVSBC. The scholarship will give the recipient(s) an opportunity to network with other veteran business owners, prime contractors and government agencies in order to gain the knowledge needed to do business Read more…

By Marketing Department, ago

NaVOBA Proudly Welcomes its Founding Board of Directors at Special Installation Ceremony

On January 28, the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) held a special Board of Directors Installation Ceremony at Vistra Energy Headquarters in Irving, Texas. NaVOBA’s bylaws require two-thirds of Board of Director seats are held by corporations to ensure the organization is focused on creating maximum benefit to both Corporate Allies that strive to include Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprises™ (VBEs) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises™ (SDVBEs) in their supply chains as well as the Read more…

By Matthew Pavelek, ago

VBE Spotlight: RICE Security and Consulting, LLC

VBE Spotlight on:  RICE Security and Consulting, LLC- Founded 2012 Location: Fayetteville, NC RICE Security and Consulting launched our Contract Management System (CMS) software in late 2017.  CMS Contractor Management System​ ​(CMS). CMS is our signature program designed and developed by our talented Information Technology Division. CMS integrates security risk management principles, vulnerability assessment and security services as part of a holistic approach as part of our Enterprise Security Risk Management methodology. The software was Read more…

By Marketing Department, ago

NaVOBA Bids Farewell to Capt. Rosemary Mariner

Last week, Capt. Rosemary Mariner passed away in Knoxville, Tenn. Mariner was a retired U.S. Navy pilot and was the first female to command a naval aviation squadron. Mariner was 65 and faced a ongoing battle with ovarian cancer. Last week, for the first time in history, the Navy conducted a flyover using all female pilots for a Missing Man Flyover over a cemetery in Maynardville, Tenn. The flyover typically involves four aircraft, which fly Read more…

By Matthew Pavelek, ago