Bunker Labs
Bunker Labs provides community, programs, and courses to help military veterans and military spouses start and grow successful businesses and startups.
Resource Partners
NaVOBA Resource Partners
NaVOBA maintains a network of partner organizations that provide services, education, training, and access to opportunities to help veteran entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. Click on the links below to find the advice and information you need.
Starting a Business
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
Small Business Development Centers provide counseling and training to small businesses including working with the SBA to develop and provide informational tools to support business start-ups and existing business expansion.
Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOCs)
The VBOC program is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling, and resource partner referrals to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard & Reserve members, and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
SCORE has the largest network of free volunteer small business mentors in the nation. No matter what stage your business is at SCORE has a mentor for you. Easily request a mentor to help you start, grow, or transition your business today.
A Veteran’s Guide + Resources to Start a Small Business
Recent data points to 1 out of 20 business owners being veterans, which speaks to the fact that their unique experience and perspective gives them the ideal skill set needed to successfully take on the challenges of entrepreneurship. Veterans are often able to demonstrate an inspiring style of leadership that is characterized by selflessness, balanced with the discipline to strive for continued growth and progress, and perfectly equipped to remain effective when facing the greatest of setbacks. Most of all, though every entrepreneur will have a different journey, sacrifice will undoubtedly be a part of the success story.
Government Contracts
Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP)
The Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) is now under the management of the Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) and has changed its name to APEX Accelerators. Over the next few months, the new branding will roll out across all 95+ centers.
Our mission, however, will not change! We remain committed to supporting local centers and raising awareness of the no-cost counseling services and technical support offered to businesses looking to compete for Federal, State, and Local government contracts.
National Veterans Small Business Coalition (NVSBC)
NVSBC provides nationally recognized Training, Networking, and Advocacy for Veteran small business entrepreneurs in the federal market to ensure they are Procurement Ready and have enhanced access to opportunities to start, operate, sustain, and grow competitive and strong businesses serving Federal agencies and other government contractors.
The Veterans Institute for Procurement (VIP)
VIP became a national training center in 2011 and began to offer multiple 3-day, 27-hour in residence programs per year at the William F. Bolger Center just 11 miles from Washington, D.C. Veteran CEOs traveled in from across the nation to learn from industry and government experts who continued to volunteer their time and expertise. Since 2010, there have been $16.9 billion in Federal prime contract awards won by VIP Grads.
Veterans Business Partners
The U.S. Veteran Business Alliance (USVBA)
The USVBA was formed in 1994 following the establishment of the DVBE Program. Its original mission was to assist California state agencies to meet the DVBE procurement goal, which is currently 3% annually. All California certified DVBEs (1,700+) are the constituency of the DBVA and are supported at minimal cost to the disabled veteran owners.
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is launched in June 2011 to serve all 25 million U.S. veterans, focusing on the social, economic, education and policy issues affecting them and their families post-service. JPMorgan Chase & Co. broadens its existing collaboration with SU to provide industry leadership, serving as founding partner of the institute.
Funding Programs
The US Small Business Administration (SBA)
NaVOBA does not actively provide funding programs. We do have some grants and scholarships available at various times but there are a host of other avenues for business owners seeking funding to explore.
Product Discovery
RangeMe
Showcase your products to more than 15,000 buyers from around the world. RangeMe provides product discovery, sourcing, and purchasing solutions for retailers and product suppliers so they can discover, connect, transact, and grow their businesses with ease. Sign up for free and list your products to become discoverable.
Thank you for your interest in the National Veteran Owned Business Association’s Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (VBE) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (SDVBE) programs. This initiative creates a nationally recognized gold standard in certification for veteran-owned businesses of all sizes and enables corporate America to proactively source and confidently utilize businesses that are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by U.S. military veterans.
OUR MISSION
NaVOBA’s mission is to create corporate contracting opportunities for America’s Veteran’s and Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises (VBEs/SDVBEs) through certification, advocacy, outreach, recognition and education.
