NVBDC BLOG
NVBDC Welcomes Tammi Hart To Their Advisory Board
Established in 2013, NVBDC addressed the need to identify and certify both Service-Disabled/Veteran Owned Businesses (SD/VOBs) in the corporate marketplace. Our leadership is the foundation to accelerate programs, mentorships and corporate connections for our...
NVBDC Corporate Members are requesting Information about your SD/VOB
Our Corporate Members specifically asked NVBDC to learn more about your business. If you are selected for a contract our NVBDC Corporate Members not only want to know more about what you do but are you able to scale up? 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME IS ALL WE ASK The...
2020 NATIONAL VETERAN BUSINESS MATCHMAKING CONFERENCE AND “VETS NIGHT OUT”
The National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) is hosting the Annual Veteran Business Matchmaking & Vets Night Out, the premier networking event where Corporate buyers and supplier diversity managers mingle with Veteran business owners.
2020 NVBDC Federal Reserve Matchmaker Conference
For the 5th year, NVBDC is partnering with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to offer an exciting day of educational sessions and matchmaking with some of the country’s largest corporations. This year we are back in Detroit, where the event will be hosted in the...
NVBDC welcomes CTDI as their newest Corporate Member
The National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC) welcomes Communications Test Design, Inc. (CTDI) as its newest Corporate Member.
Access & Opportunity – Putting the Pieces Together
The National Veterans Business Development Council recently reached out to its vast database of service disabled and veteran owned businesses with a list of requested products that several of its corporate members needed to fight the Coronavirus. We are pleased to...
Access & Opportunity – Calling all SD/VOBs
As COVID-19 grows and shuts down more and more of our companies, one thing has become clear: we need to work together to defeat this pandemic. It is vitally important that we coordinate resources, achieve cooperation from all community stakeholders, disseminate...
NOVARTIS SUPPORTS VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES BY BECOMING A NVBDC CORPORATE MEMBER
The National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC) welcomes Novartis as their newest Corporate Member.
ADOBE SUPPORTS VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES BY BECOMING A NVBDC CORPORATE MEMBER
Adobe, Inc. is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. It has historically focused on the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more recent foray towards digital marketing software. Adobe...
NVBDC recognized as the authority on veteran identification.
Service qualifications,specifications,along with the federal laws and codes to determine the exact requirements to earn the title of Military Veteran is not as easy as most people think.U.S. Veterans Magazine, the leading Veteran business magazine,recently published...
NVBDC Announces 50 State Manager and Scholarship Program
National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC) is committed to creating opportunities for Veterans with the development of our certification, programs and services. We are proud to announce the newest addition to our family of services: 50 State Managers and...
State of NVBDC 2019 Report and 2020 Plans
PRIME PURPOSE Expanding the NVBDC mission of Veteran business certification remains our primary focus! Our Corporate members have asked us to capture more details, add more searchability, and provide better insight into veteran business skills and product offerings....
NVBDC IS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES
Allen Taylor, Editor, Lending Times, in a recent post on VetLikeMe wrote “Is Veteran-Owned Entrepreneurship Headed Toward Extinction?” He asked: “Where is the system broken?” followed by the article: “An Overall Decline of Entrepreneurship – Why?” Lending Times then...
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has Named the NVBDC as Certification Body for SD/VOBs
Following on the heels of the highly-touted 2016 NVBDC's Meet & Mingle at The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Detroit Branch, the 2017 event promises to be just as successful. "The feedback from last year was overwhelmingly positive," said Mark J. Hands,...
Ford Motor Company Announces $1.1 Billion spend with Veteran Owned Businesses
During the 2017 CEO Breakfast Meeting, Ford Motor Company announced the 2016 spend totals for Minority, Women and Veteran Owned Businesses. “By coming from almost nothing four years ago to announcing a stunning $1.1 Billion spend with Veteran Owned Businesses in 2016,...
NVBDC Named the Source on Veteran Businesses in “Crain’s Detroit Business 2020 Book of Lists.”
“Collaboration, Respect, Accountability, Integrity & Innovation” are the key values for the Crain Communication Company. Over 100 years of influential media properties, Crain is relied upon as a top business […]
NVBDC FOUNDER & CEO KEITH KING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF 2019’s TOP 30 CHAMPIONS OF DIVERSITY
The National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC) is honored to announce Founder & CEO Keith King has been named one of DiversityPlus Magazine’s 2019 Top 30 Champions of Diversity. The […]
What Qualifies Someone As A Veteran?
Here are just a few examples of the statements we hear when we ask someone to list their qualifications needed to be recognized as a veteran (and the true answer): Anyone with an honorable discharge? NO Must have been overseas? NO Must have served during a...