{"id":17890,"date":"2017-09-14T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/?p=17890"},"modified":"2017-11-04T09:19:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T13:19:56","slug":"what-is-veteran-verification-which-one-is-best-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/what-is-veteran-verification-which-one-is-best-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Veteran Owned Business Verification and Which One is Best for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All Veteran Owned Business verifications\u00a0are not created equal\u00a0and\u00a0may be required to successfully submit a proposal for a government or corporate contracting opportunity.\u00a0There are definite benefits to verification and it\u2019s important to understand the differences between verifications, where it will be valid\u00a0and choose the most relevant based on your business goals. Here\u2019s a brief outline of just a few veteran verification\u00a0processes available.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Government and Corporate Contracting Verification<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18698 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_656170051.jpg\" alt=\"veteran verified\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_656170051.jpg 300w, https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_656170051-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/osdbu\/verification\/\" target=\"_blank\">CVE<\/a>\u00a0(Center for Verification and Evaluation)\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/osdbu\/verification\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vets First Verification Program<\/a>\u00a0guarantees that funds and services are given to legitimate companies that are indeed <strong>owned and managed<\/strong> by veterans. To participate in the government bidding process, veterans must be verified\u00a0by the CVE and must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sam.gov\/portal\/SAM\/\" target=\"_blank\">sam.gov<\/a>)\u00a0portal.\u00a0This government-sponsored program is free and accepted by all government agencies (national and local) and many large corporations. For example, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, FCA Group (formerly named Chrysler) and Kellogg are just a few of the growing list of corporations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Corporate Contracting Verification<\/h2>\n<p>The following verifications are NOT recognized by government agencies and can not be used to qualify for veteran set-asides.\u00a0The following are third-party entities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nvbdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">NVBDC<\/a>\u00a0(National Veteran Business Council Development) \u2013 The organization is a 501c3 not for profit foundation and has 26 corporate sponsors and supporters. This is a national organization and enjoys the confidence of many corporations and some states.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.navoba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NaVOBA<\/a>\u00a0(National Veteran-Owned Business Association) \u2013 With paid memberships, NaVOBA offers connection to and discounts with\u00a079 corporate sponsors\/members. Sharing information about state-sponsored contracts is one of their membership advantages; they track legislation in twenty-seven \u201cveteran-friendly\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.navoba.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">state governments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Your ROI Connection<\/h2>\n<p>If you have limited funds, CVE verification could be the way to go, especially if your company\u2019s focus is federal work. However, government contracts are subject to federal laws and protocols which private corporations may or may not follow; affirmative action, drug-free workplace, minimum wage, and other more stringent requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Another consideration is, \u201cYou have to spend money to make money.\u201d You may connect with corporate contract opportunities when you affiliate with an advocacy organization that promotes federal\u00a0<strong><em>and<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0corporate contracts. Your membership can be considered more of an investment, and the work that is generated for your company can be a measurable ROI (return on investment).<\/p>\n<h2>Immeasurable Value<\/h2>\n<p>What is more difficult to measure is the enormous benefit of establishing new relationships you create as a member of an organization like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/\">VOBRT<\/a>\u00a0(Veteran Owned Business Roundtable). Much of our focus for the 2018 fiscal year\u00a0is expanding our supplier base; an important extension of our 2005 state-government-oriented contract development.\u00a0For membership information,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">contact<\/a>\u00a0the VOBRT today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Veteran Owned Business verifications&nbsp;are not created equal&nbsp;and&nbsp;may be required to successfully submit a proposal for a government or corporate contracting opportunity.&nbsp;There are definite benefits to verification and it&rsquo;s important [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":19392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,13,52],"tags":[41,85,62],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17890"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20600,"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17890\/revisions\/20600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veteranroundtable.org\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}