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THE NVBDC CERTIFICATION

 

 

IS CHANGING HOW AMERICAN BUSINESSES

PERCEIVE VETERAN-OWNED COMPANIES.

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The History and Business Case for the 

National Veteran Business Development Council 

National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) was established in 2013 to address the growing need to identify and certify both service disabled and veteran owned businesses (SD/VOBs) in the government and commercial (corporate) marketplace. The NVBDC administers a rigorous certification process designed to withstand the scrutiny of governmental and corporate entities seeking to utilize certified SD/VOBs. 

The NVBDC adopted these rigorous standards to align with supplier diversity industry best practices.  Supplier Diversity practitioners sought to do business with SD/VOBs but required assurance that the companies were owned and operated by SD/VOBs.  NVBDC sought to create a credible certifying agency to address this gap and to meet the needs of corporations by defining the governance for certification standards for SD/VOBs.

NVBDC certification provides the assurance to corporate partners that the veteran suppliers that they intend to contract with have gone through a rigorous vetting process.  Corporate partners will be provided access to a database of certified SD/VOBs.  The NVBDC will participate in and co-sponsor networking and educational events with our corporate partners.  The organization commits to launching a strong outreach campaign to grow its sponsorship to ensure success in finding the best qualified SD/VOBs.  

In addition to strategic and target sourcing, the National Veteran Business Development Council strives to develop a best-in-class supplier development and training program to assure our corporate partners have access to a contract-ready pool of SD/VOBs. 

SD/VOB CERTIFICATION

NVBDC certification is reliable, repeatable and rigorous which means it can withstand external scrutiny.  Our certification provides the opportunities for SD/VOBs to access supplier diversity managers who have demanded a reliable means of determining the status of a SD/VOB business.

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CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

NVBDC certification provides the assurance to corporate members that the SD/VOB suppliers they intend to engage with have gone through our  rigorous certification process and we provide corporate members access to a database of certified SD/VOBs.

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e-PROCUREMENT

Once certified our veterans will be able to join the NVBDC eMarketplace program.  The NVBDC has partnered with an eProcurement platform which brings together major corporations and NVBDC Certified SD/VOBs as their suppliers.

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EVENTS

NVBDC holds several matchmaking events each year.  Each of our events features educational components as well as 1-on-1 matchmaking with corporate buyers.  NVBDC attends numerous corporate and diversity events throughout the year.

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The National Veteran Business Development Council

Is the only Veteran Owned Business Certification organization

Developed by Veterans for Veterans.

Billion Dollar Roundtable Elevates Veteran Owned Businesses

Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR) has voted to include Service Disabled and Veteran Owned Businesses (SD/VOBs) certified by the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) in their qualified diversity spend.
 

2020 BILLION DOLLAR ROUNDTABLE MEMBERS

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NVBDC CERTIFICATION

Provides opportunities for our SD/VOBs and assurance to the supplier diversity professionals and organizational buyers.

GET CERTIFIED AND START GROWING YOUR BUSINESS TODAY

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