What is an SDVOB? What is a DVBE?

 

A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) is a business which has been self certified for Federal to pursue and secure Federal contracts through appropriate procurement processes A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) is certified by the State of California (applicable if the business is headquartered in CA). Both SDVOBs and DVBEs are either a:

·  sole proprietor (ownership)

·  publicly or privately owned business (stock)

·  subsidiary (voting stock of parent corporation)

·  joint venture (earnings)

and

·   at least 51% is owned by one or more veterans with a service-connected disability

·   is managed and controlled by one or more service disabled veterans

·   the home office is located in the United States, and is not a branch of a foreign-based firm

What is the Elite SDVOB Network?

Over fifteen years ago, several veterans who had served their country found themselves struggling as self-employed business owners. Wanting to be independent, contributing citizens, they established a network of veterans serving as advocates for service-disabled veterans and veteran-owned small businesses: the Elite Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Network.

The Elite SDVOB Network is aimed at assisting veterans through the maze of paperwork, individuals, and agencies necessary for them to reach their goal of being a self-sufficient business. Veterans deserve the same opportunities as any other business trying to get contracts from the government they dedicated their lives to serving.

The Elite SDVOB Network is a non-profit 501(c) 19 corporation. Chapters are still forming all across the Nation. It is comprised of SDVOBs, DVBEs, and those individuals or companies that support the Network’s mission: helping other vets help themselves.