About the SDVOB
- To advance the growth and commercial competitiveness of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprises through education, services, and legislation in the State of Arizona.
- To be the premier Veteran Organization to promote advocacy and outreach to all Veteran-Owned Business in the State of Arizona.
Over fifteen years ago, 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 Small Businesses: The Elite Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) 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 running 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 Networks mission: helping other vets help themselves
We are a registered 501(c)(19)
non-profit corporation providing support services to Arizona
veterans with a service connected disability who are either now
in business or giving thought to starting their own business.
A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) is a business which has been self-certified for Federal Procurements. SDVOB's are often also referred to as Disable Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE). Both of these terms encompass any of the following business types:
- Sole Proprietorships
- Publicly and Privately Owned Businesses
- Subsidiaries
- Joint Ventures
To qualify as an SDVOB, a business must meet all of the following conditions:
- At least 51% of the business is owned by one or more veterans with a service-connected disability
- The business must be managed and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans
- The home office must be located in the United States, and not as a branch of a foreign-based firm
