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I am interested in starting a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business as a website developer?
I fit into the category of disabled veteran. My friend and coworker has several years of work experience in website development. Currently we are both employed FT in the federal employment. I was wondering if we would both have to give up the security of our FT employment to get started in this project? I have done some research on the internet and discovered the Small Business Administration is probably a good starting point. Does anyone have any actual experience in SDVOSB?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
First thing you should do is visit the VA's site for Veterans Enterprise: http://www.vetbiz.gov./ There you will find information on starting a SDVOSB (as well as growing, funding and more). If you do decide to start a SDVOSB, you will want to get started on the VA's CVE (Center for Veterans Enterprise) application ASAP as the process of getting your businesses verified as a SDVOSB can take several months (if not longer now days).
Once your business has been approved, you will receive a letter from the VA, a pin and access to the CVE SDVOSB logo.
Some states have a verification process for their respective procurement departments; however, the Veterans Administration is leading the way with the country's only national certification. Any site that says they offer a certification and/or can help you with certification won't do anything for you that you can't do yourself by going to the VA's site.
Should you decide to start a SDVOSB:
There are many online resources out there for veteran owned and service disabled veteran owned businesses that offer help and member listings, etc. These sites won't certify your business but will list your business as a SDVOSB. SBA.gov is a great site (search for Veteran Owned Businesses to find the section specifically for VOBs and SDVOSBs). VeteranOwnedBusiness.com also offers free membership and a free directory listing if your business is owned by a veteran, reservist or active duty military member. Also check out VetBiz.com for more information.
Definitely start with the VA's resource site: http://www.vetbiz.gov./ Besides getting information on the certification process, you will also find other important information like getting started, landing government contracts, small business financing and more. Everything I've mentioned here is absolutely free.
More places to check out:
http://www.cadvbe.org/ (Specific to California)
http://www.elitesdvob.org/ (Has programs in many states)
Lastly, if you aren't sure, you may want to find a few SDVOSBs in your city/county/state and pick their brains. You will likely find that many started their respective businesses in a similar fashion.
Form one veteran to another, good luck and thank you for your service to our country!
Source(s): http://www.vetbiz.gov/ http://www.sba.gov/ http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/ http://www.vetbiz.com/ http://www.cadvbe.org/ http://www.elitesdvob.org/
