Archive for April, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com Becomes Founding Member of Historic Veterans’ Small Business Ownership Movement

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com receives SDVOSB verification by The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE)

Melbourne, Florida —(April 28, 2009)— eWareness Inc., (dba VeteranOwnedBusiness.com) a leading, veteran owned web marketing communications agency and Internet publisher, today announced that the company has been certified as a service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs’ Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE).

The VA Department’s Center for Veterans Enterprise has a goal to establish a strong Veterans’ movement by helping brand verified businesses as service disabled veteran owned small businesses.  Verified businesses will be eligible to participate in the Veterans First Contracting Program opportunities with the VA.   

eWareness’ President, Brian K. St.Ours, stated, “eWareness is extremely proud to be a founding member of this historic movement in veterans small business ownership.  With several million businesses in this country owned by United States military veterans, we feel any program that helps validate businesses owned by our country’s military heroes can only be a step in the right direction!” 

eWareness, Inc. is a U.S. Veteran owned Web Marketing Communications Agency specializing in web-based marketing, web-based advertising and web-based public relations services to businesses and government agencies. eWareness helps formulate web-based strategies to help companies launch new products and services. Everything eWareness does is built with the goal of increasing online traffic, building online brand recognition and ultimately helping to increase sales. 

eWareness is also the publisher of several online directories including VeteranOwnedBusiness.com.  VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is an online directory of nearly 1,500 businesses throughout the United States owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and especially service disabled veterans of the United States Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard and National Guard.  VeteranOwnedBusiness.com was released live on Veteran’s Day 2008.  In less than 6 months since going live, nearly 1,500 businesses owned by past or present men and women of our country’s military forces have received a free listing.  Visit http://www.VeteranOwnedBusiness.com for more information.

More information about eWareness can be found by visiting their corporate website at: http://www.ewarenessinc.com or calling them toll free at 800-517-4130.

Pennsylvania Veterans Businesses Directory Updated

Friday, April 24th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has recently updated the Pennsylvania veteran owned business directory section. This section highlights Pennsylvania businesses that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and especially service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard. Be sure to get your free listing if your business fits any of these requirements.

Pennsylvania Veteran Owned Businesses (VOBs) and Pennsylvania Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) include businesses in Imperial, Spring Grove, Fairview Village, Philadelphia, Downingtown, Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Easton, Doylestown, York, Bensalem, Wilkes Barre, Springfield, Reinholds, Media, Slatington, Hummelstown, Lebanon, Pottstown and many other cities throughout Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania counties currently listed include: Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia and York County. 

Be sure to sign up for your free listing if you are the owner or manager of a veteran owned business or service disabled veteran owned company. http://www.VeteranOwnedBusiness.com.

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com Welcomes Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Inc. to The Non Profit Directory

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome: Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Inc. to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Non Profit Section.  

About Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Inc.:
The Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Inc. (VEO) is a place of hope where our community’s natural abundance of compassion and resources can come together to embrace those veterans who are neglected, sick, hungry, and have no place to turn. Our organization provides food and shelter to veterans who are in extreme poverty, as well as those who are merely struggling with hard economic times. Starting now, we are working to develop a host of programs to help homeless veterans make the transition from lives of poverty and hunger on the streets to live as productive citizens. We want to help rebuild lives that have been shattered by war injuries.

Click here for more information about the Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Inc. and how you and/or your business can help their cause.

Are you with a non profit organization?  If you are, be sure to get your organization’s free listing in the Veteran Owned Business Directory: http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/signup.php?plan=4.

1st Quarter 2009 Web Statistics – A Record Breaking Quarter

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

We have finely found the time to go through the pages and pages of statistics in order to determine several key website visitor numbers for the 1st quarter of 2009.

In short, the combined website visitor numbers for VeteranOwnedBusiness.com far surpassed our 1st quarter forecasted website traffic.  In a little under 150 days since going live (Veteran’s Day 2008), we had over a quarter of a million pages viewed!  Here are the numbers:

27,872 = Site visitors for 1st quarter of 2009 (75% higher than forecasted)
286,342 = Page views for 1st quarter of 2009 (15% higher than forecasted)
10.3 = Average number of pages viewed per visitor (200% higher than forecasted)
3,330 = External sites with links to VeteranOwnedBusiness.com
10,633 = Different search terms used to find VeteranOwnedBusiness.com

April’s numbers have already surpassed numbers for March (which was our best month).  With several press releases planned, a direct mail and telemarketing campaign planned and several other promotional programs planned, we expect the 2nd quarter of 2009 to continue to grow and exceed all 1st quarter traffic numbers.

Regards,

Project Services Department
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com
Directory of Veteran Owned Companies

For an apples to apples comparison of other sites that broadcast their website statistics: VeteranOwnedBusiness.com had 647,377 web hits during the first quarter of 2009.  For our stats packages, we look at actual visitors.  Web hits traditionally register server hits not visitors and often times can includes numerous hits for links, images and more from just one visitor on one page.

Rhode Island Veterans Businesses Directory Updated

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has recently updated the Rhode Island directory section. This section highlights Rhode Island businesses that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and especially service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard. Be sure to get your free listing if your business fits any of these requirements.

Rhode Island Veteran Owned Businesses (VOBs) and Rhode Island Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) include businesses in Newport, Providence, Exeter, Johnston, East Greenwich, Jamestown, Cranston and many other cities throughout Rhode Island.

Rhode Island counties currently listed include: Kent, Washington and Providence County. 

Be sure to sign up for your free listing if you are the owner or manager of a veteran owned business or service disabled veteran owned company. http://www.VeteranOwnedBusiness.com.

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com Profiled on Business Owner’s Idea Cafe

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com’s founder was recently profiled on Business Owner’s Idea Cafe.  While the profile was done fairly recently, some of the information is already outdated as the directory has nearly three times the amount of listings now.  We have also relocated to a larger building to accommodate our growth.

You can view VeteranOwnedBusiness.com’s by clicking on the image below.

Profiled on Business Owner's Idea Cafe

North Carolina Veteran Owned Businesses Directory Updated in VeteranOwnedBusiness.com

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has recently updated the North Carolina business directory section. This section highlights North Carolina businesses that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and especially service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard. Be sure to get your free listing if your business fits any of these classifications.

North Carolina Veteran Owned Businesses (VOBs) and North Carolina Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) include businesses in Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Harrisburg, Lenoir, Asheville, Southern Pines, Raeford, Charlotte, Boone, Marshall, Matthews, Cary, Raleigh, Morgantown, Rocky Mount, Banner Elk, Cary, Greensboro, Lincolnton, Jacksonville, Newport, Albertson, Wake Forest, Harrisburg, Whispering Pines and hundreds of other cities throughout North Carolina. 

North Carolina counties currently listed include: Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Carteret, Craven, Cumberland, Davidson, Duplin, Forsyth, Hoke, Johnston, Lincoln, Madison, Mecklenburg, Moore, Nash, Onslow, Pasquotank, Stanly, Transylvania and Wake County. 

Be sure to sign up for your free listing if you are the owner or manager of a veteran owned business or service disabled veteran owned company.

Massachusetts Business Directory Updated in VeteranOwnedBusiness.com

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has recently updated the Massachusetts business directory section. This section highlights Massachusetts businesses that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and especially service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard. Be sure to get your free listing if your business fits any of these classifications.

Massachusetts Veteran Owned Businesses (VOBs) and Massachusetts Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) include businesses in Southborough, Salisbury, Boylston, Boston, Mashpee, Worchester, Milford, North Dighton, Methuen, North Attleboro, Clinton, Edgartown, Norwood, Scituate, Chatham, Orleans, Chelmsford, Concord, Marlborough, Medford, Salem, Amesbury, Revere, Roxbury, Cambridge, Holyoke, Hyannis Port and hundreds of other cities throughout Massachusetts. 

Massachusetts counties currently listed include: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hampden, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester County. 

Be sure to sign up for your free listing if you are the owner or manager of a veteran owned business or service disabled veteran owned company.

New Hampshire Business Directory Updated in VeteranOwnedBusiness.com

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has recently updated the New Hampshire business directory section. This section highlights New Hampshire businesses that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and especially service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard. Be sure to get your free listing if your business fits any of these classifications.

New Hampshire Veteran Owned Businesses (VOBs) and New Hampshire Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) include businesses in Portsmouth, Nashua, Manchester, Jaffrey, Keene, Plymouth, Stratham, Exeter, Seabrook, Dover, Rochester, Candia, Hampton, Rye, Plaistow, Newington and dozens of other cities throughout New Hampshire.

New Hampshire counties currently listed include: Rockingham, Chesire, Hillsborough and Belknap.

Be sure to sign up for your free listing if you are the owner or manager of a veteran owned business or service disabled veteran owned company based in New England.

California Business Directory Section Updated in VeteranOwnedBusiness.com

Monday, April 13th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has recently updated the California business directory section. This section highlights California businesses that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and especially service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard. Be sure to get your free listing if your business fits any of these classifications.

California Veteran Owned Businesses (VOBs) and California Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) include businesses in San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, San Jose, Carmel Valley, Inglewood, Ventura, Baldwin Park, Rancho Mirage, Glendale, Vista, Winchester, Irvine, Torrance, Spring Valley, Thousand Oaks, Redding, Anaheim, Oxnard, Oakland, Citrus Hills and hundreds of other cities throughout California.

California counties currently listed include: 

Alameda County Contra Costa County El Dorado County
Fresno County Kern County Kings County
Los Angeles County Marin County Merced County
Monterey County Napa County Nevada County
Orange County Placer County Riverside County
Sacramento County Santa Barbara County Santa Clara County
Solano County Ventura County San Diego County
Shasta County San Francisco County San Joaquin County

Be sure to sign up for your free listing if you are the owner or manager of a veteran owned business or service disabled veteran owned company.