True from the very first day we launched VeteranOwnedBusiness.com… there is still absolutely no cost to list a business and there is absolutely no cost to search for a business!  We have received numerous phone calls (some days more than 100 calls in a day) and thousands of emails of praise from proud Americans from all over the world thanking us and letting us know they’ve used VeteranOwnedBusiness.com to find a business.  We’ve also received a ton of calls and emails from businesses listed letting us know how much they appreciate their membership and how their free listing has helped them bring in business–and for many–help keep their doors open during these very trying economic times.

Other notable achievements:

• Nearly 6 million (6,000,000) pages viewed since going live on Veteran’s Day 2008
• Over half a million (500,000) visitors since going live
• Have nearly 200 profiles of non profits who directly help veterans, active duty military and their respective families

Our entire staff continues to work hard (practically around the clock) to further the development of VeteranOwnedBusiness.com.  We have many new features and functionalities planned for release in 2010.  One of our biggest goals is to continue to grow our veteran owned business directory by reaching our goal of 5,000 businesses profiled by the end of 2010.  We know we have miles to go as far as having some of the development work done; however, our goal all along has been to create a comprehensive, user friendly place for procurement people, prime contractors, fellow veteran owned businesses and of course the every day consumer to go to easily find and conduct business with businesses owned by our country’s military heroes!  Because this number has grown so rapidly, we have actually had to spend more time on the sign up area than other areas.  Please be patient as we continue to work toward an even more comprehensive directory.

Please be sure to help us spread the word about VeteranOwnedBusiness.com by sharing it with everyone you know. You can simply email the link or you can visit our badge page and download a banner or badge for use on your site.

Thank You!

VOB Development Team
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com
Owned and Operated by U.S. Military Veterans
(877) VOB-List

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com would like to welcome ADS Financial Services Solutions of Quincy, Massachusetts (Norfolk County MA) as our latest Veteran Owned Business Directory Spotlight Sponsor.

ADS Financial Services Solutions Post Details:
“A D S Financial Services Solutions, a trademark of Atlantic Data Services, Inc., has been serving the critical business and technology needs of leading financial institutions nationwide for 30 years. ADS offers comprehensive business solutions through our four Practice Areas of Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Performance, M&A Services and Revenue Enhancement to assist our clients in managing and executing their operational and IT initiatives. ADS also provides all-inclusive and cost effective staffing solutions that allow our clients to expand their workforce on a temporary basis. ADS’ team of seasoned professionals will help you solve your business challenges on time and within budget. For more information please visit our website at www.adsfs.com.”

If you are the owner of a business and are a current or past member of the United States armed forces, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

Thank You,

Project Services Department
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com ]]> http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/ads-financial-services-solutions/feed/ 0 http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/american-veterans-traveling-tribute/ http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/american-veterans-traveling-tribute/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:47:39 +0000 admin http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/?p=1172 VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome American Veterans Traveling Tribute of Flint, Texas (Smith County TX) to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Non Profit Section.

American Veterans Traveling Tribute Details: American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) travels the USA with the Cost of Freedom Tribute to provide a forum for the members of the community to come together to Honor-Respect-Remember all those whom we have asked to stand in harm’s way to protect and defend our great country and freedom as our way of life. They are the true American Heroes and we have an obligation to pay tribute to them by celebrating the freedoms they fought for and stand to insure.

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.

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com would like to welcome A-1 Plumbing of Baltimore, LLC. of Baltimore, Maryland (Baltimore County MD) as our latest Veteran Owned Business Directory enhanced listing.

A-1 Plumbing of Baltimore, LLC. Details:
“Plumbing services, drain cleaning, toilet repair/replace, 24/7 service, no overtime on nights or weekends, kitchen sinks, lavatory sinks, tub repairs, faucet repair/replace. NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO DIRTY. Veteran discount, clogged toilets sinks tubs, boilers, heating, steam or hot water.”

A-1 Plumbing of Baltimore, LLC. is owned by a Navy veteran.

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If you are the owner of a business and are a current or past member of the United States armed forces, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

Thank You,

Project Services Department
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com ]]> http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/veteran-owned-plumbing/feed/ 0 http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/cedar-valley-point-man-and-home-front-ministries/ http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/cedar-valley-point-man-and-home-front-ministries/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:09:09 +0000 admin http://www.veteranownedbusiness.com/blog/?p=1120 VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome Cedar Valley Point Man and Home Front Ministries of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Linn County IA) to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Non Profit Section.

Cedar Valley Point Man and Home Front Ministries Details: We are a faith based outreach to and for combat veterans and their families who are suffering with the pain and stress of PTSD.

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.

The Alaska Veterans Project Details: Directory of services and assistance for Alaska’s military veterans. This is a free non-profit project by Alaska veterans… for Alaska veterans. If you’re looking for a topic that would be of interest for fellow veterans (but you don’t see a category for it here), please let us know.

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.

McIntyre Risk Management, LLC t/a The McIntyre Group Details:
“Dr. Frank Cushing, an Air Force veteran, is a Clinical & School Psychologist. He has provided mental health services to the Rockford area for 37 years. He has evaluated and treated thousands of children, adolescents and adults for emotional, behavioral and learning problems. He specializes in conditions like ADHD, Learning Disabilities,Sex Offending, Depression and Bipolar Disorder & Anxiety including PTSD and anger problems. Dr. Cushing has also conducted a few hundred Child Custody Evaluation..”

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If you are the owner of a business and are a current or past member of the United States armed forces, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.

Thank You,

Project Services Department
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com

Vet Like Me

Vet Like Me is a bi-monthly newsletter written by and for service-disabled veteran owned Businesses (SDVOB). We gather news and information from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Small Business Administration, the Senate and House Committees on small business and many veterans service organizations nationwide.  Also featured are updates and announcements regarding OSDBU conferences, special events and important notices. If interested, join our mailing list at bluepoint1@comcast.net.  In the subject line enter “add to mailing list.”

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VeteranOwnedBusiness.com and the Veteran Owned Business Directory are in no way affiliated with the above business or organization.  We do not in any way endorse the above business or guarantee the above offer.  Please address any questions to the aforementioned business for more information about their program.  VeteranOwnedBusiness.com and the Veteran Owned Business Directory are simply providing information we feel is of interest to veterans, active duty military, reservists, service disabled veterans, veteran owned businesses, service disabled veteran owned businesses, families of veterans, families of our armed forces and any other person or persons directly or indirectly involved with the United States military.

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome Vermont Vet-to-Vet, Inc. of Northfield, Vermont (Washington County VT) to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Non Profit Section.

Vermont Vet-to-Vet, Inc. Details: Vermont Vet-to-Vet offers peer-to-peer support to veterans of all eras, including those who are now returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. It is essential for Veterans to be able to safely, and confidentially, talk about issues such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use issues, family issues, bi-polar and borderline personalities disorders, and many other disorders and reoccurring illnesses. The importance of Vermont Vet-to-Vet peer support is that these Veterans will trust and talk to a fellow Veteran in most cases before they will a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, or VA doctor. Peers offer each other an understanding that comes from having experienced a similar situation or problem.

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.

Disabled Veterans Committee on Housing Details: I am John S. Lewandowski; President/CEO of the Disabled Veterans Committee on Housing, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, also I am 100% disabled veteran with loss of use of lower extremities due to a service connected injury. I like many of you when confronted with my injury didn’t know where to turn and it became almost impossible for me to get around my home, so I had to turn to outside help in this matter. Boy, little did I know how expenses and how time consuming it became; it took over 3 years just to get a contractor that didn’t want to take an arm and a leg for their work. Here is the list of categories that the Veterans Administration will provide grant assistance to our veterans.

The categories are as follows:

• Debilitating injury such as loss of or loss of use of lower extremities,
• Loss of or loss of use of upper extremities (paraplegic and quadriplegic),
• Loss of or loss of use of one upper & lower extremities,
• Severe burns over greater than 70% of their bodies,
• Blindness,
• TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury),
• ALS and many more…

I said that there should be an easier way for us veterans to eliminate all this hassle, so I started an agency that can setup a “One Stop Shop” called Disabled Veterans Committee on Housing. Our Board of Director’s is made up of Disabled veterans like ourselves and we have made the work of getting your home either remodeled or a newly accessible and affordable home built to your specifications.

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.