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Friday, August 5th, 2011
Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Boost Small Businesses Owned by Illinois Veterans
New Law Helps Small Businesses Participate in State Projects
TINLEY PARK – August 5, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to boost small businesses owned by Illinois Veterans. Under the new law, the state will set an annual goal of 3 percent of every state contract to be set aside for businesses owned by Veterans and service-disabled Veterans.
“Veterans who have taken the initiative to start small businesses and help create jobs should be supported when competing for government contracts,” Governor Quinn said. “We must honor the men and women who have honorably served our country. This important law further recognizes the commitment made by those Veterans who have returned home and are working to support their communities.”
Sponsored by Sen. Maggie Crotty (D-Oak Forest) and Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora), Senate Bill 1270 amends the Illinois procurement code to help Veteran-owned small businesses better compete in the state bidding process. To be eligible, the businesses must be based in Illinois and be at least 51 percent owned by Veterans or service-disabled Veterans.
The new law sets an annual goal of 3 percent of every state contract to go to service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB) with annual gross sales of $75 million or less. Larger Veteran-owned businesses can apply for an exemption if they can demonstrate that a significant number of Veteran-owned suppliers or subcontractors would benefit.
Senate Bill 1270 passed the General Assembly unanimously and was supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), JAR Consulting, American Institute of Architects – Illinois Council, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois, American Institute of Architects and the Illinois Department of Professional Engineers.
The new law takes effect immediately.
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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.
The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Attention Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses:
The May – June 2011 Issue (Volume 2, No. 3) of VetLikeMe (VLM) is now available for viewing.
VetLikeMe (VLM) is a publication focused entirely on service-disabled veteran owned business. We feature National news that
affects our community, interviews with federal government officials and agencies, legislative activities at the State level and editorial opinion.
Launched in October 2009, VLM is published by BluePoint Productions, a non-profit business certified and verified by the Veterans Administration as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
Hardy R. Stone, the sole proprietor of BluePoint Productions, is a 100% service-connected disabled veteran (SDVOSB).
The following newsletters require Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download from adobe.com.
Current VetLikeMe Issue:
May – June 2011 VetLikeMe Newsletter
Archived VetLikeMe Issues:
March – April 2011 VetLikeMe Newsletter
January – February 2011 VetLikeMe Newsletter
November – December 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
July – August 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
May – June 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
March – April 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
January – February 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.
The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
Attention Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses:
The March – April 2011 issue of VetLikeMe (VLM) is now available for viewing.
VetLikeMe (VLM) is a publication focused entirely on service-disabled veteran owned business. We feature National news that
affects our community, interviews with federal government officials and agencies, legislative activities at the State level and editorial opinion.
Launched in October 2009, VLM is published by BluePoint Productions, a non-profit business certified and verified by the Veterans Administration as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
Hardy R. Stone, the sole proprietor of BluePoint Productions, is a 100% service-connected disabled veteran (SDVOSB).
The following newsletters requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download from adobe.com.
Current VetLikeMe Issue:
March – April 2011 VetLikeMe Newsletter
Archived VetLikeMe Issues:
January – February 2011 VetLikeMe Newsletter
November – December 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
July – August 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
May – June 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
March – April 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
January – February 2010 VetLikeMe Newsletter
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If your business is (or you know of another business) owned by a veteran (VOB), active duty military, reservist or service disabled veteran (SDVOSB) of the United States, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard or National Guard, please be sure to visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your free listing.
The objective of our FREE Veteran Owned Business Directory is to continue to offer a growing list of products and services that are unique in the fact that they are all owned by, sold by and/or serviced by past and present military members.
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome Our Forgotten Warriors of Ewa Beach, Hawaii (Honolulu County HI) to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Nonprofit Section.
Our Forgotten Warriors Details: “The overall mission of Our Forgotten Warriors (OFW) is to aid our warriors so that they may participate within their communities equally. We seek to bring about positive results in leadership by finding placement for qualified warriors in responsible and responsive leadership roles. We strive to promote positive public perception of our wounded warriors. These goals will be accomplished by an increased availability to personal assistance services, funding to retrofit houses to make them handicapped accessible and offering equal educational opportunities. Access to information, technology and transit services will also be offered”.
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.
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
We are very proud to state that VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has now surpassed 4,000 business profiles. Since going live on Veteran’s Day 2008, VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has now added and approved over 4,000 businesses owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard.
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 200 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 7 million (7,000,000) pages viewed since going live on Veteran’s Day 2008
- Nearly 6 hundred thousand (600,000) visitors since going live
- Have nearly 200 profiles of non profits who directly help veterans, active duty military and their respective families
- Have received several testimonials (some on company letterhead) from members who told us their business profile has brought in at least one customer/client.
Our entire staff continues to work hard to further the development of VeteranOwnedBusiness.com. We have many new features and functionalities planned for release in the 2nd half of 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. Having added over 500 new, free members in a little over a month puts us far ahead of this goal of reaching 5,000 by year’s end.
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. You can also become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/veteranownedbusiness and Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/veteranowned.
Thank you for your continued support!
VOB Development Team
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com
Owned and Operated by U.S. Military Veterans
(877) VOB-List
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
We are very proud to state that VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has now surpassed 3,500 business profiles. Since going live on Veteran’s Day 2008, VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has now added and approved over 3,500 businesses owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and service disabled veterans of the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard and Coast Guard.
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
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com would like to welcome Vistra Communications, LLC of Lutz, Florida (Hillsborough County) as our latest Veteran Owned Business Directory Spotlight Sponsor.
Vistra Communications, LLC Details:
“Vistra Communications, LLC is a Strategic Public Relations and Management Consulting Firm. Vistra is a full service Public Relations Firm. We also use our expertise to assist small and medium size businesses develop and execute successful growth strategies focused on enhancing thier bottm-line business objectives. We are MBE registered in the State of Florida, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), SBA certified and hold current certifications in a number of locations throughout Florida. Please visit us on the web at www.ConsultVistra.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
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com would like to welcome The Yellow Dog Group, LLC of Overland Park, Kansas (Johnson County) as our latest Veteran Owned Business Directory Enhanced Listing.
The Yellow Dog Group, LLC Details:
The Yellow Dog Group is an independent consulting organization that works to ensure your technology solutions are optimized for your needs. We offer a broad range of services, including: Technology Solution Identification, Implementation & Integration.
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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
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com would like to welcome QWERTY Gadgets of Orlando, Florida (Orange County) as our latest Veteran Owned Business Directory Enhanced Listing.
QWERTY Gadgets Details:
Official BlackBerry Store. We source the entire line of RIM BlackBerry Accessories, plus premium Blackberry Accessories from other top manufacturers around the world.
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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.comQ
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com would like to welcome World Systems I.T Maintenance of Columbia, South Carolina (Richland County) as our latest Veteran Owned Business Directory Enhanced Listing.
World Systems I.T Maintenance offers I.T. maintenance including computers, servers, plotters, all printers. They also sell top grade of re-man toner for all laser printers.
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
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