Posts Tagged ‘united states’

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com’s Founder Speaks To Radio Talk Show Audience

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com’s president and founder was recently a guest on the “For The People with Chuck Harder” talk radio program. More information including a link to his very uplifting podcast will be available soon.

If you are looking for a great “feel good story” to tell on your radio show, television talk show program or in print, please contact our media department by email: info@VeteranOwnedBusiness.com or toll free at: (877) VOB-List (862-5478).  We love telling our story and we guarantee your audience will enjoy hearing it as well!

Welcome AMVETS Career Center To The Veteran Owned Business Directory Non Profit Section

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome: AMVETS – Career Center of Columbus Ohio to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Non Profit Section.  

AMVETS – Career Center provides employment assistance, networking, and professional skills building to unemployed veterans. Provides on going education to employed veterans free of charge to the veteran.

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.

Georgia Veterans Businesses Directory Updated

Monday, May 4th, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com has recently updated the Georgia veteran owned business directory section. This section highlights Georgia 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.

Georgia Veteran Owned Businesses (VOBs) and Georgia Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) include businesses in Jonesboro, Martinez, Hephizibah, Fort Valley, Suwannee, Warner Robins, Cumming, Milledgeville, Conyers, Stockbridge, Newborn, Atlanta, Lithia Springs, Acworth, Decatur, Stone Mountain, Dahlonega, Conyers, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Woodstock, Buford, Liburn, Riverdale, Cornelia, College Park, Powder Springs, Elijay, Jasper, Roswell, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Locust Grove, Washington and many other cities throughout Georgia.

Georgia counties currently listed include: Athens-Clarke, Baldwin, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Henry, Houston, Jasper, Liberty, Lumpkin, McDuffie, Muscogee, Peach, Pickens, Richmond, Rockdale, Union and Wilkes 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 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.

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.

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.

Commercial Contracting Directory Added to the Veteran Owned Business Directory

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to announce the addition of a new main section in the Veteran Owned Business Directory titled, ”Commercial Contracting“.  Here you will find a small, but growing list of commercial contracting companies in the United States owned and/or operated by veterans, active duty military, reservists and service disabled veterans.

Currently the Commercial Contracting section lists services related to (partial list):

We anticipate adding several hundred subcategories related to Commercial Contracting over the coming weeks as we continue to grow the Veteran Owned Business Directory to cater to all commercial contracting companies throughout the United States that are owned by veterans, active duty military, reservists and service disabled veterans. 

Also, if you are the owner and/or manager of a Commercial Contracting business that is owned by a current or past member of the United States armed forces, please be sure visit the VeteranOwnedBusiness.com sign up page to get your business’ free listing.

Thank You,

Project Services Department
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com