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1 TRIAD Spring 2006 Conference It’s All About Communication

2 What Will We Do Today? Champions “Count on Me Campaign” VA Community Prosperity Project Challenges National Conference

3 Champions of Veterans Enterprise Veterans in Business – Still Serving America Annual Flag Day Ceremony in Washington National VOSB Conference Ceremony Nominations due 20 April Criteria – “Does that deserve an award?” Corporate, Team & Individual Categories

4 Count on Me Campaign Choose Veterans for New Hires & as Suppliers Voluntary Data Disclosure Employee Orientation, Continuing Ed Formal Strategy? Help Locate 3.2 M Veterans in Business DVDs & Videos for you Newsletter inserts Expand the Volunteer Advocates’ List

5 SDVOSBs – How Do I Convince My Program Manager? Pre-Paid American Investment $480K to graduate from military academy Successful Characteristics Performance Under Pressure Success Stories

6 Community Prosperity Project VA: Get Vets Back to Work! TVC Business Partnership Initial Capital Targeted Communities Health Care Benefits & Education Business Development VetBiz TrailBlazers! Pilots

7 Challenges Data, Data, Data Bad Data Good Data Critics – Bad News Travels Not Yet to Target – why? COLA mailings 5 years of effort Planning for the Future CVE Strategic Plan 2007-2011

8 Perceived Program Impediments “Second Class status” for SDVOSBs General lack of support for SB programs by buyers, program managers “Good faith effort” is too easy to document; veterans claim “lip service” by primes

9 Performance Watch – HOT Issues Buyers lack awareness of program Disability documentation confusion Eligibility “Rent a Vet” concerns Teaming Arrangements generate anxiety Vendor Readiness – Lack of Bonding Capacity Too Many Choices “Parity” among subsets

10 2 nd Annual VOSB National Conference 26-29 June 2006 Army-State-VA Joint Planners DoD VetBiz Champions Awards Details & Registration: www.nationalveteransconference.com 2007: VA will be Lead Planner Need Ideas and Advice Karen Zhussanbay & Chuck Southern Your POCs

11 Contact Us Email: VACVE@va.govVACVE@va.gov 202.303.3260 866.584.2344 tollfree for veterans www.VetBiz.gov

12 Because VETERANS is our first name


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