For the past 35 years, women & minority businesses have united to increase their business opportunities while veteran-owned businesses have remained fragmented. NaVOBA was created to unify and provide a voice for veteran-owned businesses.
As a veteran you understand the importance of teamwork and realize that success is not achieved alone. NaVOBA increases your chances of success and benefits you by unifying you with other veteran business owners nationwide. By joining NaVOBA, you are strengthening the voice of the veteran business movement.
Meet veterans like you who have had success as business owners.
 | Start-Up Success: Hill Craft Beer Co. After Navy vet Ray Hill left the service, he found himself working in the information technology field for the federal government. However, Hill’s dream lay elsewhere. And to accomplish his dream, to be the best brewer he could be and create a product for people to enjoy, Hill set out on his own. |
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 | Success with Corporate America: Go Daddy.com Bob Parsons has been in some tough spots. In 1968, he was a high school senior, unsure he’d have the grades to graduate, and worried that the Marine Corps wouldn’t accept him.
That was 40 years ago, a long way from Parsons’ role as Founder/CEO of The Go Daddy Group Inc., the world’s leading Internet domain registrar known for its edgy culture, Super Bowl commercials, and a roster of celebrity pitchers including NFL receiver Chad Johnson and Olympic swimmer/Playboy covergirl Amanda Beard. The firm has annual revenues of nearly $500 million. |
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 | Success with the Government: Heritage Global Solutions In the Marines, recruits are trained to work hard, to believe in a team effort and to have a “can do” attitude. So when former Marine Jeff Estep decided to start his own business, naturally he knew could do it.
“The Marine Corps instills a sense of teamwork and a ‘can do’ attitude that still prevails with me and my management team,” said Estep, who was on active duty from 1975 through 1981.
Estep transitioned out of the Corps as a captain and a CH-53 pilot. He was also a member of the ANGLICO community — elite small units who specialize in coordinating artillery, naval gunfire and close air support for ground troops. |
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Every day corporate America spends billions of dollars with suppliers to maintain their operations and keep revenue flowing. Many of the dollars changing hands are spent with vetrepreneurs. But, how many?
To support one of NaVOBA’s goals – to encourage corporate America to utilize veteran-owned businesses in their supplier diversity programs – NaVOBA is analyzing FORTUNE 1000® firms to determine if they “Buy Veteran.” Using publicly available information, NaVOBA has devised a tracking mechanism to assess what efforts corporate America has made to “Buy Veteran.” Click here to view the most up-to-date results of our research.
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