Starting a business could be in your future. Your military experience makes you more likely to be a business owner than your non-military counterparts.
1 in 4 veterans of working age own a business while only 1 in 9 non-veterans of working age own a business.
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: High Tech Crime Institute With the disciplines learned in the Army, Pearson founded High Tech Crime Institute Inc., providing computer forensic equipment production, security, risk management and forensic law enforcement training on local, state and federal levels. |
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 | Franchise Success: Wings Over After six years in the Army National Guard, including a stint in Bosnia as an air traffic controller, Steve Moreira was ready to plant some roots and start his life as a civilian. He went back to school, earned his degree in operations management and accepted a job with Electronic Data Systems. However, it was his part-time job that drew him from the military to spark his true passion: owning a business. |
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 | Business Know-How: Avoid Common Start-Up Pitfalls As a current banker and former business coach, I have seen hundreds of businesses fail resulting in much heartache to the founding owner, the lost personal savings and battered credit ratings. According to several sources, including the SBA, the mortality rate for small businesses is quite high, especially in their formative years. Somewhere between 70 to 80 percent of all businesses will close their doors within their first five years, and a staggering 15 to 20 percent will fail in their first year! |
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