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TRIAD Spring 2006 Conference It’s All About Communication

TRIAD Spring 2006 Conference It’s All About Communication. What Will We Do Today?. Champions “Count on Me Campaign” VA Community Prosperity Project Challenges National Conference. Champions of Veterans Enterprise. Veterans in Business – Still Serving America

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TRIAD Spring 2006 Conference It’s All About Communication

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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. 2nd 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.gov • 202.303.3260 • 866.584.2344 tollfree for veterans • www.VetBiz.gov

  12. Because VETERANS is our first name

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