ABOUT - New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of commerce

THE NJ STATE VETERANS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Is a 501c6 non-profit organization that is focused on improving the economic environment for veterans and military spouses. It’s open to all veteran owned businesses with a mission focused on education, veteran business advocacy, networking, procurement and supplier diversity events. Our goal is to make New Jersey’s economy fairer to veteran owned and service connected veteran owned businesses, as well as veteran job creation.

The NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce will conduct
events throughout the year to enhance procurement and
contracting opportunities for veteran run enterprises.
Educational programs will include:

ACCESS TO CAPITAL

HOW TO RESPOND

to RFPs

NAVIGATING BUSINESS RULES

and compilance in New Jersey

PUBLIC SECTOR

procurement expo’s

PRIVATE SECTOR

suppiler diversity events

VETERAN JOB

hiring fairs

EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA

campaigns

IMPROVING YOUR

marketing efforts

GETTING CERTIFIED

with the federal government

CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES

available on Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurts

HOW TO ACCESS

business incubator space of veteran businesses

ACCESS TO

innovation labs

REFINING YOUR

business plan

NETWORKING WITH

industry professionals

SHARING OF

best practice

OUR 2023
ANNUAL REPORT

What we were able to accomplish in 2023

FIX THE 3% SET-ASIDE LAW FOR SDVOBS (PL 2015 CH.116)

3% Goal: New Jersey’s set-aside program for disabled veteran-owned businesses has a goal of awarding at least 3% of state contracts (including subcontracts) to eligible SDVOBs.

SUBCONTRACTING GOALS FOR VOBS & SDVOBS

New York State has already implemented this with a 6% goal for Service disabled veteran owned businesses. We need to change the mindset in the state of buying big.

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR VETERAN BUSINESSES

Use successful businesses that have cracked the code of doing business with the state or federal government as mentors to businesses just starting out with veteran entrepreneurs at the helm.

EXPAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS

Work with institutes of higher learning to establish continued and advanced learning with the purpose of driving results for their businesses.

ESTABLISH GOOD LINES OF COMMUNICATION

Between state government agencies, and branches of government as well as connecting the public sector to the private sector.

PASSAGE OF A 10% PRICE PREFERENCE LAW

Establishes a price preference for all SDVOBS of 15% so that SDVOBS can compete in the open bid process.

BUY VETERAN CAMPAIGN

Create a desire for public & private entities to buy from veteran businesses.

NJ VETERAN-FRIENDLY MUNICIPALITY PROGRAM

Establishes a program for municipalities & counties who want to achieve this designation, to have a goal of 6% for municipal/county contracts go to disabled veteran owned businesses, strive to attain a veterans hiring rate of 5% or greater, establish specialty parking in the municipality/county for veterans, & special hours for services for veterans, or waiving of fees for veterans for certain programs.

CONDUIT FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Email blasts, seminars, networking opportunities.

CONDUCT A VETERANS HIRING EVENT ACROSS PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS

Get veterans and their spouses meaningful employment through new and innovative ways that will have more success than a traditional hiring fair.

UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION FOR THE STATE

There are way too many registration portals to register with (NJ Start, NJ Turnpike Authority, Schools Development Authority, DOT, DPMC, PANYNJ, etc.) We need one universally accepted registration portal.

ONLINE LISTING OF ALL VOBS & SDVOBS IN THE NJSVCC

Allows public & private sector procurement personnel to see what type of veteran businesses are available in the state. Makes it easy for them to find businesses for subcontracting goals or prime contracts.

EXPAND THE VETS IN TECH PROGRAM

To drive the innovation economy and be able to access the innovation labs across the state.

EXPAND VETERAN FOCUSED BUSINESS INCUBATORS THROUGHOUT THE STATE

We currently have one operational in Newark and will hopefully add one soon in Camden and hopefully more to follow.

WORK WITH STATE AGENCIES & LENDERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL

Continue working with EDA & NJ BAC to help veteran businesses gain access to capital and implement greatly needed programs to ease the way forward to borrowing money for business expansion.

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