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Navoba BUY VETERAN CORPORATE GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE YOUR BIZ COMMUNITY best corporations HUGE CORPORATE for vETERAN-OWNED By Matthew Pavelek CONTRACTING n 1999, the veteran-owned of their way to use VOBs. business movement took In 2007, approximately 10 a giant leap forward with percent of Fortune 1000 companies legislation requiring the sought veteran-owned suppliers. Ifederal government to recognize Through NaVOBA’s efforts, that vetrepreneurs and setting a mandate number has grown by more than OPPORTUNITIES to buy from businesses owned 60 percent. Today, more than 160 by service-disabled veterans. In Fortune 1000 companies maintain 2005, NaVOBA launched Veterans programs designed to use VOBs as Business Journal to bring the VOB preferred vendors in their supplier movement to corporate America. diversity eff orts. While the federal government is Retail colossus Walmart, FOR the world’s single largest purchaser consumer products behemoth of goods and services, the potential Proctor and Gamble, and innovative for vetrepreneurs selling to all of tech giant Apple, Inc. all buy veteran corporate America dwarfs the federal because it’s good business. Johnson opportunity. & Johnson, earning a place among YOUR BUSINESS Unlike the federal government NaVOBA’s Best 10 Corporations for and its prime contractors, many Veteran-Owned Businesses for 2011 states, and some local and municipal and 2012, provides further evidence governments, corporate America is that the VOB movement is advancing NaVOBA is proud to honor the 10 Best Corporationsporations not mandated by law to use veteran- well beyond the beltway. for Veteran-Owned Businesses for 2012. owned suppliers. Just like any Earning the honor as one of business, large corporations exist to NaVOBA’s 10 Best Corporations for turn a profi t. Selling through a sense Veteran-Owned Businesses shows of entitlement doesn’t work in this a company’s dedication to veterans environment. Traditionally, prime and demonstrates an understanding federal government contractors, like that doing business with veterans isn’t Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen just the right thing to do; it’s simply a André Wyss President Hamilton, always went above and smart business decision. Th e bottom Novartis beyond to include VOBs as suppliers. line is doing business with VOBs Pharmceuticals But NaVOBA’s hard work over the boosts the bottom line. Corporate Corporation past fi ve years is really starting to America is eager to do business with pay off with huge fi rms that have no veterans, these 10 corporations just obligation to utilize VOBs going out happen to be the best. 38 APRILAPRIL 20122012 || VETREPRENEURVETREPRENEUR APRILAPRIL 20122012 || WWW.NAVOBA.COMWWW.NAVOBA.COM 3939 Navoba BUY VETERAN CORPORATE GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE YOUR BIZ COMMUNITY best corporations for vETERAN-OWNED BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON 2011 REVENUE: $5.6 BILLION INDUSTRY: DEFENSE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 25,000 SUPPLIER DIVERSITY MANAGER: DIANE MARSDEN # OF YEARS ON LIST: 7X Booz Allen Hamilton con- said. “Through these rela- sense and because it sup- LEARN MORE tinued its impressive record tionships, Booz Allen has ports our community,” For additional Information of earning the distinction increased its competitive Shrader said. about the Booz Allen Hamilton Supplier Diversity Program visit as one of NaVOBA’s 10 Best advantage; offered more Booz Allen seeks vet- www.navoba.com/BAH. Corporations for Veteran- services to clients, and eran-owned businesses Owned Businesses again has ultimately fulfi lled the across all of the fi rm’s cross- in 2012. The McLean, Va.- fi rm’s promise to help cli- cutting functional capabili- WHAT DOES BOOZ ALLEN based firm believes that ents succeed.” ties including: strategy and HAMILTON BUY FROM those who have served and Ralph W. Shrader, Ph.D., organization, analytics, in- SMALL BUSINESSES? protected our country are BAH chairman and CEO, formation technology and • Systems Integration Services crucial to our nation’s last- said Booz Allen is strongly operations. The fi rm plans • Cyber Operations Support Services • Enterprise Architecture Services ing viability and deserve committed to its U.S. Small to continue its aggressive • Human Capital and Workforce the maximum practicable Business Program. outreach to the small busi- Impact Analysis opportunity to do business “It is a corporate com- ness community including • Strategic Planning Services with prime contractors and mitment that cascades being a Platinum Sponsor the government. throughout the managerial for the upcoming National HERE ARE SOME VETREPRENEURS CURRENTLY Diane Marsden, man- levels of the fi rm because Veteran Owned Small Busi- WORKING WITH BAH: ager of BAH small business it makes good business ness Conference in June. • Millennium Corporation programs, said veteran- • Information Management owned businesses con- Resources, Inc. tribute to Booz Allen’s • MBL Technologies successful client engage- DID YOU KNOW? ments and bring new • Thirty-two percent of the ideas, innovations, capabili- workforce at Booz Allen has ties, and diversity. self-identifi ed as a veteran. “Booz Allen Hamilton • Thirty-nine percent of Booz Allen new hires during 2011 were takes great pride in being veterans. the only fi rm to be named • Booz Allen has received as a best corporation for 3 Nunn-Perry Awards for veteran-owned small busi- mentor-protégé excellence. nesses every year since the • Booz Allen is one of the Top 50 Military-Friendly Employers for list’s inception,” Marsden the sixth year in a row (2006-2011). • This is the eighth straight year Booz Allen Hamilton takes great pride in being the only fi rm to be that Booz Allen has seen a dollar named as a best corporation for veteran-owned small businesses increase to its subcontracting every year since the list’s inception … This award also speaks to with SDVOSBs. the reputation Booz Allen has with veterans in general.” – Diane Marsden, Manager of BAH Small Business Programs 40 APRIL 2012 | VETREPRENEUR Navoba BUY VETERAN CORPORATE GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE YOUR BIZ COMMUNITY best corporations for vETERAN-OWNED COMCAST CORPORATION AND NBC UNIVERSAL 2011 REVENUE: $55 BILLION INDUSTRY: TELECOMMUNICATIONS NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 126,000 SUPPLIER DIVERSITY MANAGER: AJAMU JOHNSON # OF YEARS ON LIST: 6X Making its sixth consecu- Business Association’s veteran, women, minor- LEARN MORE tive appearance as one of commitment to ensuring ity-owned and HUBZone For additional Information NaVOBA’s 10 Best Corpora- that veteran-owned busi- Small Businesses. Through about the Comcast Supplier Diversity Program visit tions for Veteran-Owned nesses can compete for these relationships, we de- www.navoba.com/Comcast Businesses, Comcast Cor- businesses opportunities velop reliable resources, poration perennially dem- within our supply chain. create jobs, strengthen our onstrates its commitment Comcast and NBCUni- purchasing power, and WHAT DOES COMCAST/ to veteran-owned busi- versal actively recruit vet- build value for our share- NBCUNIVERSAL BUY FROM nesses. Comcast Corpora- eran-owned businesses holders.” SMALL BUSINESSES? tion acquired NBCUniversal and track year- over-year Comcast is working to • Construction services (Comcast) in January 2011 and within progress. enhance its operational • Furniture (Comcast) • Logistics (Comcast) its new combined com- “The strength of our resources, including: • IT (NBCUniversal) pany the commitment is supplier diversity program building tools to expand • Legal (NBCUniversal) stronger than ever. is dependent upon de- Comcast’s second tier • Film and TV Production services Ajamu Johnson, senior veloping and sustaining procurement program; (NBCUniversal) manager of Supplier Di- relationships with diverse developing a new vendor COMCAST CURRENTLY HAS versity, said Comcast is suppliers, including vet- registration site; and es- VETREPRENEURS SUPPORTING committed to promoting, eran-owned businesses,” tablishing a consolidated THE FOLLOWING AREAS: increasing and improving said Comcast and NBCUni- supplier-locator tool. • Software Development the overall level of spend- versal Chief Procurement NBCUniversal plans • Advisory services ing with diverse busi- Offi cer Peter Kiriacoulacos. to increase outreach to • Marketing • Value added hardware resellers nesses within its supply “At Comcast and NBCUni- NaVOBA and will also plan and system integrators network, including vet- versal, our supplier diversity an event to engage vet- • Private Jet services eran-owned businesses. program is committed to eran-owned businesses • Landscaping “Comcast Corporation engaging veteran, disabled- on sourcing opportunities. is thrilled to be recognized DID YOU KNOW? • Comcast Corporation received for the sixth consecutive recognition in 2012 for being one year as one of the Best 10 of the “Top 50 Organizations for Corporations for Veteran- Multicultural Business Opportuni- Owned Businesses,” John- ties” by DiversityBusiness.com. son said. “We share in the • Comcast Corporation and other cable operators hosted California National Veteran-Owned Cable, an industry-specifi c supplier diversity outreach event The strength of our supplier diversity program is dependent upon in California in September, 2011. developing and sustaining relationships with diverse suppliers, including veteran-owned businesses.” – Comcast and NBCUniversal Chief Procurement Officer Peter Kiriacoulacos 42 APRIL 2012 | VETREPRENEUR Navoba BUY VETERAN CORPORATE GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE YOUR BIZ COMMUNITY best corporations for vETERAN-OWNED DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL 2011 REVENUE: $3.5