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0s;"><p><span class="" style="display: initial;"><span style="display: initial;">NaVOBA is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and two-thirds of NaVOBA’s Board of Directors seats are held by corporations to ensure its alignment with the needs of corporate supplier diversity programs.</span> </span></p><p><span style="display: initial;"><br/></span></p><p><span class="" style="display: initial;"><span style="display: initial;">NaVOBA has trademarked the “Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprise™” and “Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise™” designations wordmarks and seals, making NaVOBA the exclusive organization certifying VBEs/SDVBEs for the private sector.</span> </span></p><p><span style="display: initial;"><br/></span></p><p><span class="" style="display: initial;"><span style="display: initial;">NaVOBA’s VBE/SDVBE certifications directly mirror those of the MBE and WBE certifications and ensures that any certified VBE/SDVBE is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by one or more U.S. military Veterans.</span> </span></p><p><span class="m-font-size-14 font-size-18" style="font-weight:normal;display:initial;font-family:Poppins, 'Poppins Fallback';"><br/></span></p><p><span class="" style="display: initial;"><span style="display: initial;">NaVOBA's process collects the applicant's military service record information directly from the U.S. Federal Government on the veteran's behalf immediately upon initializing the application to eliminate the possibility of fraudulent submissions (e.g. the</span> </span><span class="" style="display: initial; font-weight: bold;"><span style="display: initial; font-weight: bold;">OPPOSITE</span> </span><span class="" style="display: initial;"><span style="display: initial;">of self-certification) while simultaneously accelerating the process.</span> </span></p><p><span class="m-font-size-14 font-size-18" style="font-weight:normal;display:initial;font-family:Poppins, 'Poppins Fallback';"><br/></span><span class="" style="display: initial;"><span style="display: initial;">Like other corporate diversity certifications, site-visit interviews are conducted in 100 percent of cases however, VBE/SDVBE certifications are good for three (3) years. NaVOBA employs a dedicated team of full-time documentation analysts, dramatically increasing efficiency and reducing processing time relative to existing programs. 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