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VOB108 was founded by a group of visionary Veteran Owned Business owners in Dayton Ohio.

During the March 2012 meeting, a new Commanding Officer, Mike Nichols; Executive Officer, Frank Hickman, II were voted in and during the April 2012 meeting, a new Treasurer, Tania Nakama was voted in.  Tania was also appointed as the Administrative Officer.

The decision was made to change the organization’s name to VOBOhio.  We are currently working on the new logo, which will be similar to the original.

The original mission was for VOB owners to work together to win government contracts.  The group and mission is growing. Our mission has expanded to ensure the success of our veteran owned businesses through education, consultation and mentoring. We are a support and peer-networking group.

We welcome all veterans and especially veteran small business owners.  Our organization is one devoted to “building bridges, not walls”, within the private and public business arena. This is done by networking within and outside of VOBOhio. Please join us at one of our lunch meetings or contact any of the members to learn more about us.

Meetings

VOBOhio meets the second Thursday of every month from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise announced. We meet at DeVry University- Dayton Center, 3610 Pentagon Blvd., Suite 100, Dayton, OH 45431.  The purpose of our meetings is to provide informative speakers, a forum for discussing issues that are important to our members, and a dynamic networking opportunity.

In the interest of respecting everyone’s time, we encourage you to bring your own lunch.

We look forward to seeing you.

 

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On Thursday, the SBA announced Robert Leibecke, CEO of Miamisburg-based E.C. Ruffolo Inc., was named this year’s SBA Veteran Small Business Champion.

Bob is one of the VOBOhio’s founding members.

Leibecke was one of nine small business owners/advocates being recognized by the SBA’s Columbus District Office.

His company, which does business under the ECR Business Solutions name, is a direct mail service provider.

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Work study position with the Dayton VA

by Tania on May 17, 2012

Student Work-Study Allowance Program
For Reception area at the VA Dayton Veterans Readjustment Counseling Center
(2 Positions available)
We have day and some evening hours available. Monday-Friday
Who is Eligible?……
You are, if you’re training full-time or 3/4-time in a college degree, vocational, or professional program. A work-study allowance is available under most education programs, to include Chapter 31, GI Bill, etc.

How Much Can I Earn???….
You can earn the federal minimum wage or your
State minimum wage, whichever is greater. The total hours you can work cannot be more than 25 times the number of weeks in your enrollment period.

If interested, please call Pat Crain @ 937-768-1093

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Founding Members

May 15, 2012
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Member gets Government Contract

May 8, 2012

Press Release May 8, 2012 1st Advantage Security and Investigations, Inc. Wins Award with Wright Patterson Air Force Base to Provide Vehicle Flow Control and Parking Dayton, OH, May 8, 2012: 1st Advantage Security and Investigations, Inc. was awarded a contract with Wright Patterson Air Force Base to provide vehicle flow control and parking for [...]

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May Meeting Announcement

April 28, 2012

Location:  DeVry University, Fairborn Campus,  3610 Pentagon Blvd., 45432 Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.   (Meetings are always the second Thursday of every month at noon unless otherwise announced. ) Presenters:  VOB Officers and Committee Members. Meeting Agenda: Welcome by Mike Nichols Announcements: Membership Dues structure discussion led by Mike Nichols Vet Academy 2 update [...]

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Veteran Academy 2012 Signup Notice

April 16, 2012

VETERAN BUSINESS ACADEMY 2012 Dayton Ohio—VOB108 , a Dayton-based organization of veteran owned businesses, announces an academy for potential veteran entrepreneurs designed to assist them in starting a business or growing their existing business.   Working in conjunction with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Wright State University, the academy will serve veterans, military spouses [...]

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VOB108 General Meeting Thursday, 12-April 2012

April 11, 2012

General Teaming Meeting for Thursday, April 12, 2012 Location:  DeVry University, Fairborn Campus,  3610 Pentagon Blvd., 45432 Time: 1200 Noon to 2:00 PM   (VOB108 meets the second Thursday of every month at noon unless otherwise announced. ) Presentation Topic:  Veteran Academy 2, State of the Organization Presenters:  VOB Officers and Committee Members. Meeting Agenda: We [...]

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Minutes of February 9, 2012 meeting with Dayton VA Director Costie

March 8, 2012

February 9, 2012 we had approximately 40 in attendance to hear new Dayton VA Director Costie talk about how the Dayton VA can work with local vets and VOB108 to fulfill his mission and ours. He brought a Powerpoint presentation that I’m uploading as a PDF: Serving Our Nation’s Heroes – Dayton VAMC 02 09 [...]

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2012 Matchmaker Event, Nutter Center, WSU

March 7, 2012

  Combined purchasing budgets representing hundreds of millions of dollars of opportunities Go to: www.ohiobusinessmatchmaker.com   Click on “New Buyer/Supplier” link PARTIAL BUYERS LIST Butt Construction Co Inc.  Air Force Research Lab AFRL Hubert Company LLC,  Lockheed Martin,  WOLPERT Abbott Nutrition,   City of Dayton,  Defense Supply Center Columbus Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation,   Department [...]

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