VOB 108

VOB108 will host Roger Wentworth of the Sandler Sales Institute who will share the secrets of sales success. A former engineer, he believes that the techniques he learned from Sandler Sales Institute changed his life in his former profession- which led him to open the Dayton office of Sandler.

This meeting is open to guests and members of VOB108.org. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first served basis. The meeting location is the 2nd floor conference room, EMTEC/PTAC Building, 3155 Research Blvd, in the Miami Valley Research Park.

Link to Research Park and campus map: www.theresearchpark.com

Registration Required: Email contact, XO@VOB108.org This is a working, lunch meeting.
You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch or Pizza Factory pizza is available at $5/ person.
Please indicate your lunch preference in the email registration. Seating is limited.

Email Registration Deadline: 5:00 PM, Wednesday, 8-July 2009

We’re having another one of our informal social events.

Dinner at Amelia’s in Bellbrook.

Last year we had almost 2 dozen at the social- at Coco’s downtown.
This year, we’re having it at Amelia’s in Bellbrook. The chef from the
former Blue Moon, Greg Fitzgerald has a new place, with a lot of the
old standbys and some new things.

We’ll meet at 6:30 pm- eat at 7. Everyone is responsible for their
own check. Bring a spouse, significant other- or a business partner-
or even a vet business owner who may be interested in checking us out.

Dress is business casual. Meals run from $8 for a burger on up – see
the menu at www.eatatamelias.com

Amelias is at:
129 w. Franklin Street Bellbrook, Ohio 45305

We need a headcount by Tuesday, 9 December. Send an e-mail with names
of who will be attending to vp@vob108.org
Thanks- hope to see you all there.

DUE TO HUGE NUMBER OF RESERVATIONS- we’ve had to MOVE the meeting to another building on the campus:

Location: Learning Center, 1900 Founders Drive Dayton OH 45420

Campus map here (we’re in building E/H) in the “learning Center” http://www.theresearchpark.com/about/maps/campusmap.php

Time: Noon to 2:00 PM

Reservations Suggested Because of limited seating.

Email response to the following: wbrownsber@aol.com & esrati@thenextwave.biz

Subject Line: Feb 14 Teaming Meeting

Please include the following Contact Information: Name, Biz Name, VOB/SDVOB Status, SIC Code, Phone # or Cell #, Email Address,

Pizza: Yes or No, Pizza @ $5/person, or you’ll BYO Lunch

Speaker: Jim Silcott, President of Kenton Trace Tech, a SDVOB, VOB108 Member and former USAF NCO

Topic: Lessons Learned as a SDVOB doing Biz w/ USAF and Teaming with Prime Contractors as a SDVOB SB. Background: Kenton Trace Technologies now has a 20 person staff managing several multi million dollar
DOD contracts of multi year durations. All this was accomplished in a short 5 yr time span. Jim has several years of duty experience as Procurement Specialists & understands the In’s & Out’s, the Do’s & Don’ts from both sides of the fence. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how it was done.

Walbridge Aldinger will be hosting a Small Business networking session on January 30, 2008, and invites all Small Business Subcontractors and Suppliers to attend. We encourage all Small Business concerns to stop by and learn about this project and how to work with the Walbridge Aldinger team.

Hope Hotel & Convention Center – Phantom/Saber rooms
Building 823, Area A, WPAFB
Ohio 45433-5000

Phone: 937 879 2696

January 30, 2008 from 10-4 (Open Networking)

Documents are available locally for review in the following offices:

Builders Exchange: 866 907 6300

Interested Small Business Concerns should contact:

Walbridge Aldinger
777 Woodward Ave, Suite 300, Detroit Michigan 48226
Phone: 313 963 8000
Fax: 313 963 8123

Guys & Gals,

We have a new member, Robert (Bob) Wanger of DwWitt, Michigan.  Bob is an Army NG Vet with 20+ years in the Guard.

Bob does have a GSA Schedule and is very much interested in teaming up with members of VOB108.org where there are obvious fit.

We have a Membership page for his company – Great Lakes Training and Consulting

Brothers & Sisters,

First, I like to welcome a new member to VOB108.  It is Jim Silcott, President & CEO of Kenton Trace Technologies.  Jim is a Vietnam Vet and a SDVOB.  Jim’s company has a successful procurement past history with WPAFB and DOD.  I plan to have him address the group early next year at a Teaming Meeting on “Lessons Learned when dealing with the Fed as a SDVOB”.  Welcome Home, Jim!

Second, your 2008 VOB108 dues are due to Bob Leibecke, c/o EC Ruffolo, Inc. 308 Mound Ave, Miamisburg, OH 45342, NLT Jan 10, 2008.  Which is the date of our next Teaming Meeting @ the EMTEC Ctr. at 12:00 Noon.  Guest speaker TBA. You can also pay via web (but PayPal takes a cut)

Third, our last Teaming Meeting was very informative and interesting.  Tammy Tatman and Pam Cooper were our guest speakers.  Tammy from Blue Chip Manufacturing, Columbus, OH.  And Pam from Agility Logistics, Defense and Government Services, Alexandra, VA.  Tammy’s success story concerning the rapid growth of her 8(a) company was very inspiring.  But more importantly how she has partnered with Agility Logistics and how Agility has partnered with her company.  Pam informed us of her company’s dedicated effort to seek out and identify VOB/SDVOB companies that will allow Agility to expand their list of goods and services as a major Prime to DOD.  As part of this effort Agility is hosting a all day

matchmaker event in Columbus next month on Jan 29, 2008.  So, mark your calendar and make the effort to attend this event.  It will only cost you time and travel to Columbus.  Agility will host you for breakfast and lunch.  I have included Pam’s email response below.  If you don’t attend this event, you are missing a great opportunity to grow your biz.

Fourth, our meeting format for 2008 will remain the same as it has been for 2007.  That is, our Teaming meeting will be the second Thursday of each month.  So, the meeting dates for the first three month of 2008 are as follows: Jan 10. Feb 14, and Mar 13, 2008.  All Teaming meetings will be at the EMTEC/PTAC Center, second floor conference room, 3155 Research Blvd, Dayton, 45420, from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM.  The Exec meetings will still be held on the fourth Thursday of each month in the first floor EMTEC conference room at 12:00 Noon with two exceptions.  They are at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

One of those exceptions will occur next week when we’ll meet @ The Next Wave on Thursday, Dec 27th at Noon to 1:00 PM.  Just let David E know if you wish to attend. 937-22-4433

Lastly, I know that this goes against everything that Sam taught you during your service to him, but we need for each of you to volunteer for something to help build VOB108.org stronger tomorrow than it is today.  We are beginning our third year as a “Band of Brothers and Sisters” and have come a long way from the lunch bunch at the Pizza Factory.  The benefits that you get from being a member of VOB108 will be in direct proportion to the work and effort that you invest in it.  You ask, “What can I do?”  My reply is, “What do you see that we can do better or what needs to be done that we are not doing.”  We have started something very special and unique here in Dayton.  Just think what it could be if everyone

would grab hold of the rope, even with just one hand.  Enough said.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

RLTW,

Bill

Topic:  Mentor/Protege Program, A Success Story

We’re here in force at the Symposium, President Bill Brownsberger, VP David Esrati, Dan Sack, Gary Munoz, Bill Pollard, Pat Suarez and his staff from GSA Proposals are a sponsor of the event- and allowing us to share his table.

Last night at the hotel, we met with other Veterans including Denny McBroom from Telpro Inc. and the NW Ohio SBA rep, John Renner, as well as a Diversity manager for First Energy- and discussed a Statewide network of VOB/SDVOB’s much like the Elite SDVOB organization in California. More to follow on this.

If you happen to be here at the conference- please find one of us, most are wearing our VOB 108 shirts.

I introduced myself to Keynote speaker Mal Mixon, Chairman and CEO of Invacare corporation- (and former Marine) and asked if he might consider helping lobby Columbus to adopt a progressive Vet Biz plan for State purchasing. Unfortunately, Mr. Mixon thinks that this is a partisan political issue, and that his efforts as a Republican wouldn’t be well received in Columbus. If he happens to read this, I’d like to remind him- all Veterans are patriots first, and there are no parties when you serve Uncle Sam.

Got an e-mail from the Columbus SBA office with an attached PDF brochure:

The United States Small Business Administration and the Ohio State Treasurer have teamed up to provide Veterans a better chance to obtain access to capital at a lower rate. Please see the attached flyer. As a fellow veteran I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.Thomas K. Mueller
SBA Columbus District Director
(614) 469-6860 x 287

We’ve uploaded the flyer for you here: Patriot Express Program Flyer PDF