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Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Force Multipliers in Their Communities. Some of the Fastest Growing Small Businesses in the Nation. These are the graduates of the Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP).

VIP START Panel, April 2022

VIP Arms Vets to WIN in the Federal Marketplace by teaching business owners how to compete, comply, and perform. With a network of industry experts from Prime Contractors, Government Partners, and VIP Alumni; when a company graduates from VIP, they are not just completing a course, they are joining a community focused on their success.

VIP programs are offered at no cost to all service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small businesses who qualify. The willingness of our veterans and their families to sacrifice so much for the wellbeing of our country has earned them our enduring gratitude. VIP will never ask a veteran to pay for services. 

Pamela Monroe, Assistant to the Director, Subcontracting Program Manager, Office of Small Business Programs; VIP Graduate OBAN Corporation; Jackie Robinson-Burnette, Live Oak Bank; and Jerry Godwin, Veterans Business Specialist, Office of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration

Suzanne Raheb, Corporate Supplier Diversity And Regulatory Compliance Leader, Lockheed Martin Corporation; and Alice Lessman, CEO, Signalink.

With the support of the Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation through public-private partnerships made up of grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the State of Maryland, and a corporate sponsorship from Lockheed Martin - VIP offers entrepreneurial training programs with proven records of success. In our thirteen years of service, VIP has trained over 2,000 veteran-owned companies and continues to train 250 new companies each year.

In addition to our partners, VIP also depends on the support of businesses who wish to support the veteran business community, and VIP Alumni who pay it forward for future veteran companies. And VIP’s extraordinary industry, government, and alumni instructors generously volunteer their time and talent to each VIP class.

When you support VIP, you don’t just support one veteran-owned company, you support all veteran-owned companies working to accelerate their success; and the community working together to support them.

Donate Options


Single Donation


Your donation to VIP will help support and expand these cutting-edge veteran entrepreneurial programs.

MONTHLY DONATIONS


Arm Vets to WIN all year long! Become a monthly supporter of VIP and the veteran entrepreneurs we serve. Please be sure you select “Recurring Gift” on the donation form.

Donations by Check


Donations by Check should be made out to the Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation and mailed to: 

National Veteran Institute for Procurement
51 Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Rockville, MD 20850

Become a VIP Sponsor!


Help VIP arm even MORE vets to WIN in the Federal marketplace by becoming a VIP Sponsor! When your business joins the VIP community, your contributions will make a direct impact on the continually growing demand for VIP trainings. With a current waiting list of more than two years for our VIP START program, your sponsorship would enable VIP to offer more programs to more veteran-owned small businesses each year.

Homefront Hero Sponsors: $25,000

Supports six qualified VOSB/SDVOSBs to attend VIP Programs per year
  • Premier company logo listed on all VIP marketing materials and website for one year
  • Invitation to VIP graduation receptions
  • Official VIP Sponsor Seal for company marketing
  • Press release template announcing company’s support of VIP
  • Special recognition at VIP events
  • Monthly social media posts on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
  • Company featured in an exclusive VIP news article shared with VIP network

Stars and Stripes Sponsor: $10,000

Supports three qualified VOSB/SDVOSBs to attend VIP Programs per year
  • Premier company logo listed on all VIP marketing materials and website for one year
  • Invitation to VIP graduation receptions
  • Official VIP Sponsor Seal for company marketing
  • Press release template announcing company’s support of VIP
  • Special recognition at VIP events

VIP Marketplace Sponsor (For Primes Only): $5,000

Donation supports the VIP Marketplace platform
  • Company logo listed on all VIP marketing materials and website for one year
  • Invitation to VIP graduate receptions
  • Official VIP Sponsor Seal for company marketing
  • Press release template announcing company’s support of VIP
  • Exclusive access to closed platform connecting government agencies, prime contractors, and more than 1,000 VIP graduate companies participating in the portal

Patriot Sponsor: $5,000

Sponsors one qualified SDVOSB or VOSB to attend one VIP Program per year
  • Company logo listed on all VIP marketing materials and website for one year
  • Invitation to VIP graduate receptions
  • Official VIP Sponsor Seal for company marketing
  • Press release template announcing company’s support of VIP

Veteran Champion Sponsor: $3,000

Supports continued education programming for VIP graduate companies
  • Company name listed on all VIP marketing materials and website for one year
  • Invitation to VIP graduate receptions
  • Press release template announcing company’s support of VIP

Corporate and Government Partners

VIP companies are some of the fastest growing small businesses in government contracting. A partnership with VIP is a win-win.
VIP graduates are force multipliers; investments in this community have exponential outcomes.

Join the VIP Community and Become a Sponsor Today!

For more information about how your organization can become a VIP partner or sponsor, please contact Barbara Ashe, National Director of VIP, at 301.738.0015 x215 or email her at bashe@nationalvip.org