LAVETBIZ
Veteran-owned small businesses are an integral part of our economy. They achieve success when they apply the same principles they followed in their military careers to the business world. But even with that dedication and determination, it can still be difficult to succeed.
The Veterans Initiative (LAVETBIZ) is a program created from legislation enacted during the 2009 Legislative Session. Louisiana’s Division of Administration (DOA) is charged with setting goals for Louisiana state government with regard to encouraging veteran-owned small businesses to compete for state contracts.
The current LAVETBIZ effort mirrors VETBIZ, a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). At the federal level, government aims to award 3% of all contracts to veteran owned businesses. LDVA has set its sights higher, with a goal of 7% of state contracts awarded to veteran-owned and disabled-veteran owned small entrepreneurships.
For more information on how to get your business certified through LAVETBIZ, please download the LAVETBIZ Roadmap to Success PDF at the bottom of this page.
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CERTIFYING THROUGH LAVETBIZ
To get certified through LAVETBIZ (The Veterans Initiative) as a veteran-owned or disabled veteran-owned business, please visit:
smallbiz.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com
VIEW LIST OF VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES
If you are a state agency or private citizen who would like to search for veteran-owned businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses, please visit:
http://smallbiz.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/CertifiedVET_List.asp
VIEW AVAILABLE/OPEN STATE CONTRACTS
If you are a Veteran-owned or disabled veteran-owned business searching for state procurement and contract work, please visit:
http://wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/pubmain.asp
(This will bring you to the bid search page and here you can search bids by 'Department', 'Open Bids', 'Bid Number', and 'Bid by Category'.)