Veteran Institute for Procurement

The Veteran Institute for Procurement [VIP] is the country’s first-ever program to train veteran service-disabled and veteran owned small businesses to succeed in the federal contracting market.

The Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation funds this three-day, 27-hour comprehensive training through partners, VIP Sponsors, and is offered at no cost to veteran businesses admitted to VIP. VIP is aimed at veterans who are senior, “C-level” executives of small businesses with about three employees and at least two years in operation. View VIP Program in Action!

The March 2015 VIP session graduated 49 veteran-owned small businesses from 12 states and Washington D.C. Click here for a recap of the March 2015 VIP Session!

Since the program launched in 2009, VIP has graduated 446 veteran-owned businesses from 31 states and Washington D.C., including Alaska and Hawaii. 80% are SDVOSB, 39% 8(a), 51% minority-owned, 13% woman-owned, and 11% HUBZone.