The official launch of the New England Veterans Chamber of Commerce was on November 11, 2018, at 11:01 a.m. in Providence RI at the World War I memorial. The launch commenced after “A Century of Honor” at 11:00 a.m., which isthe NEVCC‘s social media tribute to 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI.
NEVCC is aimed to bring together military, veteran, and family businesses as well as community leaders in business development, workforce development and community support to help and accelerate the success of New England military, veteran and family-owned businesses.
“Military, veteran and family owned businesses are uniquely suited to succeed in business given the tenacity and perseverance inculcated in them through military training. NEVCC is committed to render all the needed tools, services and guidance to boost their prospects and drive up their business connectivity.”
Collaborations with organizations that already provide resources, training, and expertise is a key component, as well as networking and providing information about resources. There are so many resources throughout New England that veterans, military and family member businesses do not know about. We want help!
• Membership is free for Veteran, Military, or Family member (spouse, children) businesses to join
• Collaborate with partners and organizations throughout New England to find workshops, networking, and training is cohesive and viable.
• Build a network of partners and organizations that provide services and assistances, such as Brave for Veterans, MSBDC, Primal Platoon, Inc, Quabbin Mediation, SCORE, SBA, VBOC, Veterans Outreach into Community Engagement (VOICE), VETRN, and more
• Preserve the unique characteristics of the veterans’ community in New England;
• Host regular round tables and networking events, which will include resources, veteran, military and family owned businesses.
• Encourage business and community prosperity by promoting economic programs designed to strengthen and enhance financial opportunities for all veteran-owned businesses in New England;
• Use the NEVCC website and social media to help to list upcoming business and veteran related events in New England, as well as a complete directory of NEVCC members and their profiles.
General Information:
NEVCC embarked on an Informational Road Trip from November 1, 2018, before their official launch. The road trip began from Springfield, MA, at 8:00 a.m. where community leaders and veterans from around New England gathered for the announcement of the launch of the New England Veterans Chamber of Commerce. Michael Zacchea, Executive Director of the United States Veterans Chamber of Commerce (USVCC), the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs for the SBA and a nationally recognized thought leader on veterans’ affairs and advocacy, provided an overview about the USVCC and then spoke about how the NEVCC and USVCC as well as other State Veteran Chambers will work together to benefit veterans, military and their family members.Lisa Ducharme, revealed the launch plans and provided an overview of her vision. Following brief comments, we had a round table conversation. Springfield was selected for this meeting as the Enterprise Center is home to the SBA, MSBDC and SCORE who will partner to provide support for veteran businesses.
“We are excited to announce the launch of New England Veterans Chamber of Commerce in November. We are dedicated to the betterment of veteran, military, and family-owned businesses in New England and we will support them with all the necessary networking and resources for their growth”, stated Lisa Ducharme, the Executive Director of NEVCC.
“We salute our military, veterans, and families for their invaluable contributions in protecting the country and keeping us safe. NEVCC is our humble endeavor to help the military and veteran entrepreneurs of New England to start or scale up their business visions. For businesses who are already at scale, there are many times in which they need a resource, but do not know where to go. Whether you are a military or a veteran, or a family member entrepreneur or a veteran-friendly business, or a customer- we will connect you with all the resources you need to be successful.”
According to the statements of Ms. Ducharme, NEVCC is presently creating a directory of resources for military and veteran business owners in New England. The organization is soon to launch a “Buy Veteran New England” campaign to promote veteran-owned business establishments across the region and the directory will be shared to potential customers to help them find a veteran-owned business near them. Roundtable networking events will also be hosted to connect the military and veteran-owned business in New England with customers, community and resources.
The NEVCCwill be the hub of veteran entrepreneurship, and provide New England veteran, military, and family member businesses with the education, tools, resources and networks necessary to launch and/or run successful businesses. Connect, veteran, military, and family-owned businesses in New England through advocacy and professional and community networking. We do this by facilitating workshops and trainings with organizations and individuals that are experts in their field, such as Quabbin Mediation, VETRN, SCORE, SBA, and VBOCs.
Social Media tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I.
The NEVCC has been doing a special Social Media Campaign “A Century of Honor” to honor and remember the 2,884 New England members who served and sacrificed during World War I. This will end at 10:59 am on 11/11/2018.
• Every day 6:59 playing of Reveille
• Midnight every night – TAPs
• December 31, 2018 a link to the website which will have free pdf download of the posts and information about each veteran www.NEVCC.org
For more information, please visit http://www.nevcc.org or email [email protected]
Media ContactCompany Name: New England Veterans Chamber of CommerceContact Person: Lisa DucharmeEmail: Send EmailPhone: 603-809-0416Country: United StatesWebsite: NEVCC.org
