Veterans Business Program (VBP)

In order for a business to qualify as a Veteran Owned Business and participate in the program your business must be ALL of the following:

• At least 51 percent owned by one or more qualified service-disabled veteran or veterans
  living in Illinois (Public Act 097-0260, Public Act 098-0307)
• Applicant(s) must have valid DD214
• Annual gross sales of less than $150 million
• Home office in Illinois

Approved certification is valid for 5 years with an annual No Change Affidavit (Annual Recertification) process.

Please see the VBP No Change Affidavit Application Certification Checklist for a list of the required documentation. 

VBP accepts certification from any of the following agencies for the Veterans Recognition.

Certification Process:

• Cook County (Veteran/Services-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise)
• Veteran Small Business Certification VetCert is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). 

​Recognition certification is valid for 1 year.

Please see the VBP Recognition Application Checklist for a list of the required documentation. 

Eligible businesses may be certified in one or more of the following programs: Business Enterprise Program, Veterans Business Program, and Small Business Set-Aside Program.