Grow Your Business with the Veteran Business Outreach Center

185: Grow Your Veteran Owned Business with Army Veteran Matt Sherwood

Find out how to grow your veteran owned business with army veteran Matt Sherwood. Matt is the Executive Director for VetBizCentral. He brings a high level of commitment and has focused his efforts on providing new and existing veteran business owners his business insights and experiences. Tune in!

“It’s good corporate stewardship for the Fortune 500 and 1000 companies to include veteran businesses into their supply chains; we buy a lot of stuff.” – Matt Sherwood

From the Military to VetBizCentral

Matt served in the army from 1994 to 1997. He served as a topographical surveyor and worked with engineers.

When he transitioned out, he went to rehab for his back injury. Afterwards, he went back to school and got his MBA.  

He then proceeded to work in the private sectors as well as in the local government. In 2009, he got in touch with his colleague and started working for VetBizCentral.

An Expert of the Business Process

Matt always had the entrepreneurial bug. He is passionate about helping his fellow veterans understand the ecosystem and access the existing resources.

He is a strong advocate for veteran business certification within Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.

His experience in helping veterans understand the federal and state procurement capture process is a real value to veteran business clients that are ready to take that next step to grow their business.

Corporate America and Veterans

Matt shares that there are currently millions of veteran owned businesses. Many of the small businesses need help on technology.

He saw the increasing demand by corporate America to engage with them. According to him, the corporate world now understands and sees the impact of the veteran community.

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