The VETS Group was founded in 2004, by Joe Wynn a former Vietnam War Veteran. It was established as a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurial education, federal procurement training, employment assistance and other supportive services primarily for veterans, people with disabilities and persons of limited means. Over the past few years, the VETS Group has provided testimony to Congress and participated in conferences for federal, state, and local governments in an effort to heighten the level of awareness regarding the needs of veterans.
The VETS Group, is also helping to develop an initiative to increase the number of procurement opportunities for veteran and service-disabled veteran owned businesses by identifying procurement opportunities in the private-sector marketplace. Partnerships are being formed with large corporate enterprises to offer veterans employment opportunities, business education, mentoring, technical assistance, growth capital, and access to international markets.
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The founder, Joe Wynn, received an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Air Force at the end of the Vietnam War and has been an advocate for veterans for more than 18 years. While working with the Director of Government Relations for the Vietnam Veterans of America on matters pertaining to federal procurement and veterans’ employment, he also serves on the Executive Committee of the Veterans Entrepreneurship Task Force (VET-Force), which is composed of over 200 organizations and affiliates representing thousands of veterans throughout the U.S., to monitor the impact of legislation on veterans procurement programs.
You can reach Joe by emailing him at joewynn@vetsgroup.org or call (202) 822-0011.
Civic Contributions: Civic & Business Leader; U.S. Air Force Veteran; Chairman NAACP; Veterans Affairs Committee; Member of Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Board.