As the founder and CEO of the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC), Keith King has many opportunities to express his passion for helping male and female veterans succeed in their civilian lives. He has 40 years of volunteer efforts made on behalf of fellow veterans, but the NVBDC gives him the ability to offer critical services like the third-party Veteran Owned Business Certification program. The certification program fills a gap for service disabled and veteran-owned businesses because the Federal Government CVE Veteran Owned Business Certification is only applicable to small businesses. The NVBDC certification program accepts any size veteran business and has a fast track option for certified MWBEs.
The NVBDC sponsors many events each year, including several matchmaking events that bring corporate diversity teams and veteran businesses together. King regularly partners with government agencies and private industry businesses to provide networking opportunities that lead to new business. In March 2012, King was named the State of Michigan, Mid-West Regional and National Veteran Small Business Champion by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).