U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Verified VacuPractor As Veteran Owned Business

Online, February 21, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs verified VacuPractor www.vacupractor.com as an official "Veteran Owned Small Business", thereby providing the company with preference when competing for VA contracts. More important, this distinction indicates to current and future clients of VacuPractor they are dealing with a verified veteran owned and operated small business.

According to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki, "VA is committed to doing business with as well as supporting and protecting Veteran-owned small businesses." The Veterans Benefits Act of 2010, signed by the President expands verification requirements of small businesses claiming to be owned by Veterans, service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving spouses." This necessary step to eliminate misrepresentation helps those small business owners who dutifully served their country or are the surviving spouse of a military veteran.

The official VacuPractor listing at the Veteran Information Pages website can be found at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/Public/Business/ViewBusiness.aspx?Duns=964266287. The owner of VacuPractor, veteran Paul Hagen, of Redmond, Washington, operates his company after having served in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Hagen's company proudly offers a back pain relief device manufactured wholey in the USA.

The principal purposes of the site http://www.vetbiz.gov/ are to provide information about the VIP verification process; to assist Veteran business owners in registering their business in the Secretary's Database of Veteran-owned small businesses and to enable VA contracting officers to easily identify service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) and VOSBs eligible for procurement opportunities. This site is maintained by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE), a program office within the Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).

Similar to the military, VacuPractor is a place where teamwork is essential. "We are dedicated to working with customers, doctors and companies in order to develop relationships and services that meet and anticipate needs for our life enhancing lower back pain relief product," said Paul Hagen.

With nearly 2.5 million businesses owned and operated by U.S. Veterans, VacuPractor joins former military members taking charge of their professional lives after having served in the Armed Forces.