Veteran Business Super Intelligence℠ Launches Seven Data Tools for SDVOSB Policy, Procurement and Press Coverage

Originally published at veteranbusiness.si. Syndicated by investinveteransweek.com. Sponsored by National Invest In Veterans Week®.

VETERANBUSINESS.SI — Veteran Business Super Intelligence℠ today released seven interactive data tools that turn the SBA VetCert list of 42,114 certified veteran-owned small businesses into answers for Congress, newsrooms, prime contractors and federal buyers: the Intelligence System, the Proximity Router, the Growth & Industry Lab, Lite Charts, the Media Data Desk, the Legislative Impact Agent and the Signal Engine. All seven use the SBA export of October 4, 2026, and all show counts for places and groups rather than private firm records.

Key facts

• 42,114 certified veteran-owned firms in the October 4, 2026 SBA VetCert export.

• 441 congressional districts and 56 states and territories covered.

• 34,319 firms list a public location. 7,795 (18.5%) hide it and appear in no place-based view.

• 29 capability categories, estimated from keywords in firms' own descriptions.

• 0 outside data calls: each tool is a single page that runs in the browser.

The Seven Tools

Intelligence System: Explore Veteran-Owned Business Data for Legislation and Media

The Intelligence System is the full explorer for the SBA VetCert data. It breaks the 42,114 firms down by state, congressional district, certification type, ownership group, year established and capability, and it keeps to the measures that matter for legislation and for reporting. It is the place to start when you do not yet know the question.

Proximity Router: Find Certified Veteran Capacity Near a Base or Project

The Proximity Router is built for prime contractors and contracting offices that need to know where certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) capacity sits relative to a federal installation or project site. It answers a sourcing question with place-level counts rather than a mailing list.

Growth & Industry Lab: Which Places and Industries Are Growing

The Growth & Industry Lab tracks when certified firms were founded and what they do. Use it to see which regions are adding veteran-owned firms fastest and which industry categories they cluster in. Capability categories are keyword estimates, so treat them as a guide to direction, not a census.

Lite Charts: A Light, Reliable Chart Page With No Maps

Lite Charts carries many graphs and charts in one small page, about 92 KB, with no map layers and no outside requests. It loads on a slow connection or a locked-down network and still shows the same story, which makes it the safest tool to embed.

Media Data Desk: Quotable Veteran Business Statistics for Reporters

The Media Data Desk is written for newsrooms. It gives reporters the numbers they are most likely to quote, each with its U.S. comparison, its snapshot date and its limits, plus charts that export as images. A reporter can go from a question to a citable figure without filing a data request.

Legislative Impact Agent: Ask a Policy Question, Get Ranked Districts and a Memo

The Legislative Impact Agent is a plain-English policy simulator. Type a question such as "Show me the top 10 districts most sensitive to a 1-point increase in the SDVOSB goal" or "Compare Texas vs Virginia on minority-owned SDVOSB density and founding momentum," and it returns ranked districts or states with exact counts, a side-by-side comparison against the U.S. baseline, a sensitivity score for how concentrated the effect is, and a copy-ready one-page district memo. The SDVOSB contracting goal rose from 3% to 5% under P.L. 118-31, section 863, which is why that scenario matters now.

Signal Engine: Automatic Detection of Unusual Veteran Business Patterns

The Signal Engine does not wait for a question. On load it runs 64,575 comparisons across 441 districts and 56 states and territories, adjusts for small samples, and ranks 153 signals at the standard 2-sigma threshold. Signal types include compound outliers, ownership imbalances, capability clusters, certification gaps and quiet high-potential markets. Each Signal Card shows its metrics against the U.S. rate, a confidence level based on how many firms stand behind it, and a note on where the finding bears on legislation. One click builds this week's top-five briefing or a corridor briefing such as Virginia, Maryland and D.C., with comparisons, charts and a CSV of the underlying counts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Veteran Business Super Intelligence?

Veteran Business Super Intelligence℠ is a set of data tools at veteranbusiness.si, sponsored by National Invest In Veterans Week®, that analyze the SBA VetCert list of certified veteran-owned small businesses.

How many certified veteran-owned businesses are in the data?

42,114 firms, from the SBA VetCert export of October 4, 2026.

What does SDVOSB mean?

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, a certification that federal contracting goals and set-asides use.

Do the tools show private business information?

No. The tools show counts for places and groups. They show no contacts or street addresses. The only named firms are on the Oldest Businesses honor lists.

How current is the data?

Every figure reflects the October 4, 2026 export. A new export requires a rebuild, because the tools do not refresh themselves.

Do the tools measure contract dollars?

No. They count certified firms. They say nothing about awards or revenue.

What are the limits?

• Firms with hidden locations (7,795, or 18.5%) appear in no state, district or city view, and they skew newer than firms that list a location.

• Capability categories are keyword estimates.

• A signal marks a place that stands out from the national rate. It is a prompt to look closer, not a forecast.

Sources

• SBA VetCert certified-firm export, snapshot of October 4, 2026 (42,114 firms).

• Congressional Research Service, IN12313, on the service-disabled veteran contracting goal raised from 3% to 5% by P.L. 118-31, section 863.

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