Veterans Alliance Resourcing, Inc.
was founded in 2013
by Michael Schuler
Location/Headquarters: 12805 Veltex Drive Unit C-3 Manor, TX 78653
Additional Sites: Remote team in Dallas and North Carolina
Business Accolades: NaVOBA Certification, Ranked #41 on INC5000 SW Regional's Fastest Growing Small Business, One of the first 50 in the world to secure R2v3 and ISO 9001, 14001, & 45001 Certifications, SDVOSB
Leveraging four decades of industry experience, thousands of resale connections and cost-effective logistics and ITAD service solutions, VAR’s goal is to resell and redeploy IT assets, reducing the impact to the environment from traditional recycling. Capturing the maximum residuals at End-of-Use on your computer technology investments, we optimize value recovery while mitigating your risks.
VAR’s mission is to make your engagement with the secondary market, easy, safe and beneficial.
Learn more by visiting their website: https://itadvets.com
What services do you provide?
"We provide IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services, managing retired computers, data center equipment and other electronics for companies, schools and government."
Who are your primary customers?
"Managed Service Providers, Enterprise IT, Schools, {Etc.}"
When and how did you start your business?
"We relaunched VAR in 2018, with seed capital from three executives."
What were some of the challenges in starting your business?
"Securing new business and operating capital."
What is the key to the success of your business?
"New customers"
What lessons learned can you share with people to make their business succeed?
"Be 100% committed."
What pitfalls should they avoid?
"Be risk averse on outsourcing."
What other information about you and your business would you like to share with the NaVOBA community?
"We have 40 years of industry experience, and ranked #41 on INC5000 SW Regional's fastest growing small business. As a premier ITAD & e-Waste vendors, we were one of the first 50 in the world to secure R2v3 and ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 Certifications. We're also a certified SDVOSB."
Branch:
US Marine Corps
Service Years:
1976-1979
Highest Rank Attained:
E-3
Why did you join the military?
"The challenge of being a Marine and the potential educational benefits."
Military Occupation:
"Calibration/repair (metrology) electronic test equipment."
Any Significant Military Achievements/Experience you'd like to mention?
"2 years of advanced electronics schools."
Biography/Fun Facts
In 10 years, you see yourself?
"Serving as the Chairman of the Board of a successful $50MM business."
People might be interested to know that?
"I met my wife of 30 years at the US Jaycees National Convention (where I was receiving my second national award). My wife-to-be was from West Virginia and I was from Illinois (Chicago). Over three years, I drove 100k+ miles, 500 miles each way on 40/52 weekends. Persistence pays off."
What would you be doing if you weren't a business owner?
"Serving as the right hand executive to a successful entrepreneur (as I did for 20+ years).
Thank you for your interest in the National Veteran Owned Business Association’s Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprise™ (VBE) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise™ (SDVBE) programs. This initiative creates a nationally recognized gold standard in certification for veteran-owned businesses of all sizes and enables corporate America to proactively source and confidently utilize businesses that are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by U.S. military veterans.
NaVOBA’s mission is to create corporate contracting opportunities for America’s Veteran’s and Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises (VBEs/SDVBEs) through certification, advocacy, outreach, recognition and education.
