Eligibility

To be eligible for certification, businesses must meet at least one of the following Veteran Employment Standards listed below.

Veteran Employment Standards

• At least 51% of the business is owned by veterans or persons on active service.
• At least 10% of the employees of the business are veterans or on active service.
• At least 51% of the board of directors are veterans or people on active service.
• Certified by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business or a Veteran-Owned Small Business.
• The business is certified by the State of Ohio as a Veteran Friendly Business Enterprise.

Verifying Veteran Status

For each required personnel as outlined above, please submit a copy of one of the items below as documentation that prove a service member is active or a veteran who has been honorably discharged or discharged under honorable circumstances.

• United States Department of Defense form 214 (DD-214).
• United States Department of Defense form 215 (DD-215).
• United States Uniformed identification card (DD Form 2).
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs identification card.
• United States Department of Defense military identification.
• Ohio driver’s license with armed forces logo;
• National Guard Bureau Form 22 (NGB-22).
• Any other official documentation verifying status

The City of Toledo's certification process is transitioning to a fully electronic application. For inquiries regarding new or renewal applications, please email Diversity&Inclusion@toledo.oh.gov.