Collaborative Shared Technologies wins NaVOBA veteran business certification

Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC has earned NaVOBA’s Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise certification, giving the Maryland consulting firm a new credential for corporate supplier diversity programs. The certification is meant to help the company expand contracting, teaming and procurement opportunities through 2029.

Why it matters: - The NaVOBA certification gives Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC a verified status that can help the firm compete for corporate procurement, prime contractor and subcontracting opportunities. - The credential also strengthens the company’s supplier diversity profile with corporations and organizations that track veteran-owned suppliers. - The certification is valid through October 29, 2029.

What happened: - Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC announced that it earned Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise certification from the National Veteran-Owned Business Association on October 29, 2026. - The company is based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and specializes in professional services and consulting. - The certification was officially granted on October 29, 2026.

The details: - Collaborative Shared Technologies focuses on Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence readiness, Enterprise Intelligence™, Information Governance, Digital Modernization and Process Excellence. - The company’s services include knowledge strategy, governance, knowledge transfer, organizational learning and enterprise knowledge architecture. - The portfolio also includes AI readiness assessments, information governance, digital collaboration and workflow modernization. - Additional offerings include information lifecycle management, records governance, taxonomy, metadata and knowledge preservation. - The firm also provides process analysis, workflow optimization, automation and Lean Six Sigma methods. - Workforce services include knowledge transfer, professional training, organizational effectiveness and workforce transformation. - Collaborative Shared Technologies says these services are aimed at reducing operational inefficiencies, improving access to institutional knowledge and strengthening decision-making. - The company was founded in 2022.

Between the lines: - The NaVOBA certification adds to a broader set of credentials that already include SBA, NMSDC, NVBDC, Maryland and Prince George’s County certifications. - The company’s certification portfolio includes SBA Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business designations. - It also holds NMSDC Minority Business Enterprise certification, NVBDC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business certification, Maryland Veteran Small Business Enterprise certification and Prince George’s County County-Based Small Business certification. - The new certification can widen the company’s visibility inside corporate supplier diversity networks. - Asha Aziza Peterson, founder and CEO, said the certification is a meaningful milestone and a chance to show qualifications to corporations and prime contractors. - Peterson said the company wants to build lasting business relationships, contribute specialized expertise and help organizations turn knowledge into enterprise intelligence. - Peterson is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran.

What’s next: - Collaborative Shared Technologies plans to pursue contracting, teaming and subcontracting opportunities with corporations, government agencies and prime contractors. - The company is targeting work tied to Knowledge Management, AI readiness, Information Governance, Process Excellence and Digital Modernization. - The firm says NaVOBA’s certification network and corporate engagement efforts will create additional ways to reach procurement decision-makers and supplier diversity professionals. - The company’s two websites are Government Contracting and Corporate Contracting, Private Sector & International.

The bottom line: - The NaVOBA certification is both a credibility marker and a business-development tool as Collaborative Shared Technologies pushes deeper into supplier diversity and corporate contracting.