2009 Vetrepreneur of the Year Announced

Former Marine named nation's top military veteran entrepreneur

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Veteran-Owned Business
Association (NaVOBA) announced that Marine Corps veteran Mark Llano has been
selected as its 2009 Vetrepreneur(R) of the Year (VOY), sponsored by Microsoft
Corp. Llano, 40, is the founder and CEO of Source One Distributors, a $43
million firm based out of Wellington, Fla.

The former investment banker epitomizes the qualities that military training
teaches; traits that are also essential to success in business. "I'm humbled
and honored by this award," Llano said. "My military training has been so
instrumental in shaping my business success."

"Mark Llano is a passionate, team-oriented leader with a superhuman work ethic
and an inability to accept failure," NaVOBA President Chris Hale said. "Most
people who haven't served have never been pushed to their limits. But military
training pushes people to failure and beyond, so troops know the full
potential of the human body and mind. This knowledge comes in handy when faced
with the constant challenge of running a business."

Llano is featured on the cover of the January issue of Vetrepreneur magazine
now available in print and online at www.navoba.com/voy2009. The
Vetrepreneur(R) of the Year nominees are submitted by NaVOBA members and a
panel of business experts selects the winner.

Veteran-owned businesses, or vetrepreneurs(R) enjoy high priority in
government contracting preference and most of corporate America includes them
as a specific group in supplier diversity goals.

"Microsoft is committed to honoring the leadership, duty, and discipline that
veterans like Mark Llano exemplify," said Curt Kolcun, Vice President for U.S.
Public Sector at Microsoft, sponsor of the VOY. "In order to honor their
sacrifices, we will remain committed to our veterans in tangible ways, from
developing IT training academies to building a strong, veteran-owned supplier
base."

Source One's customers include Office Depot, Wackenhut, BAE Systems, L3
Communications and the federal government. Llano was previously a finalist for
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year and was selected as the Top Hispanic
American-owned business in 2007.

Another former Marine, Sid Taylor, founder and CEO of SET Enterprises, a $186
million metals processor, was selected as one of two runners-up. Dan Frank, a
former Navy carrier pilot and founder and CEO of Three Wire Systems, was the
other runner-up.

SOURCE The National Veteran-Owned Business Association

Matthew Pavelek for The National Veteran-Owned Business Association,
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