Written by: Letty Alvarez

The fact that Shore Solutions, Inc. (“Shore”) is an 8(a), Economically- Disadvantaged, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, V.A. Certified Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise, with 19 employees, in a HUBZone in Chula Vista, California is very impressive. The fact that 60% of their employees are veterans is commendable! Also, over 40% of them are service-disabled veterans representing the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and National Guard.

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A family-oriented business, founded in 2011, Shore Solutions expanded the scope of its logistical support services worldwide to cover all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and other governmental agencies (Federal, State, County, and Local). Shore Solutions has maintained an average annual growth rate of 25% over the past three years.

“Our commitment is to do what we say and say what we do. We believe in offering our customers around the world the best possible service, selection, quality, and value. We do this by leveraging our vast network of vendors and suppliers to better serve our customers in all branches of the military, law enforcement, homeland security, fire, state, federal, and commercial customers by utilizing FedMall and GSA contracts to offer MILSTRIP and CC for our federal and state customers” states owner, Elizabeth Banker.

They have also been very successful in utilizing their socio-economic status to obtain both Federal and State contracts, which the PTAC played a significant role in obtaining these. They were awarded several contracts in June 2019 totaling almost $500,000.

Shore’s Mission: “To Ensure Our Heroes Are Always Mission Ready!”

Elizabeth said, “Our experience with PTAC has been nothing but wonderful. From the guidance to the training, they are such a great origination and truly care about supporting and empowering small businesses”.

Elizabeth and her staff have attended the Small Business Certifications, Doing Business with GSA, Proposal Writing, Teaming Agreements and 8(a) trainings and workshops.