The Center provides confidential and complimentary one-to-one small business consulting services (via face to face, in person, telephonically, webinar, and/or email) to Veterans of all eras, Veterans Spouse, Active Duty Reservist, Guard and Military members in their initiative to start, sustain, or expand a business endeavor.
Educational learning sessions are specifically designed to address the needs of Veterans and Veteran family members interested in starting a business, to a seasoned entrepreneur.
The VBOC doesn’t lend money directly to small business owners. Instead, we inform clients on guidelines for loans made by SBAs partnering lenders, community development organizations, and micro-lending institutions. We provide counseling to reduce risk for lender and makes it easier for clients to access capital. That makes it easier for clients to access capital to achieve small businesses goals.
State Contracting, Federal Contracting and Municipal Contracting Participating in these programs helps small businesses: Win a fair share of federal contracts, Qualify for exclusive set-aside and sole-source contracts, Partner with established contractors to win contracts and get business mentoring and education to learn how federal contracting works.
