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The UTRGV Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) serves the West-Central and South Texas area. We provide business training, counseling, technical assistance, and mentoring to Veterans, Reservist, National Guard, and active duty personnel.
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Thank You for Joining Us and Congratulations to the March 2023 ETP Graduating Class! | |
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BOOTS TO BUSINESS:
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April 27th - 28th: B2B at Ft. Bliss - Online
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BOOTS TO BUSINESS REBOOT:
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A GLIMPSE AT MAY
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May 2nd: Challenge Her-Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracting
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May 3rd-4th: AMPLIFY Event
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May 4th-5th: Air Force Wounded Warrior JBSA Care Fair
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May 25th-26th: Boots to Business with Ft. Bliss (Virtual)-El Paso, Tx.
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Are you an existing business? If so, Look into SBA Learning Center to Improve your Business! | |
Managing a #VetBiz? Or thinking about starting one? | |
Finding the right lender is an important first step towards acquiring additional funding for your #VetBiz. | |
Are you interested in buying a business? Check this information provided by the SBA! | |
Engaging Employees in Strategy Development | |
How To Start Engaging Employees In Strategy Development | If done well, participative strategizing beats top-down strategy. It brings in more perspectives leading to better strategy, and it also improves strategy execution afterwards. But, where to start and how to do it? For many organizations, the pinnacle of good strategy making is engaging all employees somehow in the strategy process. | | | |
Find Out What Kind Of Entrepreneur You Are-And Why It Matters | Despite how they're often treated, entrepreneurs are not a monolith. Instead, they're driven by various motivations and approach business differently. This is illustrated by the annual Small Business Growth Trends report from Keap, which reveals four unique types of small business owners. | | | |
ATTENTION VETERANS, FARMERS AND RANCHERS:
Take a look at the NCAT's Weekly Harvest newsletter for events, funding opportunities, news, and information!
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VIDEO: How A Shepherd and Solar Developer Are Joining Forces to Grow Sheep, Clean Energy | The National Center for Appropriate Technology's (NCAT) AgriSolar Clearinghouse today premiered its short film " The Solar Shepherd " during the 2023 Solar Farm Summit in Chicago. The film showcases a family-owned farm in central Massachusetts that's raising sheep and solar energy on the same piece of land. | | | |
New ATTRA Publications, Videos Showcase Urban Agroforestry | Agroforestry integrates agriculture and forestry to get the most out of a single piece of land. The National Center for Appropriate Technology's ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program has released new resources that detail how by adding trees to crop and livestock operations, farmers and ranchers can "over-yield," that is, produce multiple products from the same piece of land. | | | |
Have you utilized any SBA-administered services or programs? | |
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We want to share when our clients have success! If you have worked with UTRGV VBOC and would like to be featured in our newsletters, please let us know! Email vboc@utrgv.edu | | |
UTRGV Veterans Business Outreach Center provides business training,
counseling, technical assistance, and mentoring to Veterans, Reservist,
National Guard, active duty personnel, and spouses.
CALL US TODAY!
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1407 E. Freddy Gonzalez Dr.
Edinburg, Texas
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
956-665-8931
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To comply with social distancing standards, per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, UTRGV VBOC is offering remote business advisement that is free of charge and confidential to new and existing veteran business owners. Please register to our eCenter to receive assistance from our business advisors.
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