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.

BOOTS TO BUSINESS:

  • March 8th-9th: Boots to Business with Randolph AFB - San Antonio, Tx.
  • March 16th-17th: Boots to Business with Ft. Bliss - El Paso, Tx.
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BOOTS TO BUSINESS REBOOT:

Register for a B2B or B2B Reboot class here!

OTHER EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • April 12nd: 1-Day Boots to Business Reboot in Corpus Christi
  • April 20th-22nd: Vet Biz Battle at Rice University
  • April 27th: Boots to Business Ft. Bliss (Online)

Are you an existing business? If so, Look into SBA Learning Center to Improve your Business!

To join the B2B community

Are you a woman who’s ready to launch your own #VetBiz?

The Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program has resources to help you get started.

Check it Out #WomeninBiz

Learn how @SBAgov can help women-owned small businesses – including military and veteran owned – succeed:

Learn more #VetBiz #WomeninBusiness
Are you interested in buying a business? Check this information provided by the SBA!
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Steps to Build a Magnetic Online Brand

Council Post: Three Steps To Building A Magnetic Online Brand Amid Economic Uncertainty

Lex Nevin is a fashion designer and the founder of Dressed in Lala , an online retailer that sells one-of-a-kind clothing options for women. As a business owner, a looming recession is pretty scary to think about. When a recession seems inevitable, you start to wonder how it will directly affect your brand, something that feels like your "baby."

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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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Free Organic Farmer Training Coming to Fargo

The National Center for Appropriate Technology, along with nationally recognized organic leaders, will offer an Organic Academy Roadshow session in Fargo, North Dakota, on January 26-27, 2023. Beginning farmers and ranchers in the northern Great Plains will have the opportunity to explore regenerative, certified organic production systems for grains, oilseeds, and pulses.

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Explore 'Industrial Hemp Production' with a New, Practical ATTRA Publication

A new publication from the National Center for Appropriate Technology's sustainable agriculture program, ATTRA, offers a practical primer for farmers who want to try their hand at growing industrial hemp. Absent from U.S. Agriculture since the 1930s, hemp was reintroduced as part of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Have you utilized any SBA-administered services or programs?

Has our office helped you and your business? (Ex: Counseling, Boots to Business programs, Referrals, Access to Resources)

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

Tools and Resources

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!

1407 E. Freddy Gonzalez Dr.
Edinburg, Texas

Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
956-665-8931
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.

"Funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA."

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