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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BOOTS TO BUSINESS:
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January 12-13: Virtual Boots to Business with NAS-CC
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January 26-27: Boots to Business with Ft. Sam Houston; San Antonio, TX
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January 27-28: Boots to Business with Ft. Bliss; El Paso, TX
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BOOTS TO BUSINESS REBOOT:
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January 25: 1-Day Virtual Boots to Business Reboot with the Entrepreneur Center of Austin
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OTHER EVENTS:
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January 19: National Mentoring Month Virtual Forum
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We wish you a Happy New Year full of new opportunities! 🎉 Are you ready to jumpstart your Veteran business in 2022?
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ATTENTION: Nominations for the 2022 National Small Business Week awards are due by January 11, 2022!
#SmallBusinessWeek
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Check out these SBA Business Guide topics to learn more about how to run a small business at every level!
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Take a look at this article to read about ways you can maximize your business value when you sell!
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5 Ways To Maximize Your Business Value When You Sell
A successful exit is possible for businesses of all shapes and size. But it's not just about selling, it's about selling at the price you want. Become aware of what makes a business saleable and what knocks dollars off the asking price to sail...
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www.forbes.com
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Here are 6 tips for entrepreneurs to build a successful business!
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6 Tips For Entrepreneurs To Create A Successful Business
There are a few things you can do as an entrepreneur to set both yourself and your company up for success at all stages of business growth and development. I spoke with Rob Moore, the Disruptive Entrepreneur, CEO and cofounder of the UK's largest ...
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Are you a Veteran farmer or rancher? Take a look at NCAT's Weekly Harvest newsletters to learn about sustainable agriculture, funding opportunities, and more:
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Weekly Harvest December 29, 2021
Linda Poole, NCAT Regenerative Grazing Specialist and shepherd, draws on her own experience to share common-sense guidelines for working sheep more safely. Though sheep are cute, they require respect, especially if you're working them alone....
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www3.thedatabank.com
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Weekly Harvest January 5, 2022
NCAT Agriculture Specialist Katherine Favor writes about hedgerows in her latest blog post, where she describes some of the many functions of trees planted in a linear fashion around the edges of your farm. She explains how to get started with a...
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www3.thedatabank.com
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4th Texas Hispanic Farmer & Rancher Conference
Online January 12-13
The 4th Texas Hispanic Farmer & Rancher Conference on January 12-13 will bring together online a diverse group of professionals with experience and knowledge about agricultural production, marketing, and business. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Agriculture (UTRGV SARA) is hosting this free conference via Zoom. Spanish presentations and translations will be available.
All sessions will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference is free to join. Additionally, producer stipends are available to help compensate for time spent on the conference. For more information on producer stipends, contact Robert Maggiani at [email protected].
Two NCAT staffers will be among the presenters: NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Kara Kroeger will talk about activities for ranchers included in NCAT’s Soil for Water program. Also, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Justin Duncan will discuss cover crops in agronomic scenarios.
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Register now for Lambing, Kidding,
and Calving on Pasture Webinar
In this free webinar from Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), a panel of experienced sheep, goat, and cattle producers from NCAT will discuss how they handle lambing, kidding, and calving. Margo Hale, Tracy Mumma, Linda Poole, and Linda Coffey will share tips for a successful season:
- What to have on hand, including helpful tools
- How to recognize imminent birth
- How a normal birth proceeds
- When and how to intervene
This team-taught session will also answer these important questions: What do we do after the birth? How do we select mothers that do the work, so we don't have to?
The webinar will take place on January 13, 2022, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. CST.
Questions?
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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 [email protected]
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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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"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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