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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June 22-23: Virtual Boots to Business with Lackland AFB; San Antonio, TX
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BOOTS TO BUSINESS REBOOT:
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June 16: Virtual Boots to Business Reboot; Rio Grande Valley, TX
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VIRTUAL OUTREACH EVENTS:
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June 3: Cameron County Veteran's Coalition;
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June 8: Hidalgo County Veteran's Coalition;
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June 14: TAPs with Kingsville NAS;
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June 15: UTRGV CIC Startup Resource Expo;
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VBOC would like to wish the US Army a Happy 246th Birthday on June 14, 2021!!
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Are you ready to build your Veteran business network? SBA can give you access to a number of partners and organizations who are ready to join your team!
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There are many training programs available for Veteran business owners who are looking to learn key business concepts and network with other entrepreneurs.
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Don't let your business be affected by fraud and scammers! Read up on some tips that can help protect your small business from such things:
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How to Protect Your Small Business Against Fraud
Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a small business owner, you have many responsibilities to uphold to keep your company running efficiently.
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If you want to read about small business trends for 2021, check out this article that talks about everything from the growth of e-commerce, expanding to new markets, financing options, and more!
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Council Post: Small Business Trends You Need To Know...
By Kalin Kassabov, Founder and CEO of ProTexting.com, a fast-growing enterprise-level text message suite of services. The Expansion Of E-Commerce Many small businesses closed in 2020, and 2021 looks like it's going to be a challenging year, as well.
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www.forbes.com
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If you're not familiar with the SBA Learning Center's online fast-paced courses, don't worry! Below are some handpicked courses that will aid you in the planning stage of your business:
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Legal Requirements
Review how small business legal requirements can impact your business.
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The SBA offers many funding programs including loans, investment capital, disaster assistance, surety bonds, and grants that can help with your small business.
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Don't miss out on these helpful topics from the SBA Business Guide that can help you with growing your business successfully.
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Stay up to date with the Texas AgrAbility and ATTRA Weekly Harvest newsletters if you are wanting to learn about events, news, resources, and funding opportunities for aspiring Veteran farmers and ranchers:
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Texas AgrAbility News
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Tiffany Lashmet, Texas Agriculture Lawyer, highlights mental health awareness in this month's podcast. "The conversation about mental health and agriculture is one that is really important to me, so I knew I...
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Weekly Harvest May 26, 2021
ATTRA Event Spotlight-Solarization and Biosolarization: Harnessing the Sun and Organic Matter to Control Weeds June 16, 2021. A free webinar discussing the advantages and challenges of using different by-products in biosolarization to control weeds..
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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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