Services

What We Do

The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) Program provides entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and resource partner referrals to transitioning service members, Veterans, National Guard and Reserve Members and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has 28 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers.

Boots to Business: Intro to Entrepreneurship (B2B)

Boots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP). The VBOC encourages TAP-eligible and active duty personnel, military spouses, veterans and civilians with base access to attend this free 2-day introduction to entrepreneurship training class covering topics you need to consider before and as you start your business.

Boots to Business is organized by the Fleet & Family Support Center on Naval installations, the Airman & Family Readiness Center on Air Force bases, the Soldier-For-Life Transition Assistance Program on Army installations, through the Marine Corps’ Transition Readiness program, and the Coast Guard’s Health Service-Work Life office. For a calendar of classes by type and/or by state, check out sba.my.site.com. Under “Class Type”, select Boots to Business for training on military installations or Reboot for Veterans and their dependents that have already made the transition back to civilian life.

For more information on the Boots to Business program and SBA’s Office of Veteran Business Development, visit https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/office-veterans-business-development

Mentorship

Upon completion of Boots to Business or Reboots course our clients are eligible for follow up counseling sessions with one of our VBOC staff. VBOC also conducts as appropriate, on-site and virtually visits with clients to ensure adherence to their business plans.

Our Resource Partners

SBA
SBDC

SCORE
Women's Business Centers

Funded in part 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.