Wednesday Webinar - Meet the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC)

Event description

The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling, and resource partner referrals to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard & Reserve members, and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business. SBA has 22 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC).

SBA's VBOCs offer workshops, training, counseling, and mentorship opportunities in your area. VBOCs can also help you navigate SBA’s extensive resource partner network and refer you to a community partner, lender, or SBA program.

VBOCs work closely with SBA district offices and Transition Service Managers at military installations to conduct Boots to Business classes for transitioning service members and their spouses. VBOCs also help conduct B2B Reboot classes off installations for veterans of all eras, National Guard and Reserve members, and their spouses.

Join us this week to learn about the Northwest VBOC, offering training opportunities, one-on-one coaching, referrals to resource partners, and networking events across the Region, encompassing the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, & Washington.

Wednesday Webinars

Wednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free, virtual, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the first Wednesday of each month we will be spotlighting our Resource Partner network who provide free and low-cost support to small businesses in all stages of growth, including one on one mentorship, workshops, and trainings.

About the Presenter

Michael Reis, Boots to Business Trainer and Coach, Northwest Veterans Business Outreach Center

Michael Reis is a professional business consultant with a strong acumen in Accounting and Business Development. He has spent over 20 years of his career consulting small businesses; predominantly in the Restaurant and Bar industry. His speaking engagements include industry associations and numerous CPA society’s. He holds a degree from Washington State University in Business Management and Operations.