VBOC Impact:
1999-2013
Veterans Counseled: 4,893
Vet Training Events: 85
Vet Training Attendees: 6,114

Operation Transition Freedom
October 28, 2014, Brooklyn, NY
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VBOC in the News:

Signage company expanding Freeport facility: VBOC Client Bill Levine continues to expand his signage, graphics and visual display company, WL Concepts and Production.

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VBOC client Dominic S. Wade, owner of Mohawk Fabric Company, Inc., is an Iraq War veteran and winner of a SBA Small Business Excellence Award.

A Call To Action

If you are a veteran and you want to work for yourself, the NYS Veterans' Business Outreach Center (VBOC) can help you start your own business. If you are a veteran currently running your own small business, VBOC can help you expand and strengthen your business.

VBOC provides targeted business training, counseling, and mentoring to help you start and grow your small business. Our Business Advisors can help you improve profitability, expand market share, explore export opportunities, and provide valuable assistance in terms of establishing your business on a stronger organizational and financial footing.

The Veterans’ Business Outreach Centers were created by the U.S. Congress to enable men and women who have served in the Armed Forces to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by owning and operating their own business. Service disabled veterans are especially encouraged to use these services.

VBOC Services

The Veterans’ Business Outreach Center provides the following services free-of-charge:

  • One-on-one counseling sessions
  • Pre-business plan workshops
  • Business concept assessment
  • Business plan development
  • Comprehensive feasibility analyses
  • Business-to-business commerce
  • Entrepreneurial training and counseling
  • Financial guidance
  • Management assistance
  • Marketing assistance
  • Government procurement/certification assistance
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Participation in a network of veterans’ business owners

Mentorship Initiative

If you are a veteran running your own business, think about lending another veteran a helping hand by signing up for our Mentorship Initiative. Share your experience and expertise with another veteran who wants to start a business. For more information, please call 631-370-8890.

Act Now

If you are a veteran looking to start or expand your business, call 1-800-732-7232 or e-mail

The Veterans’ Business Outreach Centers are partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Veterans’ Business Development (OVBD). The OVBD is established to help veterans become full partners in economic development through small business ownership. You can visit their website here.
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