Welcome to the SoCal Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC)
The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program provides entrepreneurial development services such as Boots to Business/Reboot, counseling, and referrals for eligible Veterans owning or considering starting a small business.
On this website you will find information on a variety of training events and how to register for Boots to Business/Reboot and workshops on topic such as government contracting.
Our mission is to help create, develop and retain Veteran-owned small business!
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Training & Events
Free local workshops & events to support and help start and grow your small business.Learn about our training workshops & events
Workshops and events to grow your business including Government Contracting in a Day and Meet the Buyers.
Boots to Business
An entrepreneurial training program designed for transitioning service members and military spouses.Curriculum Includes:
Evaluating business concepts, understanding business plan concepts, accessing start-up capital and additional technical assistance to launch your business.
Boots to Business Reboot
An entrepreneurial training program designed for Veterans of all eras, Guard, Reserve and military-connected family members.Curriculum Includes:
Identifying business opportunities, learning market research techniques, understanding business plan concepts and connecting with local small business resources to launch your small business.
Connecting with Contracts
Celebrating National Veterans & Military Families Month
Learn what is expected of vendors
What are certifications and how they work
Where to find the buyers and opportunities
How to make an impact marketing your goods and services
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 | 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM PT
City of Oceanside, 300 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92522
SHOP TALK!
Monthly Discussion Hour
Owning your own business can be a lonely road at times. Do you wish you could talk to other entrepreneurs about their struggles and their successes?
Join us for our new monthly Shop Talk discussion session. Our first meeting will be an introduction to this new series where we will gather information on what YOU would like to talk about in future sessions.
We will open the session with a 15-minute overview of a particular topic and then open the floor to you to ask questions, provide input, and gain knowledge on anything related to your new or existing business. This will be YOUR hour!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2024
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT
BUSINESS PLANS IN ACTION
Whether you are launching, expanding or pivoting your business, this deep dive will take you through the process of how to complete each step in the business plan outline.
Topics include creating an executive summary, industry and market analysis, marketing strategy, operations and organizational design, implementation, financial strategy, financial management, record keeping, cash management, forecasting, personnel and exit strategy.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT
MARKETING FUNDAMENTALS: BASIC TRAINING
for Veteran Owned Businesses
Have you wondered what marketing is? How to get started? How it can help your Veteran owned business?
Are you aware of the fundamental 4 Ps? Do you want to learn more about why research is needed or how customer service fits in all of this?
If you answered yes to any of the questions, please join us for the SoCal VBOC’s Marketing Fundamentals for Veteran Owned Businesses.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT
ECOMMERCE
For Those Who Serve & Their Families
This ecommerce workshop is built around the amazing men and women who sacrifice so much in support of their military and veteran partners and those who serve.
Join us and learn how to build a business that can travel around the world with you and your family!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025
10:00 PM to 12:00 PM PT
MARKETING ESSENTIALS: ADVANCED TRAINING
for Veteran Owned Businesses
Have you attended the Marketing Fundamentals: Basic Training class and are still wondering how to best market your Veteran Owned Business?
Marketing Essentials builds on the concepts presented in the Marketing Fundamentals workshop to dive deeper into the some of the most effective marketing opportunities available to small business owners including branding, customer relationship management, advertising, digital marketing, search engine marketing, and content marketing.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT
The SoCal Veterans Business Outreach Center at MiraCosta College is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.