KSBDC Services for Military Veterans
2011-2012 Operation Veterans: Start-up and Grow
Veterans interested in opening a business or needing assistance with a current business can receive one-on-one confidential business consulting at the Kansas Small Business Development Center. These services are available to veterans, their spouses and family members.
Opening a business? Here are a few of the areas that KSBDC offers assistance:
- How to research your business idea and write a business plan
- How to find capital and financing for your business
- How to find opportunities to do business with the government
- Tips on marketing your small business
In business? Here are a few areas that KSBDC offers assistance:
- HR/Management
- Expanding your business
- Importing/Exporting
- Franchising
- Succession Planning (buying, selling, transferring)
- SDVOSB
We can walk you through the process of obtaining the Service- Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business designation.
Learn about the benefits of having the SDVOSB designation.
Receive assistance in marketing the SDVOSB status.
- CVE (Center for Veterans Enterprise)
Assistance in receiving CVE verification. This verification ensures the business meets the guidelines for participating in the VA’s buying authority. The CVE also provides Vendor Information Pages that promote registered veteran-owned businesses to prime contractors and to the federal government.
KSBDC is participating in a multi-state effort to provide opportunities to veterans who are interested in starting a business or who need assistance in maintaining a business.The funding for this program is made possibe by a U.S. Small Business Administration grant for Colorado, Kansas and Arizona. Visit www.vetbizassist.org for additional information.