Veterans Business SUPPORT SERVICES

NBDC offers support to Nebraska veteran entrepreneurs (active duty, guard and reserves) to start, grow and manage a business. The program also helps veteran business owners sustain their business while they are deployed.

• Get support for your business decisions from experts in loan packaging, government contracting, manufacturing, marketing, business start up, and more.
  
  
• Write a “bullet-proof” business plan through an online, self-paced course specifically designed to help veteran entrepreneurs start and manage a business.
  
  
• Find out how your business can locate, bid on and win contracts from local, state, and federal government agencies.
  
  
• Learn from the experience of veteran business counselors.
  
  
• Get help preparing your business for a deployment.

FREE to qualified veterans and their companies. You are eligible for VASP services if you have honorably served in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard or in their guard or reserve components. If your business is 51% veteran owned, your non-veteran partners and employees are welcome to participate in all programs.

Online Business Education
NBDC offers online courses in entrepreneurship for veterans, active duty, guard and reservists. Contact Tim Donahue or Jason Bousquet for more information.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

• Register your business for government contract eligibility.
  
  
• Earn a Federal Contracting Certification and give your business competitive advantage. Full scholarships available for veterans.
  
  
• Assist your company in qualifying to compete for set-aside contracts.
  

Veteran Business Owner Forum
Once a month, this networking event gives veteran business owners the opportunity to introduce their services and products. Each event features a guest speaker who presents a topic of concern to veteran business owners. Bring business cards, brochures, flyers to exchange. Meets in Omaha.

More information and registration

NBDC Veteran Business Counselors

Cliff Mosteller U.S. Air Force	Andy Alexander U.S. Army	Tim Donahue U.S. Army

Brochure (PDF)