The Veterans' Business Outreach Center

U.S. VETERANS BUSINESS OUTREACH PROGRAM

The Veterans Business Outreach Program (VBOP) is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling, and referrals for eligible veterans owning or considering starting a small business. The SBA Office of Veterans’ Business Development has several organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC) across the nation.

Locations and Areas of Coverage

Region I

Northeast Veterans Business Resource Center

Address

States Covered

District Office

360 Merrimack St.
Building 9, Suite 209
Lawrence, MA 01843

Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Massachusetts District Office

Point of Contact
Louis Celli, Jr.
Phone:617-938-3933
Fax:617-507-7799
Email: lcelli@nevbrc.org
Webpage: http://www.nevbrc.org

Region II

The Research Foundation of the State University of New York SUNY @ Farmingdale SBDC

Address	States Covered	District Office
Campus Commons 350 Broadhollow Road Farmingdale, NY 11735 -1006	New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands	Syracuse District Office

Point of Contact
John Narciso
Phone: 631-370-8891 or Toll-free at 1-800-732-7232
Fax: 631-370-8895
Email: narcisja@farmingdale.edu
Webpage: http://www.nyssbdc.org/services/veterans/veterans.html

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Address

States Covered

District Office

249 University Ave Suite 206

Newark, NJ 07102

New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Newark District Office

Point of Contact
“To be determined”
Phone: 973-353-1927
Fax:
Email:
Webpage:

Region III

Hampton Roads Veterans Business Outreach Center

Old Dominion University

Address	States Covered	District Office
4111 Monarch Way, Suite 106 Norkfolk, Virginia 23508	Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, District of Columbia	Richmond District Office

Point of Contact
Cindy Walters
Phone: 757-683-5542
Fax: 757-683-5509
Email: cmwalter@odu.edu
Webpage: http://www.hrvboc.com

University of Pennsylvania

Address	States Covered	District Office
3451 Walnut Street Franklin Bldg, Suite P221 Philadelphia, PA 19104	Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, District of Columbia	Philadelphia District Office

Point of Contact
Heather Lewis
Phone: 215-573-4507
Fax: 215-898-9708
Email: heatherl@upenn.edu
Webpage: http://www.upenn.edu/resarchservices

Region IV

The University of West Florida in Pensacola

Address	States Covered	District Office
2500 Minnesota Avenue Lynn Haven, FL 32444	Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina	Jacksonville Florida District Office

Point of Contact
Brenton Peacock
Phone: 1-800-542-7232 or 850-271-1108 ext 19
Fax: 850-271-1109
Email: vets@vboc.org
Webpage: http://www.vboc.org

The Veterans Business Outreach Center @Fayetteville State University

Address	States Covered	District Office
1200 Murchison Road Fayetteville, NC 28301	Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana	Michigan District Office

Point of Contact
Greg Taylor
Phone: 910-672-1593
Fax: 910-672-2122
Email: vboc@uncfsu.edu
Webpage: http://www.uncfsu.edu/sbe/vboc.htm

Region V

VetBiz Central, Inc

Address	States Covered	District Office
711 N. Saginaw St. Suite 206 Flint, MI 48503	Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana	Michigan District Office

Point of Contact
Edward Ronders/Matt Sherwood
Phone: 810-767-8387
Fax: 810-767-8662
Email: ed@vetbizcentral.com or matt@vetbizcentral.com
Webpage: http://www.vetbizcentral.com

Region VI

The University of Texas - Pan American

Address	States Covered	District Office
1201 West University Drive Edinburg, TX 78539-2999	Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma	Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office

Point of Contact
Alonzo Gracia
Phone: 956-292-7547
Fax: 956-316-2612

Email: vboc@panam.edu
Webpage: http://www.utpa.edu/vboc

Veterans Enterprise Training Program

Address	States Covered	District Office
300 San Mateo NE # 106 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108	Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma	New Mexico District Office

Point of Contact
Lloyd Calderon
Phone: 505-841-2956 or 1-877-708-0002
Fax: 505-841-5560
Email: Lloyd.calderon@state.nm.us
Webpage: http://www.dvs.state.nm.us/vetpro.html

Louisiana Veterans Business Outreach Center

Address	States Covered	District Office
107 South Lake Arthur Avenue, Suite #7 Jennings, Louisiana 70546	Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma	New Orleans District Office

Point of Contact
Charles Achane
Phone: 337-296-8580
Fax: 337-246-3334
Email: lvboc@charter.net
Webpage: www.lvboc.org

Region VII

Veterans Advocacy Foundation, Inc.

Address	States Covered	District Office
4236 Lindell Blvd Suite 102 Saint Louis, MO 63108	Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska	Saint Louis District Office

Point of Contact
Darcella Craven
Phone: 314-531-8387
Fax: 877-825-4190
Email: info@vetbiz.com
Webpage: http://www.vetbiz.com

Region VIII

Rocky Boys Veteran’s Association

Address	States Covered	District Office
96 Clinic Road Box Elder, MT 59521	Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota	Montana District Office

Point of Contact
Judi Houle
Phone: 406-395-4728
Fax: 406-395-4503
Email: houle_judi@yahoo.com
Webpage: http://www.rockyboy.com

Region IX

Vietnam Veterans of California - VBOC

Address

States Covered

District Office

7270 E. Southgate Drive, Suite 1

Sacramento, Ca 95823

California, Arizona, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada

Sacramento District Office

Point of Contact
Coreena Conoley
Phone: 916-393-1690
Fax: 916-393-1693
Email: cconley@vboc-ca.org
Webpage: http://www.vboc-ca.org

Guam Veterans Business Outreach Center

Address	States Covered	District Office
172 South Marine Dr. Asan, Guam 96923	California, Arizona, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada	Guam District Office

Point of Contact
Anita Borja-Enriquez
Phone: 671-735-2520
Fax: 671-7345362
Email: abe@uguam.uog.edu
Webpage: www.uog.edu/sbpa