Southwest Veterans Business Resource Center
TOP-RATED 2010
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Target demographics: National of all ages!
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 200
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: register online and read blogs posted by Veterans.
Geographic areas served: national
Mission:
Provide a business center for veterans and all military members to access at no cost to use equipment, software, and hardware necessary for a veteran to establish or improve a viable enterprise. The center will include, but is not limited to, business machines such as copiers and printing equipment so that business plans, applications, all necessary areas of startup and/or rehabilitation, including conferencing and marketing, will be available for the veteran. To mentor and provide resources for veteran business owners who want to rehabilitate their existing business. Recruit, Retrain, Retain, Track and Transition veterans from cradle to grave.
Results:
Registered in 12 states and our online community continues to grow
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christhayer2
03/15/10
Mar. 14, 2010 - Did you know that over 25% of the homeless population are veterans? I didn’t either until I met Albert Renteria, Founder and CEO of SWVBRC (Southwest Veterans’ Business Resource Center). Mr. Renteria, CWO-IV, USMC Retired, started SWVBRC in 2008 to serve our veterans and ...
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grice1
03/11/10
7 March 2010
I met the Founder of this organization nearly 10 years ago. I have found in those past years he is without a coubt the most caring and giving person I have ever had the pleasure to know and become his friend. To even begin to describe his dedication and his determination to help ...
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richard10
03/09/10
I volunteered to go through the initial training program to serve as an example of what is required to be prepared to secure a position in the workplace outside of the military.
This program teaches the veteran that he/she had excellant training in the military and that he/she needs to build on ...
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