Veterans Business Outreach Center - IA & NE

We are so proud of our own Robert Kolley for being named Nebraska Veteran of the Year! 🇺🇸

Robert has been an incredible advocate for veterans across Nebraska and Iowa helping them start businesses, navigate resources, and find their footing after service. This recognition is well deserved and we couldn’t be more proud to have him on our team.

Now he’s headed to the national stage and he needs your support. Take 30 seconds and cast your vote for Robert.

👉 Vote here: https://viqtory.us.launchpad6.com/voy-2026/entry/541

Let’s show the nation what Nebraska and Iowa veterans are made of. Go vote and share this post!

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📌 Business Tip: Your business plan is your mission brief.

You wouldn't deploy without a plan don't launch a business without one either. A solid business plan covers your market, your competition, your financials, and your goals.

Not sure where to start? That's exactly what we're here for. VBOC Nebraska/Iowa is free, confidential, built for veterans.

June is here and so are new opportunities!

Did you know VBOC Nebraska/Iowa provides FREE one-on-one business advising for veterans, active-duty service members, and military spouses?

Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow, our certified advisors are ready to help you build your roadmap. No cost. No red tape. Let's get to work.

On this Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who gave everything in service to our country.

We are forever grateful!

To the families, the fellow veterans, and all who carry these memories thank you.

At VBOC Nebraska/Iowa, we honor their legacy by empowering veterans to build new missions every single day.

Some things are worth pausing for. This is one of them!

The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming to our backyard this Memorial Day weekend, and I'm asking you to take the time to go. Not scroll past it. Not say "I'll catch the next one." Actually go.

More than 58,000 names are on that wall. Each one is a son, a daughter, a father, a friend someone who gave everything. The least we can do is show up, stand in front of it, and remember.

📍 Lewis Central High School
3504 Harry Langdon Blvd | Council Bluffs, IA
🗓️ May 22–25, 2026

Here's what's happening all weekend:
Fri, May 22 — Welcome Home Ceremony
Sat, May 23 — Quilts of Valor Ceremony
Sun, May 24 — Light the Night for PTSD
Mon, May 25 — Memorial Day / Closing Ceremony
(ASL interpreters will be available at all ceremonies.)

Whether you lost someone, served alongside someone, or simply want to honor those who sacrificed this weekend is for you. Block off the time. Bring your family. Let it mean something.

Veterans Service Office of Pottawattamie County Pottawattamie County, Iowa

🔗 Full details: pottcounty-ia.gov

Just wrapped Boots to Business at Offutt Air Force Base and we are fired UP! 🔥

This class was hands-on, interactive, and full of future business owners ready to make moves. The energy in that room? Unmatched.

Shoutout to our incredible speakers Blake Martin - FranNet, Robert Kolley - VBOC, Francisco Sandoval - NEF, Jim Reiff - NEF, Dustin Davis - VBOC, Joe Lauber - NEF, Allan Hale - SCORE, Tim Mittan - SBA, and Brandi Tarpley – SourceLink Nebraska thank you for showing up and pouring into this community. You brought the heat! 🙏

Our next class is on the way and if you've been thinking about starting or growing your business, this is your sign. 👇

📌 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gJjEKzj3

Veterans build different. Let's get to work.

🔑 Business Tip Tuesday: Before you spend a dollar on marketing, make sure you can answer these 3 questions:

1. Who is your ideal customer?
2. What problem do you solve for them?
3. Why should they choose YOU over the competition?

Nail these and your marketing practically writes itself. Which one do you struggle with most?

Happy Armed Forces Day!

We honor all who serve and we celebrate those who carry that mission forward through entrepreneurship.

Today, Veteran-owned businesses generate nearly $1 trillion in annual economic impact and support millions of jobs across the country.

That’s the mission mindset in action.

Thank you for your service both in uniform and in business.

VBOC Veteran Spotlight: Trigger Warning Book Bus🚌📚

Her business, the Trigger Warning Book Bus, brings romance books straight to YOU at events, parking lots, and neighborhood gatherings. No more hunting down a bookstore. The bookstore comes to you, stocked with all the hot romance novels you could want across every sub-genre and spice level. 🌶️📖

She's a Marine veteran, a former teacher, and a police officer and her advice to other veterans thinking about entrepreneurship?

"You already have the foundational skills from the military to be successful! Instead of focusing on all the things holding you back — think 'why not me?'"

👉 Read her full story: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vboc-veteran-spotlight-trigger-warning-etqsc

🌐 www.triggerwarningbookbus.com
📘 www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581362820606
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THE WALL THAT HEALS IS COMING TO POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY!

May 22–25, 2026 | Lewis Central High School, Council Bluffs
FREE & Open to the Public — 24 Hours a Day!

This Memorial Day weekend, our community gets to host something truly special a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honoring more than 58,000 fallen heroes. 💙

🗓️ Here's what's happening:
⭐ Fri. May 22 — Welcome Home Ceremony
⭐ Sat. May 23 — Quilts of Valor Ceremony
⭐ Sun. May 24 — Light the Night for PTSD
⭐ Mon. May 25 — Memorial Day / Closing Ceremony

🙌 WE NEED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS!
Help welcome visitors, support ceremonies, assist with set-up/tear-down, or join the motorcade es**rt. Open to everyone individuals, families, and groups. No military experience needed!

Veterans and their supporters are especially encouraged to join us. Advance registration is required.

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register and get full event details.

Tag someone who should volunteer or attend! ⬇️