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A lack of contemporary books for military children led Sarah Doran, an Army veteran and daughter of an Army chaplain, to become an author. It would also lead to self-publication and forming her own business.

During her military service, she met her husband. After the military, Doran studied Elementary Education at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.

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All members of Texas Veteran Commission’s Veteran Entrepreneur Program are Accredited Small Business Consultants by the Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants (AASBC).

Meet the team:

Megan Tamez – Director | Army Veteran
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A couple of entrepreneurial veteran business owners, who were helped by the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Entrepreneur program, earned $1,000 prizes at a Second Service Foundation business pitch competition. The pitch competition was part of the Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference, held in early October at the University of Texas in Arlington. The conference offered speakers, sessions, networking with coaches and mentors and other business development opportunities in addition to the pitch competition which provided a chance to connect ...

The Texas Veterans Commission’s Veteran (TVC) Entrepreneur Program (VEP) teamed up with the Sam Austin Group for Black Business Week in San Antonio held July 31 and August 1, 2023. TVC’s Entrepreneur Program was there to provide Veteran Verification Letters (VVLs) on the spot for new veteran business owners before they visited the Sam Austin Group which provided free document completion and veteran owned business certification submissions to the Secretary of State. The Sam Austin Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran-owned ...

Veteran owned B&M Cycles in Springtown, Texas was ready to capitalize on business growth. To help them do so, owners Brian and Meghan Johnson reached out to the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veteran Entrepreneur Program (VEP), which they had established a relationship with through their Veteran Owned Business verification. The Johnsons were provided with information on grants with detailed dates on when the grants closed, and which ones may be the best fit for their business.

This led them to apply ...

As Air Force veteran Bobby Heath retired, he and his wife Kim left their last station in El Paso and moved to the rural community of Cross Plains. They had family there and liked the tight knit community. Their son liked the town so much he opted to go to high school there. After moving, “We wanted to open a business,” said Kim Heath. “We started asking people what does this community need?” The response was a day care.

“The community ...

The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veteran Entrepreneur Program travels to different cities in Texas each month as part of the Office of the Governor’s Small Business Series. These events provide actionable guidance from experts on starting, strengthening and growing a business; plus, networking with fellow entrepreneurs.

In October, the series visited South Padre ...

Entrepreneurs, the Houston Veterans Business Expo will be held Friday, September 30, 2022. Veteran owned businesses may get involved as exhibitors to showcase products and services; or, come network and go to sessions as attendees. Plus, veteran owned food trucks have the opportunity to do business at the event. Among ...

Ukrainian entrepreneurs visited Austin in late March to learn from Texas business owners about their business practices, leadership skills and networking. Their visit was coordinated by American Councils for International Education and Ukrainian Business Leaders – Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UBL-PIE) at an event hosted by U.T. Austin. At the event, the visiting Ukrainians learned from military veteran entrepreneurs and business owners who were there as part of Texas Veteran Commission (TVC) Entrepreneur Program participation in the event. The ...