Resources

Texas program supporting veterans and their families with business tools, training, planning, capital-readiness guidance, and direct entrepreneurship assistance.

Official Texas Veterans Commission entrepreneurship program. TVEN links to the agency resource without implying sponsorship or endorsement of TVEN.

U.S. Small Business Administration guidance for veteran entrepreneurs, including training, counseling, financing orientation, and federal contracting resources.

Official U.S. Small Business Administration veterans resource page. SBA is the source authority for the federal guidance linked here.

SBA resource-partner network offering veteran entrepreneurs workshops, training, counseling, mentorship, and referrals to local business resources.

Official SBA directory for its resource-partner network. Individual VBOCs may be operated by universities or other partner organizations.

Official Texas business-formation information covering entity structures, filing pathways, registered agents, names, forms, and other formation topics.

Official Texas Secretary of State business-formation resource. Filing fees and requirements are controlled by the state, not TVEN.

Texas Comptroller resource for businesses that need to apply for sales tax and other covered Texas tax permits and registrations.

Official Texas Comptroller tax-registration resource. Tax applicability depends on the business activity and should be confirmed with authoritative guidance.

Official federal registration path for organizations that need an active federal entity registration to bid directly on certain contracts or apply directly for federal awards.

Official U.S. Government System for Award Management registration resource. TVEN does not register entities or issue UEIs.

Official SBA certification pathway for eligible veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses pursuing federal contracting opportunities.

Official SBA certification program. TVEN never infers or displays VetCert status without separate evidence from the issuing authority.

Texas employer guidance for recruiting and hiring veterans, including Workforce Solutions support, veteran-employer resources, and We Hire Vets information.

Official Texas Workforce Commission employer resource. It supports the TVEN business-owner-to-veteran-employer pathway without conflating TWC with TVC entrepreneurship programs.

Official orientation for businesses that want to sell to the State of Texas, including commodity codes, bid searches, vendor registration, and qualification checks.

Official Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division vendor guidance for doing business with the State of Texas.

Texas bidder and vendor registration system used by state purchasing entities to identify vendors for bid opportunities based on the goods and services they provide.

Official Texas Comptroller bidder-list resource. TVEN does not hard-code the current annual fee because the state controls pricing and program terms.

Current Texas Comptroller certification program focused on eligible service-disabled-veteran-owned small businesses seeking greater participation in Texas contracts and subcontracts.

Official Texas Comptroller VetHUB certification resource. VetHUB eligibility and certification are separate from SBA VetCert and must be verified by the respective issuing authority.

Texas network of volunteer business mentors and workshops supporting aspiring and established small-business owners across the state.

Community resource and SBA resource partner, not a government agency. SCORE states that its mentoring service is free.

University-hosted small-business development network providing advising, training, research, contracting, trade, and technology-commercialization support across its Texas service area.

Community/university resource funded in part by Texas and an SBA cooperative agreement. It is not itself a Texas or federal government agency.

Government-contracting assistance network helping businesses understand and participate in federal, state, and local public-sector supply chains.

Community program-network resource for public-sector contracting assistance. TVEN does not classify the network website itself as a government agency resource.

Texas manufacturing-extension resource providing hands-on operations, technology, product, process, workforce, and growth assistance to manufacturers and related businesses.

Community manufacturing resource that NIST identifies as the Texas MEP center. NIST recognition does not make TMAC a federal government agency.

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Veteran Mission Control

Independent King Holdings veteran resource that organizes practical veteran information and tools beyond entrepreneurship.

Independent King Holdings resource included by TVEN with an explicit non-government disclosure. It is not VA, TVC, TWC, SBA, or another government service.

Current Texas verification step for qualifying new veteran-owned businesses. Each owner must obtain a Texas Veterans Commission VVL as part of the state qualification process for the initial five-year franchise-tax exemption and applicable Secretary of State filing-fee treatment.

Official Texas process. TVC issues each owner's VVL; the Comptroller verifies franchise-tax qualification, and the Secretary of State administers applicable formation filings and fee treatment. The stable catalog ID is retained for compatibility even though the resource is no longer treated as retired.

Texas surplus-property store and online-auction information for public purchasers; availability and purchase terms are controlled by TFC.

Official Texas Facilities Commission program. Review current availability, eligibility, and terms with TFC.

Federal surplus access for eligible organizations, including certain certified veteran-owned businesses. TFC controls eligibility; the general public is not eligible and veteran ownership alone does not establish qualification.

Official Texas Facilities Commission program. Review current availability, eligibility, and terms with TFC.

Community networking, events, and business connections for veteran entrepreneurs in the Houston region.

Independent community resource. Inclusion does not establish a TVEN partnership or endorsement. Membership terms and costs are set by the organization.

Community networking, education, and resources supporting veteran-owned and military-connected businesses in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Independent community resource. Inclusion does not establish a TVEN partnership or endorsement. Membership terms and costs are set by the organization.

Community business networking, events, and resources for veteran entrepreneurs and military-affiliated professionals in Central Texas.

Independent community resource. Inclusion does not establish a TVEN partnership or endorsement. Membership terms and costs are set by the organization.

How retirement-funded business structures work, why TSP eligibility depends on your circumstances, and the compliance and retirement risks to review before committing funds.

Educational guidance linked to IRS and TSP sources. No financing offer or individualized tax, legal, or investment advice.

Commercial coaching from The Entrepreneur’s Source for career transition, business ownership and franchise exploration. Listed resource provider; no TVEN credential or government endorsement.

Commercial disclosure: The provider says TES coaches earn referral fees from businesses and do not charge clients for coaching. Business, franchise, and financing costs are separate. No TVEN referral agreement is established by this listing. Ask how recommendations and compensation are determined.

A practical starting sequence covering business ideas, planning, formation, funding, veteran programs, and mentoring.

TVEN navigation guide to reviewed resources. Government programs retain their own eligibility and application requirements.