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Vet Corps

Resource Title Contact Information
UW Bothell

Welcome to Veterans Services!

Veterans Services provides assistance to students who are entitled to receive educational benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Whether a student is a new applicant for benefits or has used them at previous institutions, UW Bothell Veterans Services is committed to working in partnership to ensure that the process is simple and well-organized.

UW Tacoma

The Veteran and Military Resource Center (VMRC) at UW Tacoma serves as a resource for students providing support and referrals throughout campus and our community. The VMRC is also responsible for developing and offering campus programming that benefits our military-connected students. The VMRC comprises two staff: the Veteran and Military Services Staff and the Veterans Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship (VIBE) Staff.

The Veteran and Military Services Staff is here to help military veterans and their dependents access their VA educational benefits and Washington state tuition waivers. Our benefits advisors can provide you with general benefit information as well as certify your educational services.

VetCorps Team Directory
Find the VetCorps Navigator Near You!
Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs
1102 Quince St SE, PO Box 41155, Olympia, WA 98504-1155
Case management, Claims assistance, Counseling, Emergency Financial Assistance, Homeless Supports, Records request, Referrals and information, Transitional housing, Veterans Incarcerated Program, Work specific necessities to gain employment

The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs helps connect veterans and their family members to the benefits and services they earned through their military service. 

Our Central Office is located in Olympia and includes a Veterans Service Center as well as administrative support for all agency programs.

WDVA offers long-term care in our four State Veteran Homes (the Washington Soldiers Home, the Washington Veterans Home, the Spokane Veterans Home, and the Walla Walla Veterans Home) for honorably discharged veterans, and in some cases, their spouses. 

The Veterans Services and Counseling and Wellness Divisions provide claims assistance as well as counseling services for veterans and their family members.  And our State Veterans Cemetery honors veterans in their final resting place.

Veteran Owned Business

Resource Title Contact Information
Bunker Labs

Bunker Labs was built by military veteran entrepreneurs to empower other military veterans as leaders in innovation. The organization provides educational programming, mentors, events and thriving local networks to help military veterans start and grow businesses.

Business Loan Programs
Business.wa.gov - Small Business Guidance

The Small Business Guides provides helpful information, links to valuable resources, and outlines the steps for starting and operating a business in Washington state. The Small Business Guide is available in English, SpanishRussianKorean, Vietnamese, and Chinese.

The Business Guide includes sections that will help you plan, run, grow, or close a business in Washington State.

 

Comfort Keepers
2958 Limited Ln NW Ste B, Olympia, WA 98502
Clothing, Food Assistance, Health services, Transportation Assistance
Enterprise for Equity
Referrals and information

We empower entrepreneurs, veterans, and people in rural areas to thrive and create financial well-being for themselves. Over the past 20 years, we’ve provided financial training, business training, business technical assistance, and microloans. We support people who are interested in starting or growing a small business, in order to create income for themselves and their families. In this way, we build communities in the many counties in Washington that we serve. 

We serve individuals living in or who have businesses in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, Pierce (agriculture) Grays Harbor, Pacific, Clallam, Wahkiakum and Jefferson Counties in Washington.

Veterans: All programs are FREE and available to Veterans in Washington State thanks to funding from the WA State Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Surplus | Department of Enterprise Services (wa.gov)

The Small Business Association has released proposed regulations to implement the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018 and is currently seeking public comment. Comments must be received by March 23, 2020. See the proposed rules for more information. See Frequently Asked Questions about the act. 

About the act

On April 16, 2018, the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018, (S.2679), was introduced to amend the Small Business Act directing the SBA to give access to and manage the distribution of U.S.- owned surplus property, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the SBA, the General Services Administration (GSA), and the head of the state agency for surplus properties, to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans.

SBDC, EDC, and SCORE offices
Starting a business in Washington State

This is a road map for opening a business in the state of Washington. There are eight steps in the road map but not all of them will apply to your business. We recommend you read through all steps in this road map before applying for your business license. You can download the Road Map as a PDF file if you prefer that format.

Here are the 8 steps:

  1. Research and make a plan;
  2. Register your business with the Secretary of State (SOS);
  3. License your business with the Department of Revenue (DOR);
  4. Report your new employees to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS);
  5. Apply for a Reseller Permit with the Department of Revenue (DOR);
  6. Register as a contractor with Department of Labor & Industries (L&I);
  7. Contact your local health department for food handling requirements; and
  8. Check with your City and/or County for their requirements.

Start here to see what's involved in each step

US Small Business Association (SBA)

The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.

Veteran’s Business Outreach Center (VBOC)
1437 S. Jackson Street, Suite 201, Seattle, WA
Counseling, Referrals and information

The Veteran Business Outreach Program is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and resource partner referrals to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard & Reserve members and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business. The SBA has 22 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC).

Veteran’s Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship
University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402
Counseling, Referrals and information

The Veteran’s Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship (VIBE) provides military veterans, and military spouses the education, resources, and supportive environment to use their natural inclinations and skills to innovate and create their own professional lanes through entrepreneurship. VIBE, taps into several Washington regional assets—motivated veterans, a supportive community, a university setting—with the goal of supporting students as they learn about entrepreneurship and turn their ideas into viable businesses.

VOSB & SDVOSB Verification

Get Verified to do Business with VA

Get verified through the Vets First Verification Program to participate in the Veterans First Contracting Program for VA set-asides and sole-source contracts for SDVOSBs and VOSBs.

Washington APEX Accelerator
4220 6th AVE SE, Lacey, WA 98503

No cost, confidential, one-on-one technical assistance in all aspects of selling to federal, state, and local governments.

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Washington State’s Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises
1110 Capitol Way South, Suite 150 , PO Box 41160, Olympia, WA 98501
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises is charged with certifying small, minority and women-owned businesses to facilitate their participation in public contracting and procurement. This is accomplished through a comprehensive certification process and education. The outcome - successful small businesses led by minorities, women and veterans help make our economy and our families more resilient, strengthening our communities and improving the quality of life for all Washingtonians.

Veteran Service Organizations

Resource Title Contact Information
African American Veterans Group
947 27th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Referrals and information
Air & Space Forces Association
Referrals and information
American Legion
322 Po Box, Reardan, WA 99029
Referrals and information
American Legion
908 Dale Ave, Benton City, WA 99320
Referrals and information
American Legion
208 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801
Referrals and information
American Legion
209 Monroe St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Referrals and information
American Legion
915 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98174
Referrals and information
American Legion
690 SE Barrington Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Referrals and information
American Legion
555 N Market Blvd, Chehalis, WA 98532
Referrals and information
American Legion
103 E 6th AVE
Referrals and information
American Legion
1630 So. 16th Ave. Yakima, WA 98902
Referrals and information
American Legion
Directions Nearby 319 S Western Ave, Tonasket, WA 9885
Referrals and information
American Legion
319 S Western Ave, Tonasket, WA 98855
Referrals and information
American Legion
206 W Franklin St, Shelton, WA 98584
Referrals and information
American Legion
108 N Grant St, Goldendale, WA 98620
Referrals and information
American Legion
4607 NE St James Rd, Vancouver, WA 98663
Referrals and information
American Legion
200 E Barker St, Medical Lake, WA 99022
Referrals and information
American Legion
112 W 1st St, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Referrals and information
American Legion Grant Hodge Post 17
111 W Main St, Centralia, WA 98531
Referrals and information
American Legion Post #149
Referrals and information
American Legion Post #172
7898 NE Bucklin Hill Road, PO Box 10372, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Referrals and information
American Legion Post #245
First, Second, and Fourth Fridays, 10am to 3pm
Referrals and information
American Legion Post 150
221 Duryea St, Raymond, WA 98577
Referrals and information
American Legion Post 163
110 1st ST N,, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Claims assistance, Referrals and information
American Legion Post 34
1029 W Sylvester St, Pasco, WA 99301
Referrals and information
American Legion Post 43
701 Murdock St, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Referrals and information
American Legion Post 66
117 6th Ave S, Edmonds, WA 98020
American Legion Post 7
1688 W Bakerview Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226
Referrals and information
American Legion Post 8
1101 Craig Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Mon – Thur, Noon – 7pm Fri – Sat, Noon – 12am Sun. Noon – 6pm
Claims assistance

www.walwgionpost8.com

American Legion Post 93
793 Crescent Beach DR, East Sound, WA 98245
American Legion Post 96 of Snohomish
1201 1st St, Snohomish, WA 98290
Referrals and information
American Legion Post, Longview
1250 12th Ave, Longview, WA 98632
Referrals and information
American Legion Riders Post 209
538 W Broadway Ave, Moses Lake, WA 98837
Referrals and information
American Legion Social Club at the Chamber of Commerce
111 S Park St. Chewelah, WA 99109
Referrals and information
American Legion Storm King
108 Front St, Cathlamet, WA 98612
American Legion WA Post 209
538 W Broadway Ave, Moses Lake, WA 98837
Referrals and information
Disabled American Veterans
3675 W Lexington St, Oak Harbor, WA 98278
Claims assistance, Referrals and information
Disabled American Veterans
911 N 15th Ave, Yakima, WA 98902
Referrals and information
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 13
10121 #25-101, Evergreen Way, Everett, WA 98204
Referrals and information
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 4 Vancouver
2809 NE 78th St, Vancouver, WA 98665
Referrals and information
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 47
3037 Goldie Rd, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Referrals and information
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 5
4980 Auto Center Way Bremerton, WA 98312
Referrals and information

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 9am to 2pm