{"id":6956,"date":"2024-07-15T01:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T06:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/?p=6956"},"modified":"2024-07-17T01:40:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T06:40:44","slug":"omaha-event-veterans-in-business-forum-19-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/omaha-event-veterans-in-business-forum-19-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Omaha Event: Veterans in Business Forum, 19 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VIBFflyer19July2024KileyPhelps2.png\" alt=\"Text for flyer is below\" width=\"773\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VIBFflyer19July2024KileyPhelps2.png 773w, https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VIBFflyer19July2024KileyPhelps2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VIBFflyer19July2024KileyPhelps2-768x994.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Veterans in Business Forum, 19 July 2024<\/p>\n<p>Guest Speaker: Kiley Phelps<\/p>\n<p>Kiley Phelps is the Small Business Development Centers, (SBDC) center director for the Omaha region. As an Omaha native, Phelps is passionate about helping the community grow. Phelps was previously a business consultant with NBDC and assisted business owners through all stages of the business development process, with focuses on business planning and financial analysis. Phelps also has prior experience in the fields of supply chain management and data analytics. She has earned her BSBA and MBA from UNO.<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska Business Development Center:<br \/>\nThe Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) provides confidential, one-on-one business consulting services to any Nebraskan entrepreneur or business owner seeking to start, grow, or transition a company through 4 programs of service. Most NBDC services are available at not cost. With locations in 8 cities across the state ensure accessibility of services to all Nebraskans.<\/p>\n<p>During the July VIBF, Kiley Phelps of the NBDC will give an overview of Benchmarking and Market Research. Benchmarking and market research are vital for small business success. Benchmarking allows businesses to compare their performance against industry standards, identifying strengths and weaknesses to drive improvement. Market research helps understand customer preferences, market trends, and competitive landscape, enabling businesses to tailor their offerings and make informed decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Time: 0800 &#8211; 0900 (8:00 AM- 9:00 AM)<\/p>\n<p>Location: UNO<br \/>\nCollege of Business Administration<br \/>\nMammel Hall, Room 117<br \/>\n6708 Pine Street<br \/>\nOmaha, Nebraska 68182<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Michel Thornhill<br \/>\ninfo@littlemountainwebdesign.com<\/p>\n<p>All are welcome to attend.<br \/>\nRSVPs are requested but not required.<br \/>\ninfo@littlemountainwebdesign.com<\/p>\n<p>VIBF: Veterans in Business Forum<br \/>\nwww.veteransinbusinessforum.org<br \/>\n402.932.7243<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Veterans in Business Forum, 19 July 2024 Guest Speaker: Kiley Phelps Kiley Phelps is the Small Business Development Centers, (SBDC) center director for the Omaha region. As an Omaha native, Phelps is passionate about helping the community grow. Phelps was previously a business consultant with NBDC and assisted business owners through all stages of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/omaha-event-veterans-in-business-forum-19-july\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Omaha Event: Veterans in Business Forum, 19 July<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[293],"class_list":["post-6956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-omaha","category-omaha-event","tag-veterans-in-business-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6956"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6964,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6956\/revisions\/6964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omahanebraska.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}