Virtual Business Owners Training Program - VBO Initiative - Portable Careers Training for Military Spouses

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Eligibility:
Open to all Military Spouses and Department of Defense ID Cardholders. Click here to verify your eligibility.

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Are you a Military Spouse
thinking about starting your own virtual business? Click here to Apply Today!

"I highly recommend this training for all military spouses" - J. Ferguson, Cannon AFB

Military Spouse Training Programs

Watch Self Employment Video
	Starting a Virtual Business 101
	Promoting the Virtual Model Concept
	Communicating in the Virtual Environment
	Marketing your Virtual Company
	Virtual Assistant - VA Training
	Career as a Voice Over Professional
	Career as a Freelance Interpreter

Click here to ensure you meet the program prerequisites. To download a brochure, click the button below.

	Attn: Military Spouse Employment Managers!
	Download VBOtp Marketing Materials from the Program Manager's Gateway.

Minimum Technology Requirements

	PC Users: Microprocessor (CPU): Pentium III® or later, Windows 98® or newer, 64 MB Ram, Screen Resolution: 800 x 600, 28.8 Kbps Dial-Up, Netscape or IE 6.0
	Mac Users: System 8.1 or above, OS 9 preferred, 64 megs of RAM, 28.8 modem, Word or WordPerfect, Internet access, Netscape, IE, and/or Opera
	Headset with microphone (REQUIRED for Real-time Seminars)
	Web Cam (Recommended, but not required)
	Free Plugins: Flash \| Real \| Quicktime \| Windows Media \| Acrobat

Our Goal

To provide guidance for military spouses who wish to become self employed by bringing together entrepreneurial minds across time and space, teaching the various elements that are essential to becoming a successful virtual business owner, and providing an interactive online platform for information sharing, dialogue, empowerment, and mentoring.

About VBO

This initiative recognizes self employment as a professional career option for military spouses and is designed to educate participants on how to become self-employed Virtual Business Owners.