The Vantage Point
Episodes

Aug 18, 2023
Aug 18, 2023
16 min
Registration is open for the national 16th annual Veterans Small Business Conference, the year’s premier event for veteran entrepreneurs! The event will be held on Monday, September 18 at the Hyatt Regency Aurora Denver Conference Center and is hosted by the Aurora-South Metro SBDC and the Pikes Peak SBDC. The in-person, nationwide event will feature expert speakers, practical training sessions and relevant exhibitors for veterans as well as their business partners and spouses at any stage in their entrepreneurial journeys.
Aug 18, 2023
16 min

Aug 4, 2023
Aug 4, 2023
17 min
The Colorado Veterans Business Outreach Centers at Mt. Carmel is partnered with the Colorado Enterprise Fund to make going in to business life much easier for Veterans!
Contact Kia Palmer, VBOCD: 719-309-4705E: Kpalmer@mtcarmelcenter.org
Contact Melba Robinson-Santa, Colorado Enterprise FundD: 719-799-3839E: melba@coloradoenterprisefund.org
CONNECT WITH KIA PALMER(719) 309-4705 | Kpalmer@mtcarmelcenter.org
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA
The Veterans Voice Project presented by USAA is an Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center service. Veterans Voice Colorado Springs is produced in the OPTUM Podcast Studio, distributed via the Medicare Mentors Veterans Voice Podcast Channel, powered by Technology Partner Colorado Computer Support, and made possible in part by Supporting Partner, The WireNut Home Services.
Aug 4, 2023
17 min

Jul 29, 2023
Jul 29, 2023
1 hr 2 min
The longest serving airman in Air Force history, Major General (Ret.) Alfred Flowers, and a new partnership with USAA to prevent veteran suicide. Then, Melba Robinson-Santa and the Colorado Enterprise Fund helping veterans start and grow their own businesses. The Colorado Veterans Business Outreach Center at Mt. Carmel is open for business! And, a group teaching networking and interviewing skills to help veterans land their dream job.
The Veterans Voice Project presented by USAA is an Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center service. Veterans Voice Colorado Springs is produced in the OPTUM Podcast Studio, distributed via the Medicare Mentors Veterans Voice Podcast Channel, powered by Technology Partner Colorado Computer Support, and made possible in part by Supporting Partner, The WireNut Home Services.
Jul 29, 2023
1 hr 2 min

Jul 24, 2023
The VBOC Podcast Episode 3: Grand Opening!
Jul 24, 2023
Jul 24, 2023
11 min
Mt. Carmel and the SBA invite veteran business owners and the community to celebrate VBOC's grand opening!
CONNECT WITH KIA PALMER(719) 309-4705 | Kpalmer@mtcarmelcenter.org
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA
The Veterans Voice Project presented by USAA is an Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center service. Veterans Voice Colorado Springs is produced in the OPTUM Podcast Studio, distributed via the Medicare Mentors Veterans Voice Podcast Channel, powered by Technology Partner Colorado Computer Support, and made possible in part by Supporting Partner, The WireNut Home Services.
Jul 24, 2023
11 min

Jul 10, 2023
Jul 10, 2023
19 min
Career ownership coach and VBOC partner, Lisa Gustafson, discusses franchise ownership as an option after service.
CONNECT WITH KIA PALMER(719) 309-4705 | Kpalmer@mtcarmelcenter.org
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA
Lisa K. Gustafson
Career Ownership Coach | Meet the Coach
(719) 582-1919 | lgustafson@esourcecoach.com
The Veterans Voice Project presented by USAA is an Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center service. Veterans Voice Colorado Springs is produced in the OPTUM Podcast Studio, distributed via the Medicare Mentors Veterans Voice Podcast Channel, powered by Technology Partner Colorado Computer Support, and made possible in part by Supporting Partner, The WireNut Home Services.
Jul 10, 2023
19 min

Jun 27, 2023
Jun 27, 2023
10 min
If your next career isn't a career, it's starting a business instead, this is your podcast!
CONNECT WITH KIA PALMER(719) 309-4705 | Kpalmer@mtcarmelcenter.org
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA
CONNECT WITH LAUREN SHAKES
THE NEXT CLASS STARTS JUNE 29
RESGISTER HERE
The Veterans Voice Project presented by USAA is an Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center service. Veterans Voice Colorado Springs is produced in the OPTUM Podcast Studio, distributed via the Medicare Mentors Veterans Voice Podcast Channel, powered by Technology Partner Colorado Computer Support, and made possible in part by Supporting Partner, The WireNut Home Services.
Jun 27, 2023
10 min

Jun 12, 2023
Jun 12, 2023
20 min
Veterans Voice is very proud to help welcome our newest team member and her champion in supporting veteran owned small business, Veterans Business Outreach Center's, Kia Palmer, and the SBA's Eric Phillips. Mt. Carmel is now perfectly positioned to help you get your business up, running, going and growing! Reach Kia at (719) 309-4705 for all the information you need to plug in and get going.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
The Veterans Voice presented by USAA is a service of Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, produced in the OPTUM Podcast Studio, distributed via the Medicare Mentors Veterans Voice Podcast Channel, powered by Technology Partner, Colorado Computer Support and made possible in part by Supporting Partner, The WireNut Home Services.
Jun 12, 2023
20 min