 National Veterans Small Business Week Events
Monday, November 1st | 9:30AM - 10:30AM Business Plan Basics
Tuesday, November 2nd | 8:00AM - 10:00AM VA Office Of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Webinar
Tuesday, November 2nd | 4:00PM - 5:30PM Starting a Farm - Lessons from a Marine turned Farmer
Thursday, November 4th | 4:30PM - 5:30PM The Importance of Knowing What your Business is Worth
The Veteran Business Outreach Center of New England (VBOC)
Funding for Veterans
The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) has implemented measures to funds into the hands of veteran entrepreneurs. The Veterans Advantage sets the borrowers upfront fees to zero for all veteran loans up to $350,000 (Via the SBA Express Program).
When applying for any loan (via Lender Match or otherwise) make sure that you check the box that lets them loan officer know you are a veteran. To learn more about the SBA's Lender Match tool or to start a loan inquiry click the box below.
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Entrepreneurship Training for Veterans
Boots to Business
An entrepreneurial program offered on military installations around the world and a training track of the Department of Defense (DOD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP).Boots to Business Reboot extends the entrepreneurship training offered in TAP to veterans of all eras in their communities.
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Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program (WVETP)
Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program (SDVETP)
Provides entrepreneurship training program(s) to service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs who aspire to be small business owners or currently own a small business. SBA funds entrepreneurship training programs for service-disabled veterans through grantees:
IVMF - Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV)
Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) – Riata Center for Entrepreneurship, Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans - St. Joseph's University – St. Joseph’s University
Dog Tag Inc.
Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program (VFPETP)
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Delivers entrepreneurship training to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses nationwide interested in pursuing, or are already engaged in federal procurement.
Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)
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Veteran Contracting
The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting program (SDVOSBC) gives procuring agencies the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. Sole source awards will be delivered if certain conditions are met. Learn more about the SDVOSBC and if your business qualifies by clicking the link below.
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SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development
The Office of Veterans Business Development’s (OVBD) mission is to maximize the availability, applicability, and usability of small business programs for Veterans, Service-Disabled Veterans, Reserve Component Members, and their dependents or survivors. OVBD is SBA’s liaison with the veteran's business community; provides policy analysis and reporting; and is as an Ombudsman for veteran entrepreneurs. OVBD has a number of programs and services to assist aspiring and existing veteran entrepreneurs such as training, counseling and mentorship, and oversight of Federal procurement programs for Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Learn more about available resources by clicking the link below.
Veterans Affairs: Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
The mission of the VA's Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is to enable Veterans to gain access to economic opportunities by developing policies and programs, informed by customer feedback, that improve market research, increase direct access, and maximize the participation of procurement ready Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in federal contracting. To learn more about what's available through the OSDBU click the link below.
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