The Women Veterans Giving Small Business Award exists to ensure that women who have served are not building their businesses alone. It is a reminder that their leadership, ideas, and impact matter, and that there is a community ready to support them.
Here's how one Veteran's small business experience demonstrates the potential of winning big with the help of SBA's Vetbiz.
Want to start a business but don’t know where to begin? A free course from Warrior Rising helps service-disabled Veterans take the first step.
Are you a Veteran with aspirations of entrepreneurship and business ownership? Do you need guidance to help you put your idea into action?
The Dog Tag Fellowship Program for Veterans helps aspiring entrepreneurs learn the ins and outs of running a small business.
There are programs specifically geared toward positioning women Veteran-owned small businesses in level playing fields in the federal marketplace.
The U.S. Small Business Administration will begin registrations at 9 a.m. April 30 and open applications at noon May 3 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. For the first 21 days that the program is open, the SBA will prioritize funding applications from Veterans, along with businesses owned and controlled by women and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. All eligible applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as the portal opens. Following the 21 days, all eligible applications will be funded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Beginning Nov. 2, the U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate, empower, and connect Veterans, service members, including National Guard and Reserve, military spouse entrepreneurs, and business owners – past, present, and future – during National Veterans Small Business Week.
VA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) works with Veteran owned businesses to ensure they not only survive, but thrive in today's market.
VA's OSDBU and the SBA hosted a three-part webinar series to discuss COVID-19 disaster relief options for Veteran-owned small businesses.
For fiscal year (FY) 2019, VA seeks to award at least 15% of its total contract dollars to SDVOSBs and at least 17% to VOSBs, representing a 5% increase in both goals, a significant change not noted since 2010.
VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment and SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development parttnered to provide self-employment guidance, assistance and on-the-job training to disabled Veterans.











