Veteran Owned Businesses
The following resources provide information on government programs and services that help veterans start their own businesses, and conduct business with the federal government.
Small Business Assistance for Veterans
- Veterans Business Development Guide
SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development provides training, counseling and assistance to veteran and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. - VetBiz.gov - Veterans in Business Portal
Resources and services that assist veteran entrepreneurs who want to start and expand their businesses in the federal and private marketplaces. - VeteransCorp.org - Entrepreneurial Guidance for Veterans
Provides veterans with a guide to starting, managing, and growing a business. - National Veteran Small Business Conference & Expo
Annual conference focused on veteran small businesses and federal procurement opportunties. - Resources for Disabled People
Info about starting, financing and running a small business aimed at disabled persons, including service disabled veterans.
Loan Programs
- Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
Provides funds to eligible small businesses to meet its ordinary and necessary operating expenses that it could have met, but is unable to meet, because an essential employee was "called-up" to active duty in their role as a military reservist. - Patriot Express Loan Initiative
The SBA's Patriot Express program provides loans for veterans and members of the military community wanting to establish or expand small businesses. - Small Business Grants, Loans and Venture Capital
Learn about government back small business loans, research grants and venture capital available to all small business owners.
Federal Contracting
- Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses : Contracting Guidance
GSA provides this site to help service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses do business with the federal government.
Employing Veterans - Info for Employers
- Become a Hire Vets First Employer
Information on how employers can show support for the HireVetsFirst program. - Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor
Helps veterans and employers understand employee eligibility and job entitlements, employer obligations, benefits and remedies under the Act.
Five Key Steps to Starting Up
Small Business Help
Programs in Your Local Area
- Small Business Development Centers
Free start-up advice, training and counseling - U.S. Export Assistance Centers
Get help exporting your products and services - Disaster Assistance
Loans available to local businesses following a disaster