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.