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Welcome Veterans, Reservist, and Active Duty Military Personnel

Discover a range of tools, programs and resources that are available to assist with you starting, growing and succeeding in your own business venture as a Veteran, Reservist, and Active Duty Military Personnel.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Review a list of FAQs posed by other military personnel that deal with starting, funding and growing a business, and learn about associated available resources that exist to help you at each stage of your business development.

10 Step Venture Mentoring Program

What if there were no limits to your ability to conceptualize, launch and succeed at owning your own business? As a veteran, reservist or active member in the U.S. military, that opportunity exists today and you can participate -- at no charge. It's easy, it's on the web and you'll have help along the way from an experienced virtual business adviser. Learn more >>

United States Association of Veterans in Business

USAVETBIZ is dedicated to becoming the premier national membership organization, committed to empowering and promoting military veterans in business for the purpose of enhancing greater economic opportunity and recognition in community and country. The mission of USAVETBIZ is to promote high patronage of veterans in business in all channels of domestic commerce public and private.USAVETBIZ will address key public and private sector impediments faced by military veteran entrepreneurs and work to facilitate remedies.

US Small Business Administration Offices of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)

OVBD is dedicated to serving veteran entrepreneurs by formulating, executing and promoting policies and programs to assist veterans in starting and developing small business ventures. SBA District Offices can help you prepare and plan for your entrepreneurial adventure. Find your nearest representative.

Patriot Express Pilot Loan

Launched in June of 2007, this pilot loan initiative is targeted toward veterans and members of the military community who want to establish or expand a small business. Eligible military community members include:

• Veterans
• Service-disabled veterans
• Active-duty service members eligible for the military’s Transition Assistance Program
• Reservists and National Guard members
• Current spouses of any of the above
• The widowed spouse of a service member or veteran who died during service or of a service-connected disability
• The SBA and its resource partners are focusing additional efforts on counseling and training to augment this loan initiative.

Learn more or contact your local private-sector lending institution to inquire if they provide loans that are, in turn, guaranteed by the SBA Patriot Express 7(a) Loan Program.

The Veteran's Corporation (TVC)

TVC is charged with creating and enhancing entrepreneurial business opportunities for Veterans, including Service-Disabled Veterans. Services include providing assistance with access to capital, entrepreneurial education, access to markets, access to services, and business networking opportunities.

Local Free and Low-Cost Business Assistance

Discover and connect with thousands of FREE business assistance resources. Search by type of help needed or by type of agency, by state and by your local community. Select the program or individual most suited to help you with your particular business interest or need.

Business Financing Programs

There are many ways to finance a new business or fund business growth. Select from the following list based on your interest or need:

Business Success System

Discover by stage of business development that you are in, what resources exist to support your progress accordingly, where they are located and who to contact.

Business Best Practices

Find the products and services that you need to support growth, productivity, operational efficiency, and your profitability.

Training Resources

Learn the skills you need to be successful in your own business development activities. Train on-line, in the classroom, at your business facility, via workshops, seminars, or one-on-one counseling.

Business Tools

Find useful business articles, business forms and business links to help you connect with additional tools and information to support your business.

Business-To-Business Networking (B2B)

Gain visibility for your business-to-business offerings or locate other local products and services to support your progress.

VA / CVE

The Center for Veteran's Enterprise is a division of the US Veteran's Administration. The purpose of the CVE is to support economic empowerment for every veteran entrepreneur and to provide resource assistance for veterans and service-disabled veterans who are considering business ownership.

About Your Sponsor

"Knowledge Institute is a philanthropic organization and convener of entrepreneurial talent that specializes in economic and small business development. Recognized by the US Small Business Administration (SBA), Government agencies, Fortune 500 Companies and other industry experts as leaders in small business communication and education, the Institute established, for the first time, a centralized place where all individuals go to learn about and connect with free entrepreneurial assistance programs and high value goods, services and technologies. Institute networks support start-up, home office, small and medium-sized businesses in all 50 United States and internationally."

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Note: This information is presented to provide a general overview of small business options and related services. It is not intended to be an exhaustive representation. Data has been compiled by the Knowledge Institute for informational purposes only. Content is provided on an "as is" basis and is not intended to, nor does it, provide advice or create a customer relationship between the Knowledge Institute, BUZGate™ and/or any other organization named herein, and any reader.

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