The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrates veteran small business owners nationwide during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW) Oct. 31- Nov 4.
“Each year, SBA assists thousands of veterans, reservists, and National Guard to start and grow their small businesses. Nearly one in every 10 American businesses today is owned by a veteran, employ nearly six million workers and generate more than $1.2T in receipts,” said Barbara Carson, Associate Administrator for SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development.
During NVSBW SBA district offices and resource partners across the U.S. host local events including Boots to Business and Boots to Business: Reboot, webinars, and workshops on access to capital, federal procurement, and entrepreneurial development.
“I encourage active duty, Guard, Reservists, veterans and their family members to take advantage of the many programs we offer through West Virginia,” said SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator. “We offer these programs year round, but NVSBW is a great opportunity to remind Americans how much we owe to our veterans.”
SBA’s West Virginia District Office has the following events planned to celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week:
10/31/2016 Veteran to Business Owner Webinar
11/1/2016 Veteran to Business Owner – Beckley VA Medical Center
11/3/2016 Veteran to Business Owner – Clarksburg VA Medical Center
For more information about NVSBW events, visit www.sba.gov/NVSBW. To learn more about additional opportunities for veterans available through the SBA, visit www.sba.gov/vets.
The SBA encourages veteran business owners to share their small business success stories and for local communities to demonstrate appreciation for veterans and small businesses by joining the NVSBW conversation using the #MyVetBiz hashtag. The two-fold purpose of NVSBW is to applaud the success of veteran entrepreneurs and to increase awareness of SBA’s programs and services for transitioning military service members, veterans and their spouses.
