The accomplishments of Veteran small business owners around the country will be celebrated during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW) November 3-7. US Small Business Administration district offices and resource partners nationwide will host more than 100 local events, including entrepreneurship training such as Boots to Business: Reboot classes, veteran access to capital workshops, and government contracting roundtables. In Vermont, a Veteran Small Business Conference is being held on Thursday November 6, 2014 from 1 to 4 pm at Heritage Family Credit Union Operations Center, 26 Allen Street, Rutland, Vermont. This free event covers business plans, government contracting and registering as a veteran owned business.
Veteran entrepreneurship workshops will also be held at US military installations in Germany and Korea. On Friday, Nov. 7, the ABC television network will host a special “Shark Tank” episode featuring veteran entrepreneurs who will pitch their business ideas. The episode airs at 9 pm EST.
“In a significant way, veteran small business owners continue to serve America in a big way by employing more than six million workers, running one of every 10 small companies and generating more than $1.2 trillion in receipts every year,” said SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet. “National Veterans Small Business Week is a great opportunity to expand the ranks of veteran entrepreneurship. We are proud of the men and women who continue to play such a critical role in the economic growth of our nation.”
For more information about all NVSBW events, visit www.sba.gov/VetBizWeek
Each year the SBA helps more than 200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans and reservists start and grow their small businesses.
Source: SBA, www.sba.gov/vets.