Great News from the Office of the Veterans Business Development

Great news if you are a service-disabled veteran with a small business! The Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) provides access to programs that give you access to capital and preparation for small business opportunities. They can also provide connections with federal procurement to SDVOSB’s that wish to venture to public works projects contracting.

Programs for veteran-owned small businesses include business plans workshops, concept assessments, mentorships, and training.

Funding for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

The following financial programs are available for veteran-owned small businesses.

SBA Veterans Advantage

This offer by the US Small Business Administration guarantees loans approved to businesses that are at least 51% owned by:

• Veterans
• Service disabled veterans
• Active-duty military under the Transition Assistance Program
• Reservists and National Guard Member
• Spouse of a Veteran, Active Duty Service Member, any Reservist, or National Guard Member
• Widowed spouse of a service member who died in service or a service-connected disability

You can apply for an express loan of $150,000 to $350,000, with no upfront fee. You can also have 7(a) Loans (below $150,000), non-SBA Loans ($150,001 to $500,000) and loans of $500,001 and up.

SBA Veteran’s Entrepreneurship Act of 2015

The act reduces the upfront borrower fee to zero dollars for loans up to $350,000 made under the SBA Express Program. This benefit can be enjoyed by veteran or a spouse of a veteran owner of a small business.

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Programs

Aside from funding opportunities, the SBA also provide training programs with customized curriculum and online courses. These programs give veteran owners the fundamentals for business ownership, SBA resources, and small business experts to guide them in growing their small businesses.

Boots to Business

It is a program offered to military personnel worldwide and is extended to veterans as part of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program.

Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship

This is a program that offers online training, gives conference to women veterans and female military spouses, and mentoring through partner communities.

National Center for Veteran Institute for Procurement

This program trains veteran service disabled and veteran small businesses to succeed in the federal contracting field. The Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern Program also gives procuring agencies the prerogative to set aside acquisition projects solely for veteran owned small businesses.

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