What: SBA Veterans Advantage - A Workshop for Start-up and Existing Vetrepreneurs Who: Veterans, National Guard members, Reservists, and their spouses. Also invited are existing small businesses, start-ups, and others wanting to learn more about available programs and services for small businesses. When: Thursday, December 10, 2015 12:00 p.m. – 1:00...
(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) – The U.S. Small Business Administration is holding a free workshop for veterans interested in entrepreneurship on Tuesday, August 18th from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Cresco. This workshop is designed for veterans, their spouses, and owners of new or existing small businesses. It will give an...
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the leader of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), today announced that the agency’s Boots to Business program has now trained 25,000 transitioning service members. For two years, Boots to Business—the entrepreneurship track of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP)—has provided entrepreneurship and...
Offered through partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Institute for Veteran and Military Families at Syracuse University, V-WISE provides comprehensive entrepreneurial training to women veterans, active duty and female family members.-WASHINGTON – The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government,...
The accomplishments of Veteran small business owners around the country will be celebrated during National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW) November 3-7. U.S. 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...
The U.S Small Business Administration has announced that fee relief on 7(a) loans of $150,000 or less implemented last year and originally slated to expire on Sept. 30, will be extended through fiscal year 2015. SBA has also announced that fee relief measures for SBA Veterans Advantage will also be...
In this month’s update, IEDA Director Debi Durham takes a few moments to recognize the courageous men and women who faithfully serve our country and the importance of helping returning soldiers either find jobs when they return or help them launch an entrepreneurial career. With close to 45% of returning veterans...
An Entrepreneurship Training Course for Veterans WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host an entrepreneurship training course for Veterans in 12 U.S. cities beginning July 11. Each two-day “Boots to Business: Reboot” event will be led by representatives from SBA’s resource partners and industry experts from Syracuse University’s Institute for...
Iowa veterans who want to trade the battlefield for a farm field can participate in two one-day workshops designed to help make their dreams become reality. The newly formed Farmer Veteran Coalition of Iowa (FVCIA) is hosting workshops February 20 in Ottumwa, February 22 in Waterloo, March 13 in Red Oak...
Imagine an entrepreneur. More often than not, the picture that springs to mind is a genial young man, clad in casual clothes armed with a tablet computer and a revolutionary idea. While the media portrayal of an entrepreneur still hearkens to this young male founder, the face of entrepreneurship is...
