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Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Entrepreneurship/Small and Disadvantaged Businesses

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has several offices that may be of interest to veterans and/or people with disabilities who are or wish to be entrepreneurs, or who want to become self-employed in order to become self-sufficient. As the movement toward self-determination grows within the disability community, the VA and other offices described below offer help and services designed specifically to foster entrepreneurial activities and small and disadvantaged businesses.

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

VA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) helps small businesses obtain information on acquisition opportunities with VA. Like other Federal offices, VA is required to place a portion of its contracts and purchases with small and disadvantaged businesses. For more information, write to OSDBU, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (OOSB), 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20420-0001, call 1-800-949-8387 toll-free, or visit the OSDBU Web site at:
http://www.va.gov/osdbu/

Center for Veterans Enterprise

The Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) helps veterans interested in forming or expanding small businesses. The CVE helps VA contracting offices identify veteran-owned small businesses and works with the Small Business Administration's Veterans Business Development Officers and Small Business Development Centers nationwide regarding veterans' business financing, management and technical assistance needs. For more information, write to CVE, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (OOVE), 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20420-0001, call 1-800-949-8387 toll-free, or visit the CVE web site at:
http://www.vetbiz.gov/

Additional Information

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Veterans Business Development provides a number of services to assist veterans who own or are considering starting small businesses. Among the services provided are loan guarantee programs, venture capital assistance, entrepreneurial development programs, government contracting assistance, and Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

Information about SBA's full range of services can be found by calling 202-205-6773 or on the Internet at:
http://www.sba.gov/vets/

Veterans Business Development Officers at SBA District Offices can provide additional information. Call 1-800-U-ASK-SBA (1-800-827- 5722) to locate the nearest SBA Office or for additional information.

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