Office of Veterans Business Development
The mission of this office is to provide veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, military spouses, and family members with programs and services to start, grow and expand their small business.
About our office
The Office of Veterans Business Development’s mission is to provide veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, military spouses, and family members with programs and services to start, grow and expand their small business.
OVBD is SBA’s liaison with the military business community and has a number of programs and services to assist aspiring and existing entrepreneurs through training, counseling and education, access to capital, contracting opportunities, and disaster assistance.
Resources
Veterans service members and military spouses
- Boots to Business
- Boots to Business Reboot
- Boots to Business Revenue Readiness
- Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) Program
- Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)
- Resources for military spouses
- Veteran small business certification
Women veterans
- IVMF – Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE)
- Lift Fund – Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Program
- Boots to Business Reboot
- Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)
- ONABEN – Beyond the Boots: A Veteran and Service Member Initiative
Service disabled veterans
- Warrior Rising
- Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University – Riata Center for Entrepreneurship
- St. Joseph’s University – Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans
- VETRN
- Boots to Business Reboot
- Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)
Reserve and National Guard Members
- Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (MREIDL)
- Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) Program
- Boots to Business Reboot
- Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)
SBA Resource Partners
- SCORE
- Women’s Business Centers
- Small Business Development Centers
- National Veteran Small Business Coalition (NVSBC)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Hiring Our Heroes
Other government resources
- Surplus Personal Property for Veteran-Owned Small Business programs
- U.S. Department of Labor Veterans Programs
- The Federal Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
- EEOC Small Business Resource Center
- Report – Financing Their Future: Veteran Entrepreneurs and Capital Access
- DOL VETS Veteran Trucker Fact Sheet
Other SBA resources
Grant opportunities and documents
Contact us
Office of Veterans Business Development
409 3rd St. SW, Suite 5700
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: 202-205-6773
