SBA Hosts Veterans Small Business Advisory Committee Meetings Dec. 13 & 14

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration's Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development, and the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs will hold public meetings on December 13 and 14, respectively, at SBA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The Dec. 13 IATF meeting will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.  The Dec. 14 ACVBA meeting runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 409 Third Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 20416. 

Both meetings will address the current state of veteran-owned small businesses and provide progress updates regarding advancing veteran entrepreneurship and employment. Committee members will receive briefs on access to capital, counseling and training, and government contracting. The ACVBA meeting will also include a discussion on service-disabled veteran-owned small business 8(a) program eligibility, commercial supply chain opportunities, and veteran small business certification availability.

"These committee meetings provide an opportunity to determine how SBA can best serve veterans by reducing barriers to small business ownership and expanding available resources," said Barb Carson, Associate Administrator, SBA Office of Veterans Business Development. "SBA encourages public participation and looks forward to hearing from veteran entrepreneur stakeholders."

Both IATF and ACVBA meetings are public meetings held quarterly in Washington, D.C.  The meetings will also be available by teleconference at 1-888-858-2144, access code: 7805798#. You can also join the meeting via webinar at http://soc.att.com/2zYisjv. Following each IATF and ACVBA meeting, transcripts will be available at www.sba.gov/ovbd, under the section heading, "Policy Formulation Committees."

Please email any questions to [email protected], or call (202) 205-6337.

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and since January 13, 2012, has served as a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. To learn more about SBA, visit http://www.sba.gov.

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