Initially designed to cushion the impact on veteran small business when their owners or essential employees who are reservists are ordered to active duty during military conflicts, the bill was expanded to provide assistance to veterans who are entrepreneurs and to service-disable veteran entrepreneurs. Veteran business Loan, loan payment deferrals during time of call-up, technical, and managerial assistance were mandated.
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides a number of services
specifically for veteran. The Veteran
Business Loan Outreach Program is designed to provide entrepreneurial development
services such as business training, counseling and mentoring to eligible
veterans owning or considering starting a small business. Currently the SBA has
defined for regions for Veteran Business Loan Outreach Centers. The centers provide
pre-business plan workshops, concept assessments, business plan preparations,
comprehensive feasibility analysis, entrepreneurial training and counseling,
mentorship and other business developmental related services such as
international trade, franchising, internet marketing and accounting. The center
locations and areas of coverage are: