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# Office of Veterans Business Development

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## 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.

## Leadership

-        Robert Yannuzzi    
      Assistant Administrator    
      Read Robert Yannuzzi's bio     

## 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 

## Federal advisory committees

###         Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development      

The Interagency Task Force for Small Business Development (Task Force) was established February 14, 2008 by Public Law 110-186 and executed by Executive Order. The Task Force is chaired by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and is comprised of representatives appointed by SBA's Administrator from: SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD), the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Treasury (Treasury), the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and four representatives from veterans service and military organizations.
                        - Interagency Task Force Quarterly Meeting Documents
                        - Interagency Task Force Charter
                        - Annual Task Force Reports
                        - Quarterly Task Force Meeting Minutes

###         Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs      

Public Law 106-50, the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999, established the Small Business Administration Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Associate Administrator for SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development, Congress, the President, and other U.S. policymakers. The SBA Administrator is responsible for appointment members to the board. The board is made up of 15 volunteers comprised of veteran small business owners and veteran service organization representatives.
                        - Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs Quarterly Meeting D ocuments
                        - Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs Charter
                        - Committee Members
                        - Annual Committee Reports
                        - Quarterly Committee Meeting Minutes

###         Related documentation      

                    -  Executive Order 13360 
                    -  Veteran Authorities in the Small Business Act 
                    -  Public Law 105-135 
                    -  Public Law 106-50 
                    -  Public Law 106-554 
                    -  Public Law 108-183 
                    -  Public Law 110-186 

## Other SBA resources

                  - SBA's Government Contracting Classroom
                  - SBA Offices and Program Locator
                  - Veterans Business Development Officers

## Grant opportunities and documents

                  - OVBD Grant Documents
                  - Grants.gov
                  - General Services Administration - Schedules
                  - System for Award Management

## Contact us

Office of Veterans Business Development409 3rd St. SW, Suite 5700Washington, DC 20416

Phone: 202-205-6773