The small business act provides for entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance to small business owned and controlled by eligible veterans, as…

The Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Vetbiz Central under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044). Vetbiz Central will provide entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance to small businesses owned by eligible veterans in Flint, Michigan from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. In accordance with the program's authorizing legislation, Vetbiz Central will deliver information on small business ownership to service members, veterans, and military spouses through entrepreneurship workshops and counseling sessions to facilitate business startups and growth. The funding will support Vetbiz Central's implementation of outreach programs in the local community to increase access to resources and expertise for veteran-owned small businesses.

The small business act provides for entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance to small business owned and controlled by eligible veterans, as well as the authority to make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with education institutions, private businesses, veterans' nonprofit community-based organizations, and federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies for the establishment of and implementation of outreach programs for veterans and service-disabled veterans.