Join the NSBA’s Veterans’ Network
NSBA is proud to offer this resource to Veterans looking to start, run, and grow their business, offering peer-led mentoring, policy updates on veterans & small-business issues in D.C., and access to a network of other Veteran-run businesses.
Through the network, members can:
- Connect with fellow veteran business owners
- Access educational programming and business resources
- Stay informed on issues impacting veteran-owned businesses
- Receive peer-led support and mentoring
- Engage with a community that understands the transition from service to entrepreneurship
- Shapes how easily small businesses can access loans, credit, and investment.
- Determines whether trade, exporting, and government contracting are realistic growth paths.
- Impacts the strength of local economies, infrastructure, and workforce pipelines that small firms depend on.
Resources for Veterans in Small Business
Below is a list of resources to support veterans in business, provided by government, private-sector, and nonprofit entities.
Veteran Resources
NSBA is proud to work with NVBDC to support Veterans and former Service Members working in small business.
The National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) is the original certification agency for service‐disabled and veteran‐owned businesses in the United States. NVBDC has been committed to promoting the growth and success of all veteran‐owned businesses by providing them with access to business opportunities and resources.
- Shapes how easily small businesses can access loans, credit, and investment.
- Determines whether trade, exporting, and government contracting are realistic growth paths.
- Impacts the strength of local economies, infrastructure, and workforce pipelines that small firms depend on.
Service to Success (STS) Speaker Series
A series of virtual events featuring expert insight from NSBA advocates and service members leading the way for vets to tackle a new mission: small-business ownership. From the Pentagon to Main Street, watch our webinar series for the latest resources on Federal Procurement and more.