• Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program ( VFP ETP):  Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) Program for Veterans to get Federal Contact $$'s

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• Small Disadvantaged Business Certification: Small businesses can register to federal contracts as a Small Disadvantaged Businesses. Eligibility applies for disadvantaged owners who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Criteria for this program can be found through the SBA​

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• Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: A contracting assistance program that allows eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to compete for the program's set-aside contracts.

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• Surplus Personal Property for Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Provides veteran small business owners access to federally owned personal property no longer in use through the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Program.

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• 8(a) Business Development Program: Federal program done to provide contracting and assistance for Small Disadvantaged Businesses and gives access to business development through training, consulting, marketing, and technical assistance. 

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• SBA Mentor-Protege Program (MPP):  The SBA program that allows small businesses to partner (protege) with an experienced business (mentor) to guide proteges through business development. Check for eligibility​​

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• HUBZones Program: Federal program to aid small businesses located in historically underutilized business zones. If eligible, small businesses are able to set-aside contracts made specifically for HUBZone business, as well as a 10% price evaluation preference to contract competitions. 

  • ​Check for eligibility

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• The Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (MREIDL): SBA Loan program with a maximum amount of $2 million for essential employees that are military reservists called to active duty. This program covers operating expenses for such circumstance with no pre-payment penalties or fees. Apply Here

 

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• 7(a) Loans: SBA loan program that offers funding for small businesses for short or long-term capital, expenses, and could be used for real estate in a business purchase. Funding amounts are provided up to $5 million.

  • Check your eligibility here and an application checklist 

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• 504 Loans: Long-term funding made for small businesses at a fixed rate up to $5 million. This program is allowed for the purchase or construction of existing buildings/land, long-term machinery or equipment and new facilities. 504 loans can be found through Certified Development Companies (CDCs) via the SBA.

  • Check for eligibility and application

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• Capital Access Center (CAC): The CAC, part of the Kansas SBDC, is a consulting service to small business owners needing Capital (Loans, Lines of Credit, etc) or that have "Ask a Banker" type of questions that they would feel more comfortable asking the experienced staff at the CAC vs asking their own bank.

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• Boots to Business Program: Educational and training Program aimed for veteran entrepreneurs in association with the U.S. Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Boots to Business and Boots to Business Reboot

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• Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program (SDV ETP): Provides entrepreneurship training program(s) to service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs who aspire to be small business owners or currently own a small business

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• ​Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program (WV ETP): This programs offers entrepreneurial training to women veterans, women service members, and women spouses of service members and veterans as they start or grow a business. 

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• ​​Minority Business Development Agency: The MBDA helps provide customized business development and industry focused services to provide greater access to capital, contracts, and markets. ​  ​

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• Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC): The Veteran Business Outreach Centers offer consulting and networking events to Veteran-Owned Businesses Nationwide. 

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• Local Assistance:  Talk with your city/county to find more programs or funding in your local area