Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small
Business Development Act of 1999
Public Law 106-50
~ The new law will help veteran-owned
businesses obtain technical, financial and procurement asistance;
establishes a "best effort" federal procurement goal
<
Definition of "Veteran": Honorably discharged with 180 days of active
duty >
~ It establishes federal procurement goals
for veteran-owned and service-disabled/veteran-owned
businesses
< Definition of
"Service-Disabled Veteran": 1-100% disabled VA rating, incurred on
active
duty-related activity >
~ Requires establishment of a
federally-chartered national veterans business development corporation to help
veterans form and expand small businesses and an advisory committee on veterans
business affairs to serve as an independent source of advice and policy
recommendations to the Small Business Administration, Congress, the President,
and other U.S. policy makers
~ The VA will identify veteran businesses and notify them of federal assistance
that is available to them through the Small Business Administration
The Act: http://www.sba.gov/regulations/h1568enr.html
SBA Veterans Business Development: http://www.sba.gov/VETS
Veterans'
Center for Veterans
VetJobs.com: http://www.vetjobs.com
Veterans Affairs: http://www.va.gov
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