Veteran-Owned Business Grants funding

Veteran-Owned Business Grants 2026

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MARolling

Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England (VBOC of NE) – Massachusetts Coverage

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Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England / Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) / U.S. Small Business Administration

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veterantransitioning_service_member
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IDRolling

Mission43 Entrepreneurship Programs

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Mission43

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veteranmilitary_spouse
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MNRolling

Upper Midwest Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — Boots to Business & Entrepreneurship

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SBA / Upper Midwest VBOC

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veteran_owned
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MSRolling

SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) — Mississippi SDVOSB & VOSB

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran_owned
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NJRolling

Disabled Veterans National Foundation Capacity Building Grants

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Disabled Veterans National Foundation

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veteransnonprofit
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WVRolling

SBA Veterans Advantage — Fee Reduction on 7(a) Loans for Active Military

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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active_militaryveteran_owned
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AKRolling

Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs Veteran Business Owners Resources

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Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs

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veteranservice_member
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NJRolling

Veterans Haven South

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New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs

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veteransindividual
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GARolling

Georgia Business Certification Program (DOAS)

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Georgia Department of Administrative Services

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georgia basedsmall business
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UTRolling

Utah Veteran Business Resource Center (VBRC) – STRIVE Program at SLCC

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Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs / Salt Lake Community College

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veteran_ownedutah_based
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LARolling

Louisiana Veteran Initiative (LAVETBIZ) – Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification

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Louisiana Economic Development (LED) / Louisiana Division of Administration

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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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ALRolling

Veterans Business Outreach Center at Mississippi State University

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Mississippi State University Veterans Business Outreach Center

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veteranservice_disabled_veteran
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CTRolling

Boots to Business Reboot in Connecticut

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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connecticutveterans
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SCRolling

City of Columbia Office of Business Opportunities Veteran-Owned Business Support

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City of Columbia

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columbiaveteran_owned
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NJRolling

NJBUILD Women and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades Program

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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

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woman_ownedminority_owned
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USRolling

VA Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) — SDVOSB Set-Asides

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran_owned
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MNRolling

SBA Boots to Business — Entrepreneurship Training for Transitioning Service Members

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteran_owned
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NYRolling

New York City Department of Veterans' Services VetConnectNYC

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New York City Department of Veterans' Services

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veteransindividual
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NYRolling

New York State Veterans Tuition Awards

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New York State Higher Education Services Corporation

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veteransindividual
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TNRolling

Bunker Labs Nashville – Veterans in Residence Program

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Bunker Labs

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veteranmilitary_spouse
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VTRolling

VBOC – Veterans Business Outreach Center (New England / Boston Coverage)

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Interise / U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteran_ownedvermont_eligible
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MNRolling

VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Self-Employment Track for MN Veterans with Disabilities

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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disability_ownedveteran_owned
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Rolling

Boots to Business Revenue Readiness

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteranservice_member
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ILRolling

Illinois SSBCI Technical Assistance Program

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

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veteran_ownedsedi
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MORolling

VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Self-Employment for MO Veterans with Disabilities

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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disability_ownedveteran_owned
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MDRolling

Maryland Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Certification & Procurement Program

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Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA) / Maryland Department of Veterans & Military Families

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veteran_owned51_percent_owned
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MDRolling

Veterans Institute for Procurement (VIP) – Federal Contracting Training for Veteran Businesses

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Veterans Institute for Procurement / Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce / U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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IDRolling

Idaho Veterans Chamber Military Connected Business Community

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Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce

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veteranmilitary_spouse
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CARolling

Veteran Entrepreneurship Program at CSUSM

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California State University San Marcos College of Business Administration

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veteransstudent_veterans
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FLRolling

Veterans Business Outreach Center of Florida

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Veterans Business Outreach Center at Gulf Coast State College

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transitioning_service_membersguard_reserve
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NERolling

Nebraska SBA Veteran Owned Business Certification

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Nebraska SBA

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veteran_ownednebraska_registered_business
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SCRolling

South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs Veteran Entrepreneurship Referrals

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South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs

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south_carolinaveteran
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NHRolling

New Hampshire Procurement Technical Assistance Center

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New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs

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veteran_ownednew_hampshire_business
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CTRolling

New England Veterans Business Outreach Center

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McNulty Veteran Business Center

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connecticutveterans
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NHRolling

IVMF Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship

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D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families

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veteran_ownednew_hampshire_eligible
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FLRolling

Florida Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification

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Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Development

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veteran_ownedflorida_based
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INRolling

Indianapolis OMWBD VBE Certification

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City of Indianapolis Office of Minority and Women Business Development

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veteran_ownedindianapolis
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CTRolling

Connecticut Small and Minority Business Enterprise Certification for Veteran-Owned Firms

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Connecticut Department of Administrative Services

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connecticutveteran_owned
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USRolling

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) — Syracuse University

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Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)

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veteran_owned
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IDRolling

Veteran Readiness and Employment Self-Employment Track

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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veteranservice_connected_disability
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Rolling

SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) — SDVOSB & VOSB

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran_owned
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WYRolling

Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — Active Duty & Transitioning Military

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U.S. Small Business Administration via VBOC network

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active_militaryveteran_owned
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NDRolling

Boots to Business Through VBOC of the Dakotas

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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transition_assistance_programveteran
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NERolling

Nebraska APEX Accelerator Government Contracting Assistance

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Nebraska Business Development Center

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veteran_ownednebraska_business
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Rolling

VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Self-Employment Track

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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disability_ownedveteran_owned
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MSRolling

Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — Gulf States Consulting for Mississippi Veterans

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SBA / Gulf States VBOC

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veteran_owned
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ALRolling

VetFran Veteran Franchise Ownership Program

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International Franchise Association Foundation

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veteranfranchise_applicant
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DERolling

SBA Veteran-Owned Businesses Resource Program

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteransmall_business
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KYRolling

SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Fort Campbell & Fort Knox

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U.S. Small Business Administration / Pathway Lending VBOC

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active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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INRolling

IDOA Division of Supplier Diversity – MBE/WBE Certification

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Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA), Division of Supplier Diversity

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Indiana basedminority owned
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INRolling

Indiana IVOSB Price Preference and Participation Opportunities

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Indiana Department of Administration Division of Supplier Diversity

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veteran_ownedstate_contracting
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GARolling

Veteran Business Owners Initiative

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Veteran Business Owners Initiative

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veteransentrepreneurship_training
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INRolling

Indiana Supplier Diversity Certification Webinars

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Indiana Department of Administration Division of Supplier Diversity

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veteran_ownedcertification
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NJRolling

Armed to Farm

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National Center for Appropriate Technology

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veteran_ownedactive_military
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Rolling

VA Vets First Verification Program

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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veteran_ownedvets_first
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WARolling

SBA Boots to Business – Veteran Entrepreneurship Training

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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

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veterantransitioning service member
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ARRolling

Veterans Business Outreach Center at UT Arlington

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U.S. Small Business Administration and University of Texas at Arlington

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veteransdisabled_veterans
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WIRolling

Boots to Business — Entrepreneurship Training for WI Veterans

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U.S. Small Business Administration

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veteran_ownedactive_military
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WIRolling

Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — WI Entrepreneurship Support

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U.S. Small Business Administration via VBOC network

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veteran_ownedactive_military
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INRolling

Indiana IDOA MBE/WBE/IVOSB Certification – Transportation Supplier Diversity

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Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA), Division of Supplier Diversity

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Indiana basedminority owned
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