SBA Veterans Small Business Advisory Committees to Host Public Meetings on March 6-7
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the next set of meetings of the SBA Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Veterans Small Business Development and the SBA Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) will be held on March 6-7, 2024.
“Veterans’ unique skills and entrepreneurial drive play an important role in our economy,” said *Dilawar Syed, **Deputy Administrator of the SBA**.* “Convening veteran-owned small businesses and federal partners allows SBA to gather important insights on how we can best support veteran and military spouse-owned businesses.”
*Wednesday, March 6*
*Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Veterans Small Business Development Meeting*
*WHO**:* *Dilawar Syed,* Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration
*Timothy Green*, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development
*Sam Le*, Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Liaison
*IATF members *(Departments of Veterans Affairs, Treasury, Defense, and Labor; U.S.
General Services Administration; Office of Management and Budget; North Carolina
Military Business Center; American Legion; VET-Force; National Veteran Small
Business Coalition)
*WHEN**: *1-3 p.m. EST
*HOW**:* Participants attending virtually may join using this link: https://bit.ly/IATF-Mar24. Participants may also join by phone at 206-413-7980 and enter the Conference ID: 974 812 225#.
*Thursday, March 7*
*Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs Meeting*
*WHO**:* *Timothy Green*, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development
*Robert Bailey*, ACVBA Chairperson, Veteran Small Business Owner
*John Perkins*, Supervisory Program Specialist, VetCert Program Director
*Sam Le*, Director, Office of Policy Planning and Liaison
*Madison Services Group *– legislative updates
*Robert Blocker*, Supervisory Financial and Loan Specialist, Disaster Loan Division, Office of Financial Assistance
*ACVBA Committee Members *(list)
*WHEN**: *9 a.m.-3 p.m. EST
*HOW**:* Participants may join at this link: https://bit.ly/ACVBA-Mar24.
Participants may also join by phone at 206-413-7980 and enter the Conference ID: 889 719 784#.
Public comments and questions are strongly encouraged to be submitted in advance via email by March 4 to veteransbusiness@sba.gov. For technical support, please visit the Microsoft Teams support page. Minutes for both meetings will be available at www.sba.gov/ovbd under the "Federal Advisory Committees" section.
###
*About the U.S. Small Business Administration*
The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.
CONTACT: Christine Saah Nazer
U.S. Small Business Administration
202-756-0304
Christine.SaahNazer@sba.gov