SBA Veterans Small Business Advisory Committees to Host Public Meetings March 6 and 7
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration's Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF) and Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) will hold quarterly public meetings on March 6 and 7 respectively at SBA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The IATF meeting will be held Wednesday, March 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. The committee meeting will be accessible via Skype webinar and/or conference call:
Dial in: (202) 765-1264
Access code: 19181639#
The ACVBA will meet on Thursday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The committee meeting will be accessible via Skype webinar and/or conference call:
Dial in: (202) 765-1264
Access code: 8482478#
For more information on joining a Skype meeting, click here.
Both Federal Advisory Committee public meetings will provide updates on the state of veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB), including policy efforts and progress made in areas such as access to capital, training and counseling, and government contracting.
This quarter's meetings will also include updates from SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development, information about the SBA's role in assisting transitioning service members and their spouses who want to start and grow their own businesses, and updates on federal efforts to help veteran-owned small businesses access capital.
"The Veterans Advisory committees provide a critical role in identifying areas where more work can be done to support veteran entrepreneurs," said Larry Stubblefield, Associate Administrator for SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development. "I'm especially looking forward to working with the new ACVBA Chairwoman, Elizabeth O'Brien, whose focus will be connecting veteran entrepreneurs to available resources."
ACVBA Chairwoman Elizabeth O'Brien is the senior director of the Military Spouse Program at Hiring Our Heroes, an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. A military spouse living in Springfield, Virginia, O'Brien advocates for meaningful employment opportunities for the more than one million members of the military spouse community. She oversees the Military Spouse Program's hiring events and the Military Spouse Employment Advisory Council, comprised of national companies committed to hiring military spouses and creating best practices in military spouse employment.
Both IATF and ACVBA meetings are held quarterly at SBA headquarters, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20416. Both public meeting transcripts may also be found at www.sba.gov/ovbd under section heading "Federal Advisory Committees" following each meeting.
Advance notice of attendance is requested. Anyone wishing to attend and/or make comments to the IATF or ACVBA must contact SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development no later than March 1 at [email protected]. Comments for the record will be limited to five minutes to accommodate as many participants as possible.
Written comments should be sent to [email protected] by March 1. Special accommodation requests, as well as any questions, should also be directed to SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development at the same email address, or by calling (202) 205-6773.
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