Veterans

Online Resources

• Abilities Fund
  
• Americans with Disabilities Act
  
• Center for Minority Veterans
  
• Center for Women Veterans
  
• Center for Women Veterans
  
• Department of Labor
  
• Department of Veterans Affairs
  
• Department of Veterans Affairs-Business Opportunities
  
• Department of Veterans Affairs-Vendor Information Pages
  
• Disability Information
  
• Disabled American Veterans
  
• Document Center
  
• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
  
• Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
  
• Guide for Small Businesses
  
• Guide for Women Veterans (American Legion)
  
• Health Benefits Service Center
  
• Helmets to Hard Hats
  
• Hire Vets First
  
• Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program
  
• House Committee on Veterans Affairs
  
• Keys to Career Success
  
• Military to Civilian Occupation Translator
  
• My Own Business
  
• National Association of State Women Veteran Coordinators
  
• National Coalition of Homeless Veterans
  
• National Guard/Reservists Services
  
• Office of Disability Employment Policy
  
• Office of Veterans Business Development
  
• Patriot Express and Military Reservists Loans
  
• Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)
  
• Presidents's National Hire Vets Committee
  
• Publications
  
• Reemployment Rights Act
  

  The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor helps Veterans understand employee eligibility and job entitlements, employer obligations, benefits and remedies under the Act.

• SBA Guide to ADA
  
• SBA loan programs
  

  Learn about five SBA loan programs and watch for announcements of seminars about special-rate loans for veterans in your area. For more contacts, check VetBiz.Gov, the federal Web site for veterans in business. Some states offer financing for veterans, too.

• Self-Assessment for Entrepreneurship
  
• Self-Employment for People with Disabilities
  
• Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
  
• Small Business Administration
  
• Social Security Administration
  
• Tap into resources outside the SBA
  

  Get information about exporting, defense contracts and general business assistance from other branches of government, veteran's affairs offices and veteran's service organizations. Click on more than a dozen links to learn more.

• Troops to Teachers
  
• Troops to Truckers
  
• Uniformed Services Employment/Reemployment Rights Act
  
• VetBiz.Gov
  

  For more contacts, check VetBiz.Gov, the federal Web site for veterans in business. Some states offer financing for veterans, too.

• Veteran's Preference Advisor in Federal Jobs
  
• Veterans Benefits Administration
  
• Veterans Business Development
  

  Veterans Business Development officers and the Veterans Business Outreach Program (VBOP) counsel and guide you as you consider and plan for your business. There are a large number of public and private institutions giving startup advice to veterans; search for them in your state at the U.S.

• Veterans Business Outreach Centers
  
• Veterans Business Outreach Program
  

  Veterans Business Development officers and the Veterans Business Outreach Program (VBOP) counsel and guide you as you consider and plan for your business. There are a large number of public and private institutions giving startup advice to veterans; search for them in your state at the U.S.

• Veterans Business Resource Center
  

  VA education benefits can cover training in entrepreneurship through the SBA or The Veterans Corporation.

• Veterans Health Administration
  
• Veteranscorp.org
  

  Veteranscorp.org, also known as The Veterans Corp., is a nonprofit that creates entrepreneurial opportunities for veterans, including access to capital, services and training.

• Women Veterans
  
• Women Veterans of America
  
• Women's Veteran Issues
  
• Wounded Warrior Project