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June 8, 2009

Small Business Administration plans meeting for vets

The U.S. Small Business Administration will present a forum for veterans on July 7 in Gainesville which will cover agency programs and services for active and retired military personnel who are starting or expanding small businesses.

The free forum will run from 8:30 a.m. until noon at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) office in the Featherbone Center, 999 Chestnut St. in Gainesville (zip code 30501). The forum will focus on loan programs and other assistance available from the SBA and its resource partners and will include the new small business provisions in the 2009 American Recovery Act. SBA resource partners involved with the forum include the agency’s SCORE Program, the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network and the Georgia Institute of Technology Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC).

Attendees will also be given information on the SBA Patriot Express Loan Initiative. This program offers guaranteed business loans of up to $500,000. It can be used by:

• Veterans, service-connected disabled veterans, active duty military personnel within 24 months of retirement or 12 months to transition into civilian society.

• National Guard and Reservists or the current spouse of all the aforementioned.

• The widowed spouse of a service member or veteran who died during service, or of a service-connected disability.

The forum will discuss service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns and unique contracting opportunities with the federal government.

Pre-registration is mandatory. To register, contact Jorge Valentin-Stone by e-mail at Jorge.valentin-stone@sba.gov. You can register by fax at (202) 481-5239. To register online, go to www.sba.gov/ga and select “Public Training and Seminars,” “Register Now,” in the spotlight section of the Web site’s main page. Please include your name, telephone number and/or e-mail address.

For additional information on SBA programs for veterans, go to www.sba.gov/vets.

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