Small Business Administration



????? News ReleasePRESS OFFICE?????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 03048000Release Date: October 29, 2015Contact: Ahmad Goree? (817) 684-5539 Release Number: 6-14Internet Address: SBA Celebrates National Veterans Small Business Week in North Texas??????????????????? ??????????????? ???????????? ????????????? ??FORT WORTH - The Dallas/Fort Worth District Office will kick off National Veterans?Small Business Week November 2- 6, 2015 with a Boots to Business: Reboot workshop. This workshop provides free training programs for veterans & spouses.Boots to Business: Reboot is a two-day, entrepreneurial class that introduces veterans and their spouses to business ownership.? Each class is conducted ?by an SBA Representative or SBA Resource Partner who will educate veterans and their spouses on business fundamentals. The workshop will ?guide participants ?through an initial feasibility analysis of the business concept and help understand stages and activities related to launching and growing a business .? The class will take place on November 2-3, 2015 at AISD Professional Development Center, 1111 W. Arbrook Blvd., Arlington, TX.? The workshop is free but registration is required.“Please join our Administration in supporting our men and women who have fought for our country and give them the tools and resources to follow their dream in being an?entrepreneur,” said SBA Regional Administrator Yolanda Garcia Olivarez.? “Our stats show that veterans are at least 45 percent more likely than those with no active-duty military experience to be self-employed.? According to the most recent U.S. Census data, nearly one in 10 small businesses are veteran-owned.? And these businesses generate over $1.2 trillion in receipts annually and employ nearly 5.8 million Americans.”?After completing Boots to Business: Reboot, participants will have the tools and knowledge they need to identify a business opportunity, draft a business plan, connect with local small business resources and launch their small business.“This is a great opportunity offered to our nation’s service members to be the next small business owners, which will ultimately contribute to economic growth and job creation” said Herbert Austin, SBA’s DFW district director.To register, visit or questions email DFWDO.Email@ or call 817-684-5500. ................
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