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Starting a business after service: what's actually available
What veterans actually get when starting a business: free VBOC advice, Boots to Business training, SBA VetCert certification, loan fee relief and VR&E support.
Writing a business plan a lender will actually read
The one-page lean plan is for you; lenders want the traditional one. What SBA's guidance says your plan and projections must contain to get a loan.
What an SBA 7(a) Loan Is, and Who Actually Gets One
The SBA 7(a) loan is a bank loan with a federal guarantee, not government money. Here's what lenders actually check, and where to look if you won't qualify yet.
SBA Disaster Loans Are Not Just for Businesses
After a declared disaster, SBA lends to homeowners and renters too, up to $500,000 for home repairs and $100,000 for personal property, cars included.
SBA microloans: borrowing small when banks say no
SBA microloans put up to $50,000 in the hands of small businesses banks turn away. How the nonprofit lenders work, what the money can buy, and how to apply.
Free government money for a small business is mostly a myth
The federal government does not hand out grants to start a business. Here's what SBA actually funds, the narrow exceptions, and the scams to avoid.