Veterans Business Outreach Center celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week

Nov. 5 through 9 is National Veterans Small Business Week

WATERVLIET, N.Y. >> The Veterans Business Outreach Center ( VBOC) for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Region 2 is celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week, Nov. 5 through 9, by recognizing the entrepreneurial accomplishments of veterans and military personnel.

“National Veterans Small Business Week is a great way to promote local small businesses that are owned by those who have served our nation,” said Amy Amoroso, Director of SBA VBOC Region 2, in a press release. “The programs we offer help veterans take their skills learned in service and use them in their transition to successful entrepreneurs.”

The VBOC Region 2 office is hosting and participating in training sessions for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners in Albany, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and New Jersey in recognition and celebration of National Veterans Small Business Week.

“The VBOC training offers great tools and support network

to Veterans looking to start or grow their business,” added Kathy Caruso, administrator of the Watervliet Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership, which hosts VBOC. “We’re proud to be part of the network and community that supports veterans all year round, and we look forward to this week each year to give our small business owners

extra attention for the products and services they provide to their neighbors.”

The Veterans Business Outreach Center is a resource for veterans, active and reserve members of the military, and their spouses to connect them with training opportunities and resources to help start or expand their business.

A full listing of programs and schedule of events for veterans interested in getting involved with VBOC can be found online at www.vbocregion2.com.

FILE PHOTO Amy Amoroso, director for Veteran Business Outreach at the New York State Business Development Center, speaks during the first-ever McNulty Business Conference for Veterans held in the Michael R. McNulty Center for Entrepreneurial Activity at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, N.Y., on Jan. 28, 2015.

FILE PHOTO Dan Rickman of the U.S. Small Business Administration talks with more than 30veterans who attended a Boots to Business training seminar at the Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership in Watervliet on Feb. 4.