New Small Business Administration program focuses on business lending for veterans

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has started a new program aimed at helping returning veterans start new businesses. The SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative is a commitment by top national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase their lending activity to veterans by five percent per year for the next five years. Often times, veterans face challenges in raising capital or have trouble receiving a conventional loan. With the support of SBA’s top 20 national...
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New Small Business Administration program focuses on business lending for veterans

The U.S. Small Business Administration has started a new program aimed at helping returning veterans start new businesses.

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