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April 20, 2022SBA Honors Veterans Business Outreach Center Excellence in Service Award
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the three 2022 National Small Business Week Resource Partners winners in recognition of their impact on local economic development, job creation, and support of small business growth in the U.S., especially among women and veteran entrepreneurs as well as small business owners from rural communities. Thousands of SBA resource partners have offered critical support to small business owners navigating pandemic challenges, as well as pivoted and grown as we continue building a better America. The winners include:
• Metro-Atlanta Women’s Business Center (WBC) – Norcross, Georgia
• Louisville Small Business Development Center (SBDC) – Louisville, Kentucky
• McNulty Veteran Business Center (VBOC) – Watervliet, New York
Each year, the SBA counsels, trains, and advises more than one million entrepreneurs and small business owners with the help of its resource partners. Together, SBA resource partners continue to improve on the decades of expertise in counseling for each stage of a business’s lifecycle.
“The SBA’s national network of resource partners provides mentoring, training, resources, and localized assistance that has a tremendous impact on small businesses across the country. In 2021, our network enabled small businesses to access more than billions of dollars in capital and relief aid, start over 26,000 new businesses, and create and retain more than two million jobs,” said Mark Madrid, Associate Administrator for SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development. “We have much work ahead, and I am energized to continue to deepen our collaboration with our resource partners as we advance our shared goal of ensuring 2022 is brighter for all of our entrepreneurs. I am honored to have the opportunity to recognize and congratulate these resource partners for their exceptional efforts.”
Veterans Business Outreach Center Excellence in Service Award
McNulty Veteran Business Center
Amy Amoroso, VBOC Director
Watervliet, NY
Since 2014, the McNulty Veteran Business Center (VBC) has helped veterans, service members, and military spouses start and grow their businesses. The center serves as a critical host organization for the U.S. Small Business Administration Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC), covering New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
McNulty VBC provides a range of services and networking opportunities through entrepreneurial training and counseling to veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. Utilizing emerging technologies, the center strengthens the veteran business ecosystem by providing services both virtually and in person.
Originally founded as an accelerator program, the Michael R. McNulty Center for Veteran Entrepreneurial Activity helped veteran entrepreneurs overcome obstacles to starting a small business and provided access to business resources in the Capital Region. The McNulty Veteran Business Center strives to build on that legacy of empowering business success for those who served.
