WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, announced that she secured $3.5 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the first-ever Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) in Nevada. The announcement came after Senator Rosen urged the SBA to establish a VBOC in Nevada, which is home to more than 200,000 veterans and approximately 23,500 veteran-owned businesses.
KNPR Las Vegas: Rosen successfully urges Small Business Administration to establish Nevada’s first-ever Veterans Business Outreach Center
Reporter: “The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded $3.5 million dollars to establish the first-ever Veterans Business Outreach Center in Nevada. Senator Jacky Rosen’s office says she urged the SBA to establish a VBOC in Nevada, which is home to nearly 23,000 veteran owned businesses.”
KOH-AM Reno: Rosen’s involvement helps bring first-ever Veterans Business Outreach Center to Nevada
Reporter: “U.S. SBA – the Small Business Administration – awarding $3.5 million to establish the first-ever Veteran Business Outreach Center in Nevada… Announcement comes after Senator Jacky Rosen urged them to establish a VBOC in Nevada, which is home to more than 200,000 veterans and about 23,500 veteran-owned businesses. Before Senator Rosen’s involvement, Nevada was one of the states without a single VBOC.”
KTVN Reno: Senator Rosen secures first-ever Veteran Business Outreach Center in Nevada
Anchor: “Senator Jacky Rosen announced that $3.5 million dollars will be used to establish the first-ever Veteran Business Outreach Center in Nevada. […] Nevada is currently one of the few states that does not have a Veterans Business Outreach Center”
KRNV Reno: Rosen announces funding for first-ever Veterans Business Outreach Center in Nevada
Anchor: “Senator Jacky Rosen announcing funding today for the first-ever Veterans Business Outreach Center in Nevada. It will serve as a one-stop shop providing business resources and support to transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses who are interested in starting or growing a small business”
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