{"id":65126,"date":"2022-03-24T15:35:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/24\/lawmakers-question-if-vet-entrepreneurs-are-getting-enough-help-to-start-new-businesses\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:50:24","slug":"lawmakers-question-if-vet-entrepreneurs-are-getting-enough-help-to-start-new-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/03\/24\/lawmakers-question-if-vet-entrepreneurs-are-getting-enough-help-to-start-new-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers question if vet entrepreneurs are getting enough help to start new businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

House lawmakers want to know why veterans looking to launch their own businesses are having trouble getting start-up capital, and whether federal support programs are doing enough to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a letter to the Government Accountability Office this week, House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee ranking member Mike Bost<\/a>, R-Ill, and House Small Business Committee ranking member Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., asked for an analysis of current Small Business Administration<\/a> programs targeting veteran entrepreneurs<\/a> amid concerns that they may not be providing as much support as they could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is imperative to study and examine access to capital issues for all small businesses, including those owned and operated by veterans,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGiven the SBA\u2019s role in assisting the nation\u2019s job creators, it is critically important to better understand how they are serving veteran-owned small businesses, including how their lending programs reach veteran-owned small businesses, and the work the SBA conducts toward improving outcomes for these business owners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t