There’s lots of support out there for veterans interested in business ownership. Besides learning about what incentives and assistance franchisors offers, be sure to check out these videos and sites for more information:

• Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise
• Franchising 101 Video
• The Veterans’ Business Outreach Center Program (VBOC) provides business training and counseling from 16 locations, as well as online assistance.
• SBA Express (Veteran Advantage Loan Initiative) approved more than $500 million in low-interest smallbusiness loans for veterans, reservists and their spouses since its creation in 2007.
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) Service-disabled veterans can receive one year of entrepreneurship training through the, a partnership between the SBA and Syracuse University. It is now expanding to six more business schools around the country.
• The Veteran Entrepreneur Program (VEP) is offered entirely free to qualified veterans accepted into the program
• Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) and Operation Endure & Grow, which will offer training to women veterans and reservists and military family members, respectively.
• SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.