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NEWSLETTER~ APRIL 2015
PVAMU SBDC prides itself on providing the community with the knowledge and guidance needed
for you to pursue your business endeavors!
Vista for Veterans at the SBDC!
VISTA Member Michael McCarty
Helps Veterans Transition to Civilian
Life
UT Austin AmeriCorps
VISTA member Michael
McCarty has been working
with the Prairie View A&M
University’s Small
Business Development
Center (SBDC) to
implement a pilot veteran
entrepreneurship program to help U.S. military
veterans successfully transition back into civilian
life. This new program represents the first
veteran’s entrepreneurship program within an SBDC
in Texas in response to President Obama’s emphasis
on providing employment assistance to veterans.
Since the start of the program in February, McCarty
has provided services to 12 new veteran
entrepreneurs. He has also been instrumental in
creating a partnership with PeopleVet (a program
designed to assist veterans with small business
ownership) to teach a six-week business training
program specifically for veterans starting in June.
Veterans who complete the PeopleVET program
will qualify for a $20,000 loan to help them start or
expand their businesses. As a result of McCarty’s
work, more veterans within the community are
starting to inquire about how they can participate in
this new program. Call our office today to
schedule an appointment with Mr. McCarty!
Getting HUB Certified!
As you may already know, one of
the services we off here at the PVAMU SBDC is
guiding our clients through the process of becoming
HUB Certified. Why do we feature this offer? Here
are some important facts you may not have known
as a small business owner. You may fall under one
or all categories:

HUB certification is free of charge.

Certification is valid for 4 years, provided
that business continues to meet the eligibility
requirements*.

Business is registered on the Comptroller’s
Web-based HUB Directory. State agencies
use the HUB Directory in conjunction with
the Comptroller’s Centralized Master
Bidders List (CMBL) to solicit bids from
certified HUBs for state purchasing and
public works contracts. Prime contractors
also use the HUB Directory to identify
HUBs to whom they will send notification of
their subcontracting opportunities.

Increased exposure to the general public, as
well as, other entities who have a supplier
diversity program and are searching for
minority and woman-owned businesses.
Don’t delay. Please call our office (936) 261-9242
or email rroliver@pvamu.edu today!
Published by: Rosita Oliver, PVAMU SBDC Program Associate
The Prairie View A&M SBDC is a center of the Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network. The Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network serves 32 counties in Southeast Texas. SBDC programs are nondiscriminatory and
available to individuals with disabilities. Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the
author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact PV A&M University at
936-261-3585 for accommodations.