# Plain Language Summary: Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023

This bill officially creates and funds a program called "Boots to Business" that helps veterans and military families start their own businesses. Right now, the program exists but isn't formally written into law, so this bill makes it permanent and ensures it continues through September 2028. The program is run by the Small Business Administration and provides free training and resources to help people with military backgrounds learn how to start and run a small business.

Who can use this program? Veterans who served on active duty and received an honorable discharge are eligible, as are active-duty service members, people currently going through the military's transition assistance program, and their spouses and dependents. Essentially, if you're leaving the military or are a military family member, you can access these services. The program offers several types of training, starting with basic presentations about what it takes to own a business, moving to online self-study courses about entrepreneurship basics, then in-person classroom instruction, and finally more advanced online training that helps you actually write a business plan. The goal is to give veterans the practical knowledge they need to identify a business opportunity, understand how to get funding, connect with local business resources, and successfully launch their company.

The bill requires the Small Business Administration to work with Veteran Business Outreach Centers across the country and use local offices to deliver the training. It also requires the administration to share information about the program with the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Labor so veterans learn about it through multiple channels. Finally, the bill requires the administration to report annually to Congress about how well the program is working, including how many veterans participated, how many completed the training, how many actually started businesses, and whether participants found the training helpful.

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023

Schneider, Bradley Scott

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 This bill&nbsp;provides statutory authority for&nbsp;the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces,&nbsp;to be administered by the Small Business Administration.