Veteran Business Loans and Assistance
SBA Patriot Express Loan Program
Patriot Express is available to military community members including veterans, service-disabled veterans, active-duty service members participating in the military’s Transition Assistance Program, Reservists and National Guard members, current spouses of any of the above, and the widowed spouse of a service member or veteran who died during service, or of a service-connected disability.
The Arkansas SBDC provides free assistance, on an appointment basis, to veterans applying for SBA Patriot Express Loans. Contact your local Arkansas SBDC office for details.
Arkansas National Guard Business Mobilization Planning Guide
The Arkansas Small Business Development Center in conjunction with the Office of the Adjutant General for the Arkansas National Guard and the Veteran Affairs Officer of the SBDC created the Arkansas National Guard Business Mobilization Planning Guide.
This guide was prepared for business owners and self-employed members of the Arkansas National Guard to better prepare them before an actual alert and mobilization.
The guide will help business owners who are notified for deployment face many added concerns such as:
Who will operate my business while I am away?
Who will take care of bookkeeping and tax issues?
How will suppliers be paid?
How will I service business loans or other debt incurred by the business?
The Arkansas SBDC provides free confidential business counseling, on an appointment basis, to deploying service members. Contact your local Arkansas SBDC office to make an appointment.