Sec. 3. Improvements to business development and entrepreneurial programs
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In this section— the terms Administration and Administrator mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively; the term individual eligible for a veteran entrepreneurial development program means— a covered individual, as defined in section 32(d)(1) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 2; a covered individual, as defined in section 32(e)(1) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 2; a service-disabled veteran, as defined in section 3(q)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q)(1) ); and an individual who qualifies to be the owner of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans, as defined in section 32(g)(1)(C) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 2; the term one-stop resource means the one-stop online resource established under subsection (c)(1); and the term small business concern has the meaning given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ).
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish guidelines to improve the network of peer-to-peer counseling and mentoring for individuals eligible for a veteran entrepreneurial development program relating to the business development and entrepreneurial programs of the Administration. The Administrator shall establish an online mechanism that serves as a one-stop online resource for veterans regarding all of the entrepreneurial development programs of the Administration.
The one-stop resource shall include descriptions of each entrepreneurial program of the Administration (which shall include the programs described in paragraph (3)), including— target client descriptions for each program; contact information for information on or assistance regarding each program from locally, statewide, and nationally available sources; a detailed description of the services available under each program; a description of any costs associated with the services under each program; an outline of program curriculums if training seminars or courses are offered; and other resource information that the Administrator determines appropriate and necessary for veteran entrepreneurs and veterans who own small business concerns, in order to ensure the one-stop online resource provides information and resources necessary for a veteran beginning to develop a small business concern.
The programs identified and described under the one-stop resource shall include— the small business development center program under section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ); the women's business center program under section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 ); the programs of the Office of Entrepreneurship Education of the Administration; the Boots to Business Program under section 32(d) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 2(a) of this Act; the Women Veterans Business Training Program under section 32(e) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 2(a) of this Act; the Business Training Program for Service Disabled Veterans under section 32(f) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 2(a) of this Act; the veterans’ business outreach center program under section 32(g) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 2(a) of this Act; the Service Corps of Retired Executives program authorized by section 8(b)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1) ); and any other program of the Administration determined appropriate by the Administrator.
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