1. Small Business Administration Entrepreneurship Track
BOOTS TO BUSINESS (B2B)
Small Business Administration Entrepreneurship Track
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2. Benefits of owning a business
Being your own boss
The challenge and satisfaction of building something from scratch that belongs to you
Financial rewards in creating a successful business
Franchise opportunities

3. What is Boots to Business?
A two-step training program offered as part of T-GPS Entrepreneurship Track
Administered by the SBA
Courses utilized: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Foundations of Entrepreneurship

4. Introduction to Entrepreneurship Two-Day Course
First step in the B2B program, offers an overview of the process of starting a business
Course offered in-class during the Entrepreneurship Track
Does not affect eligibility for other Tracks (Education and Career Technical Training)

5. Foundations of Entrepreneurship Course
An eight-week course offering a more detailed and in-depth instruction for start-ups
Course is instructor-lead online
Focuses on creating a proper business plan and useful “tips and techniques” to assist the start-up

6. Boots to Business / Reboot
Training program for Veterans and their dependents who transitioned of the military
Held at military installations; calendar available
Offers training on developing business plans, SBA resources and start-up capital
Reboot

7. Small Business Administration (SBA)
SBA created by congress to “aid, counsel, assist and protect, […] the interests of small business concerns”
Assists in business plan development and financing
10 regional offices as well as office(s) in each state and Puerto Rico
SBA Website

8. Resources available to Veterans starting a business
Association of Women’s Business Centers
America’s SBDCs - Small Business Development Centers
VBOC - Veterans Business Outreach Centers
SCORE association

9. Veteran success in entrepreneurship
Military Veterans own nearly 1 in 10 small businesses in the United States
Veterans are 45% more likely to be self-employed than non-veterans

10. Conclusion
The Boots to Business program is the SBA’s program designed to give transitioning members tools and skills needed to be successful in starting and maintaining a business or franchise

11. Review What organization delivers the Boots to Business courses?
What are the two courses that make up the Boots to Business training?
How is each one delivered?

12. Questions?