Kevin Hicks ⋅ Freehold, NY U.S. Army ⋅ 29 years experience

I'm assuming you're already familiar with the various SBA programs for veterans: https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/veteran-assistance-programs

You can also register with your local (county or state) DOL Employment Center as a Veteran. They should know local banks that can help you get started: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets

Gary Rossi ⋅ Napa, CA The Coaches ⋅ 18 years experience

May I also suggest using LinkedIn - search for SBA Loans and commercial bankers in People then the location you desire, then craft a tailored connection request to do two things increase your network as well as set up informational interviews with current project managers in your area - If you desire you can connect with me on LinkedIn and use my network - https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyrossibaldrigecoach/ V/R Gary - I am also open to chat if you desire - connect with me on LinkedIn to set something up

Richard Byrne ⋅ Hillsborough, NJ Intel Corporation ⋅ 53 years experience

Log onto the ACP website, go to the Advisor Net's Community Tab
Select the Advisors Tab
Select "General Business" from the "Refine By" pull down box.
Don't forget to click on the "Show More" box at the bottom.
Message some of the advisors. (Thank You for being an advisor)

Next, under the Advisors Tab:
Select "Financial Services" from the "Refine By" pull down box.
Message some of the advisors.

I've added links to information & videos under these sections of My EE webpage that might be useful:
http://eehot.com/ee.html#vosb - Veteran Owned Small Business
http://eehot.com/ee.html#sba - Small Bus. Admin.
http://eehot.com/ee.html#funding
http://eehot.com/ee.html#networking
http://eehot.com/ee.html#mentoring