VA verification vs. SBA mentor-protege:
How can vets participate in both?
Veteran small business owners are being cautioned to watch out for pitfalls if they want to participate in the Small Business Administration’s new mentor-protege program as well as in the Veterans Affairs Department’s Vets First Verification program.
Potential areas of conflict are in maintaining the veteran’s ownership and control over the firm, according to Scott Denniston, executive director of the National Veterans Small Business Coalition.
“The first issue is ownership,” Denniston told Set-Aside Alert. “The second, and more important issue, is control,” Denniston said........
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