Education: MSU’s Veterans Business Outreach Center named VBOC of the Year
By Aspen Harris/Mississippi State University May 7, 2024
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Director of the Mississippi State Veterans Business Outreach Center Mark L. Scott, left, accepts the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Year Award from Tim Green, U.S. SBA Office of Veterans Business Development deputy associate administrator. MSU’s VBOC serves the military community in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, providing service members, veterans and their spouses with programs and services to start and expand their small business. Courtesy Photo
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State’s Veterans Business Outreach Center was named the Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration as part of the 2024 National Small Business Week, which runs through May 4.
One of only 28 VBOCs in the country, MSU’s center was awarded the honor by SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, a member of the U.S. Cabinet. Celebrated for more than 60 years, NSBW recognizes the economic contributions of small business own
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