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O’Mara to area veterans: 'Operation: Start Up & Grow’ Business Conference on March 16th
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Elmira, N.Y., March 8—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats) today reminded area veterans that the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) will sponsor a Veteran Business Conference in Syracuse on Wednesday, March 16 designed to assist veterans interested in starting or expanding their own small business.
The March 16th conference, the SBA’s 9th Annual “Operation: Start Up & Grow,” will be held at Onondaga Community College from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
“I appreciate the SBA reaching out to our veterans and members of the military community locally, statewide and across the nation in the ongoing effort to help more and more of our military men and women find the best way to contribute their commitment, experience, skills and unparalleled work ethic to build and strengthen local economies,” said O’Mara.
According to the SBA, “The 9th Annual ‘Operation: Start Up & Grow’ is the premier veteran business conference in New York for veterans and members of the military community who want to start or grow their own small business. Don’t miss this chance to network among 50 exhibitors with programs and resources for veterans!”
For more information and to register online, go to: https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/ny/syracuse/resources/operation-start-grow
Additional information can also be obtained from the SBA’s Elmira Branch Office by contacting: Howard Garrity, Office of Veterans Business Development Resources, 333 East Water Street, 4th Floor, Elmira, N.Y. Telephone: 607-734-8130, ext. 30.