Veterans from 2 states to get Boro-based help in business

Georgia Southern Business Innovation Group lands SBA center

Dr. Dominique Halaby announced Monday the Business Innovation Group at Georgia Southern University received a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration that will fund a Veterans Business Outreach Center at City Campus in downtown Statesboro. - photo by JEREMY WILBURN/Courtesy Georgia Southern

City Campus Web — Dr. Dominique Halaby announced Monday the Business Innovation Group at Georgia Southern University received a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration that will fund a Veterans Business Outreach Center at City Campus in downtown Statesboro. - photo by JEREMY WILBURN/Courtesy Georgia Southern

Beginning July 1, military veterans from all over Georgia and most of South Carolina will have a new place to find help starting, sustaining and growing businesses, the Veterans Business Outreach Center hosted by the Business Innovation Group of Georgia Southern University. The Business Innovation Group won a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, to launch the outreach center. Georgia Southern is among six organizations, from here to Hawaii, chosen in a $1.5 million round of grants to open new centers.

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