Resources for Veterans

Visit the SBDC’s Veterans Business Outreach Center

New York State Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
Provides employers with the information they need to understand their rights as employers of Guard & Reserve members - and to help those Guard & Reserve members understand their rights and obligations when leaving and returning to their jobs.

New York State Department of Labor
This site contains information on finding a job, workers’ rights, employers’ responsibilities, and unemployment benefits.

• Veterans’ Services
  If you need job placement services, employment counseling and testing services, job search information, or civil service information, visit your closest Department of Labor office.

New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs
State agency that serves as the headquarters for New York’s militia forces: the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, the New York Guard and the New York Naval Militia. Site includes lists of job opportunities.

New York State Division of Veterans Affairs
Assists veterans, members of the armed forces, their families, and their dependents in securing benefits earned through military service.

SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development
Provides assistance to veterans seeking to start and develop small businesses.

U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Provide veterans with the resources and services to succeed in the work force by maximizing their employment opportunities, protecting their employment rights and meeting labor-market demands with qualified veterans.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Provides health care, financial assistance and burial benefits to veterans and their dependents.

• Buffalo Regional Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
  Serves the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
• New York Regional Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
  Serves the counties of Albany, Bronx, Clinton, Columbia,
  Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene,
  Hamilton, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange,
  Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland,
  Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan,
  Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester.
• Center for Veterans Enterprise
  Web portal encompassing a number of federal departments, agencies, and allied organizations to assist veteran-owned businesses.
• Business Assistance Programs for Veterans
  An Assistance Program is a service of a government or private organization that offers help to individuals or business owners. This site offers a searchable database to locate programs to help you with business startup, financing, training, procurement and business development.