Help for Veterans Starting Businesses
Standing outside the Fort Hamilton Army Base’s main gate, through which thousands of soldiers pass each year to be processed into the military, two local lawmakers called on New York State to do more to help disabled war veterans struggling with start-up businesses.
State Sen. Marty Golden and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis are pushing for passage of legislation that would give disabled veterans the same advantage in obtaining state funding as minority and women business owners.
Under the state’s Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development, the state has a policy to support and assist minority- and women-owned businesses by encouraging state agencies to enter into contracts with them. The state also strives to help these businesses grow and develop.