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Support voiced for disabled veterans revolving‑loan fund to expand access to capital
Summary
Business and veteran witnesses urged the committee to advance House Bill 6767 to create a revolving loan fund for disabled‑veteran‑owned businesses, citing access to capital as a key barrier and recommending use of existing program infrastructure to reach veterans.
Business groups and veterans testified in favor of House Bill 6767, which would establish a disabled veterans business revolving loan fund to provide loans and grants to veteran‑owned businesses.
Paul Amaron, a public‑policy associate at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, told the committee that the state has more than 2,300 disabled veterans who own businesses and that expanding revolving loan opportunities could help those…
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