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• Presentation:
  Slides [PDF]

• Media Advisory: U.S. Census Bureau to Release New Data About Veteran-Owned Businesses

• News Release: Census Bureau Reports Veteran-Owned Businesses Numbered More Than 2 Million in 2007

• Tables:
  - Table 1. Summary Statistics for Veteran-Owned Firms by State: 2007 [PDF]
  - Table 2. Summary Statistics for Veteran-Owned Firms in the 50 Most Populous Counties: 2007 [PDF]
  - Table 3. Summary Statistics for Veteran-Owned Firms in the 50 Most Populous Cities: 2007 [PDF]
  - Table 4. Summary Statistics for Veteran-Owned Firms in the 50 Most Populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2007 [PDF]
  - Table 5. Summary Statistics for Veteran-Owned Firms by State and Kind of Business: 2007 [PDF]

• Charts:
  - Chart 1. Veteran-Owned Firms, Number of Firms by Kind of Business: 2007 [PDF]
  - Chart 2. Veteran-Owned Firms, Number of Firms by Receipts Size of Firm: 2007 [PDF]
  - Chart 3. Veteran-Owned Firms, Number of Employer Firms by Employment Size of Firm: 2007 [PDF]
  - Chart 4. All U.S. Firms Classifiable by Veteran Status, Number of Firms by Veteran Status: 2007 [PDF]
  - Chart 5. All U.S. Firms Classifiable by Veteran Status, Receipts by Veteran Status: 2007 [PDF]

• Maps:
  - Map 1. Veteran-Owned Firms, Number of Firms in Each State: 2007 [PDF]

• Speaker Biographies:
  - William D. Elmore, Associate Administrator, NOffice of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration
  - Dr. Joe Johnson, Chief Economist and Director, Office of Economic Research
  - Thomas L. Mesenbourg Jr., Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau
  - Joseph C. Sharpe Jr., Director, National Economic Commission, The American Legion
  - Lee Wentela, Chief, Economic Census Branch, Company Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau

Background Materials

• American Legion
• Census Bureau Blog
• Searching and Accessing Survey of Business Owners Data on American FactFinder
• Small Business Administration
• Survey of Business Owners Web site