MomentumTexas Inc(MTI), An initiative to help veterans returning to the Dallas-Fort Worth area from Afghanistan and Iraq and other veterans successfully start their own business.

MTI is being assisted by an advisory committee comprised of representatives from the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, the SBA, the Texas Veterans Commision, the Texas Veterans Leadership Program, the Center for New Ventures & Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M, the Texas Chapter of Elite Service Disabled Veterans Owned Business, Dallas Area Veterans of Foreign Wars, and other volunteers, who will work with MTI to develop and implement an aggressive outreach program designed to inform returning Afghan and Iraqi veterans of help and resources available to start and grow a business.

Background

• MTI incorporated September 2004
• IRS 501c3 designation granted October 2005
• MTI began operations November 1, 2005

Mission

• Building Communities
• Growing Entrepreneurs

Core Competencies

• Management
• Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Fund raising

Service Area

• A statewide non profit with a primary focus on Dallas-Fort Worth