(MESILLA, NM)- Available space is filling up for a free seminar on September 14 & 15 in Mesilla for military veterans who want to start or expand their own business.

Boots to Business: Reboot, an intensive two-day veterans entrepreneurship seminar, is at the Las Posta de Mesilla Restaurant in Mesilla, located at 2410 Calle de San Albino from 8am-4:30pm on both days. A free lunch will be served on both days.

The seminar is free for business-minded military veterans, Guard/Reserve members/ transitioning active-duty military personnel and their spouses. It is being presented through a cooperative effort by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, the New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce.

Boots to Business: Reboot is a nationwide effort led by representatives from the SBA's resource partners and industry experts from Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). It is supported through the SBA's partnership with Syracuse University's IVMF.

The entrepreneurship seminar adapts the curriculum from the SBA's Boots to Business: From Service to Startup program--a training track within the Department of Defense's three-step "Transition, Goals, Plans, Success" (Transition GPS) program specifically developed to introduce transitioning service members to small business ownership. It has since expanded to include veterans who would like to start a business or expand an existing operation.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate business concepts, understand their market, learn about business economics and financing, selecting a correct legal entity, effective strategies for developing a business plan, and many more critical concepts needed for success in the small business world.

In addition, attendees will have a great opportunity to connect with local resource networks, as well as have an opportunity to take advantage of the counseling and training offered by the SBA's resource partner network, which include Veteran Business Outreach Centers, Women's Business Centers, Small Business Development Centers and SCORE.

Though the seminar is free, pre-registration is required. For more information and to pre-register for the Boots to Business: Reboot business development seminar in Mesilla, contact Monte Rout at the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce at mrout@lascruces.org or (575) 524-1968.

More information about the Boots to Business: Reboot program can be found at www.boots2businessreboot.org.