Project NOVAGATE—Growing America Through Entrepreneurship—is designed to help dislocated adult job seekers over 45 years old start and expand their own small business in Northern Virginia. NOVAGATE was created through a partnership between the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA), the Virginia Community College System and the SkillSource Group, Inc. Participants in the project will be given access to special training and assistance in applying for small business loans.