• Subcontracting as a Marketing Strategy

    Join the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) and the SW Virginia Apex Accelerator as they team to present an overview of subcontracting with prime businesses as a way to get involved in federal contracting. Learn about the GSA subcontracting program and how to target GSA prime vendors, market

  • RFIs, RFPs, RFQs: Understanding the Difference

    This webinar will help you learn how to develop effective responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Quotes (RFQs). During this training, we will explain the differences in these requests and provide small businesses with the most effective strategies for creating effective responses. What you’ll learn: Understanding the power

  • Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI)

    This class will train you on Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence, or FOCI.  In an increasingly global economy, for those companies interested in doing classified work for the U.S. Government it is vitally important to understand what constitutes FOCI and how such concerns can be mitigated. In this 1 hour webinar, you will learn about

  • Utilizing GSA e-Tools

    GSA offers a suite of integrated e-tools to make the acquisition process more efficient for small businesses. These complimentary e-tools — GSA Advantage!®, GSA eBuy, GSA eLibrary, Acquisition Gateway, and others — help you quickly and easily perform market research, respond to requests for quotes, and more. Join GSA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business

  • Simple Access to SBA Surety Bonds

    Surety bonding is often seen as a technical hurdle, but for many small businesses, it can be the key to unlocking significant procurement opportunities. The "Simple Access to SBA Surety

  • Federal Contracting 101

    Join us for Federal Contracting 101, a comprehensive training session designed to help businesses navigate the world of government contracting. Whether you're just getting started or looking to expand into

  • Marketing to Procurement Professionals

    How you introduce your business matters. In this session, learn how to prepare your elevator pitch, identify your differentiators, and market your services to procurement officials effectively. This training will

  • Intro to Selling to Virginia

    This session will provide a high-level overview of the Commonwealth’s purchasing process, including purchasing policies that affect how buyers use the eVA system to “shop” and the eVA tools used

  • Generate Leads Using eVA

    This advanced workshop is the 2nd in our series & focuses on lead generation. This hands-on session explores the public transparency tools available on the eVA website, including the Report

  • SWaM Certification

    Are you a small, women-owned, minority-owned, micro, veteran, service-disabled veteran business looking to expand your opportunities? The Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) invites you to a