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Intro to Selling to Virginia

Description 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

Generate Leads Using eVA – Workshop #2

Description 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

CMMC Assessment

What Is a CMMC Assessment? CMMC assessment is an official process to evaluate your cybersecurity maturity. Hackers know that it’s much easier to steal sensitive information from government contractors than

How to Do Business with GSA

Did you know that the General Services Administration (GSA) is one of the largest buyers in the United States government? And that the US government is also the world’s largest

Dynamic Small Business Search

The Small Business Administration maintains the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) database. As a small business registers in the System for Award Management, there is an opportunity to fill out

SBA HUBZone Business Certification

The HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least 3% of federal contract dollars to HUBZone-certified companies each year. The government

SWaM Certification

The Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business (SWaM) certification program is a state program of the Commonwealth of Virginia, whose purpose is to enhance procurement opportunities for SWaM businesses participating in

Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)

FOCI Session Description: From investors to employees to customers, there are a lot of people who can influence your business. Most of the time these relationships improve your business, but sometimes

Project Spectrum

About Project Spectrum: Project Spectrum is a comprehensive, cost-effective platform that provides companies, institutions, and organizations with cybersecurity information, resources, tools, and training. Our mission is to improve cybersecurity readiness,

Writing an Effective Capabilities Statement

Your capabilities statement is your company’s resume. It is often the first contact you will have with Procurement Decision Makers. If your capabilities statement is the best way to get

DoD Mentor-Protégé Program

DoD’s Mentor-Protégé Program is the oldest continuously operating federal mentor-protégé program in existence. Originally established in the midst of the First Gulf War, the MPP helps eligible small businesses expand

Federal Contracting 101

The Southwest Virginia Community College APEX Accelerator invites you to attend this informational training session to learn the basics about Federal Contracting. The presenter will be Judy Sayers, Procurement Specialist

Creating Winning Proposals

During this session the following topics will be covered: Part 1 Difference between Bids and Proposals What influences proposal selection Responsiveness vs. Responsibility Difference between Solicitation, Pre-solicitation, Combined Synopsis and Sources Sought

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

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

SBA Women Owned Business Certifications

The federal government's goal is to award at least 5% of all federal contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses each year. To help provide a level playing field for women

Subcontracting as a Marketing Strategy

Learn about the GSA subcontracting program and how to target GSA prime vendors, market to them, as well as understand the advantages of initiating your Government contracting experience through subcontracting

An Introduction to the SBIR & STTR Programs

The SBIR/STTR programs are an important source of early-stage technology funding for small businesses. Learn how the SBIR/STTR programs have helped R&D-focused entrepreneurs, and advanced research and development in a

SBA Mentor Protégé Program

Your small business can learn from an experienced government contractor through SBA's Mentor-Protégé program. Protégés can get valuable business development help from their mentors in several areas, including: Guidance on

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