August 29 @ 9:00 am - 1:30 pm 2024 Southwest Virginia Manufacturers’ Expo The Southwest Virginia Community APEX Accelerator program will be in attendance at the 2024 Southwest Virginia Manufacturers' Expo. The Southwest Virginia Manufacturers' Expo brings manufacturers of Southwest Virginia together, along
September 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 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
September 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am 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
September 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 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
September 25 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Project Spectrum – What Small Businesses Need to Know About CMMC This virtual webinar will provide information to businesses concerning cybersecurity. What do businesses need to do to become cybersecurity certified? Why is it important to obtain cybersecurity certification? About CMMC:
October 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 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
October 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 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
October 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 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
October 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm How to Do Business with the Department of the Air Force The Department will strengthen our defense industrial base to ensure that we produce and sustain the full range of capabilities needed to give U.S., allied, and partners forces a competitive
November 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 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