Entrepreneur Express Workshop

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Growth Opportunities with State and Federal Contracting

July 25, 2019 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Date:                     July 25^th, 2019

Location:              Room 117 at the JMU Ice House, 127 W. Bruce Street, Harrisonburg VA

Host:                     Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center

Event:                   Growth Opportunities with State and Federal Contracting

The Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, the Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center and the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Center proudly present a high level overview of the free and valuable resources provided to small business to contract with local, state and federal government.  Subcontractors, Trade and Tech companies are encouraged to attend!

9:00        Welcome from the Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center and introduction to our speakers.

9:15        What PTAC Does: “Very not Scary” Statewide Director, Lisa Wood gives us a Federal Government procurement 101

10:00     Courtney Mustin of the Small Business and Supplier Diversity explains SWaM Certification and eVA, Virginia’s “Marketplace”.

10:45     Break

11:00     “Find the right Funding” with Linda Gilbert of the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

11:45     Q&A

No fee for the workshop, however advance registration is required. If you have any questions, contact Courtney Mustin at courtney.mustin@sbsd.virginia.gov or call at 804-205-7459.  Coffee provided!

***This half-day workshop is for small business owners who want to better understand their customers and develop a marketing strategy, find the right funding for expansion, and do business directly with the Government thru SWaM and eVA.