One-on-One Business Consultation

The Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity (SBSD), in collaboration with BizWorks is offering one-on-one business counseling sessions. These sessions are designed to help businesses like yours better understand how to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia state agencies. Whether it’s helping your business become certified in Virginia’s small business set-aside programs (SWaM and Micro), navigating the electronic portal which ALL state agencies use for solicitations (eVa), or helping you connect with key agency buyers SBSD can help! Some of the market research tools eVa offers are:

• Identifying which state agencies are buying what you sell
• How much these agencies are paying for your products and services
• Who are the buyers and how to contact them
• Who are your competitors
• And much more

Armed with this information, your company will be better positioned to win state contracts as well as contracts with many local government agencies across the region.

Time:  The appointment time slots are:

• 8:30 – 10:00
• 10:15 – 11:45
• 1:00 – 2:30
• 2:45 – 4:15
• 4:30 — 6:00

There is no fee for these sessions. However, an appointment is required. To request an appointment with Randy Brown, Business Services Manager for Central / South Virginia, submit an email to randy.brown@sbsd.virginia.gov. The subject line should read “1 On 1”; the text should identify your 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd preferred time slots as well as the associated location.