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Causes: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Mission: Transition veterans into business owner. To ensure the federal acquisition playing field is level and fair for veterans and veteran owned businesses.
Programs: Veterans conference - bringing awareness and transitioning veterans and veteran owned businesses servicing the federal government. Ensure that veteran and veteran owned small businesses are given first consideration for federal prime and subcontracting procurement opportunities. Providing the knowledge and relationships needed for veterans to transition into business owners to service the federal government. The veteran entrepreneur training symposium a business development conference created by veterans for veterans. Creating the start of local chapters in combination with the dc council by providing monthly dinner meetings; match making projects conducted by dc chapter for prime contractors seeking highly qualified veteran and service disable veteran firms for teaming and subcontracting opportunities; providing newly formed and early stage service disabled veteran owned small business and veteran entrepreneurs with business networking opportunities; and fostering networking and business development opportunities for members and creating networking opportunities with contracting.
nvsbc scholarship program - a new program which allows veteran business to attend the veteran entrepreneur training symposium scheduled for 2017. This scholarship will provide the recipient(s) the opportunity to network with other veteran business owners, prime contractors and government agencies to gain the knowledge that they will need to do business with the federal government.
monthly informational newsletter - newsletter providing detailed information on all aspects of federal and industry policies, events, and publications impacting the vosb and sdvosb community.
advocacy for veterans of small business and service disabled veteran owned small business - engage federal department and agencies to promote policies and acquisition strategies that further participation of veteran and service disable veteran owned small business in federal contracting oppportunities.