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JUNE 2017

26 SBA hosts an overview of DCAA, Talahassee, FL Please contact Leticia Clark leticia.clark@sba.gov

27 SBA hosts 8(a) Business Development Overview, Baltimore MD Please call 410-962-6195

27 SBA hosts HUBZone program overview, Baltimore, MD please contact: 410-962-6195

27 Boosting Government Efficiency, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/IQboMf

27 SBA at the Brownsville Veterans Resource Center, Brownsville, TX Please contact Reynaldo Vasquez reynaldo.vasquez@sba.gov

27 SBA hosts Doing Business with the Federal Government, Boise, ID Please call (208) 334-1698

27 SBA hosts 8(a) Program - Helping Small Businesses Secure Government Contracts, Salt Lake City, UT Contact Number: 801-524-3226

27 Government Contracting and Certification Workshop, Little Rock AR, Please contact 501-324-7379, x294

27-28 Business Opportunity Expo, New York, NY, http://nynjmsdc.org

28 GovConectx Maryland Outreach, Linthicum, MD http://www.govconectx.com/maryland-outreach.html

28 CA Veterans Business Outreach Center hosts State of California small business outreach, Sacramento, CA

28-29 2017 National 8(a) Association Regional Conference, Anchorage, AK goo.gl/bkkwoQ

29 Nextgov hosts Tech Refresh, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/RpxYfb

29 Getting on the GSA Schedule, Jackson, MS http://goo.gl/jR0kwe

29 SBDC at U of Georgia hosts 8(a) Certification Step by Step, Athens, GA, http://www.georgiasbdc.org/training/

JULY 2017

5 Veterans Business Outreach Ctr. hosts Government Contracting Seminar, Sacramento, CA Please call 916-527-8400

6 SBA hosts Small Business Certifications, El Paso, TX Please call (915) 834-460

10 KeyBank hosts Indiana Black Expo Business Conference, Indianapolis, IN http://goo.gl/MBzDXu

11 SBA hosts Doing Business with the FEderal Government, Memphis, TN http://goo.gl/dZHrS

12 SBA hosts HUBZone Workshop, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/4Xqs05

13 2nd Annual Defense One Tech Summit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/RsBecy

13 SBA Illinois District Office hosts 8(a) Small Business Conference, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/U3sm2j

13 SBA hosts Women-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Programs, Atlanta, GA, also Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec. 14 http://goo.gl/BwVwxp

13-14 PTAC of Delaware presents: Preparing for your DCAA Audit, Newark, DE https://deptac.ecenterdirect.com/events/5042

20 GovConectx Navy Yard Symposium, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

20 Probiz 2017, Silver Spring, MD, http://goo.gl/BoFXcd

27 HUBZone Council Small Business Summit & Matchmaking, Columbus, OH http://goo.gl/Q22aN7

AUGUST 2017

1-4 National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce National Conference 2017, Las Vegas, NV http://www.nglcc.org

8 NASA/AFRC/LA Air Force Base Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Industry Day, El Segundo, CA, http://goo.gl/T8A0nY

9 SBA hosts HUBZone Workshop, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/4Xqs05

10 GovConectx Summer Showcase, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

16-18 14th Annual Elite SDVOB National Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL http://www.sdvobconference.com/

23-24 Native Hawaiian Organizations Association 2017 Business Summit Conference, Waikiki, HI, http://goo.gl/cZVw0D

24 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Vendor Outreach Fair, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/Kfc3zL

SEPTEMBER 2017

4-8 America’s SBDC Annual Conference, Nashville, TN http://www.americassbdc.org/conf/

13 8th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/BV5nj4

18 2017 Government Contractors Conference, Hyattsville, MD http://goo.gl/wiDljP

21 GovConectx Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

OCTOBER 2017

12-13 2017 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA http://goo.gl/snXLBD

22-25 Annual NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunities Exchange, Detroit, MI, http://www.nmsdc.org

26 GovConectx Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

NOVEMBER 2017

16 GovConectx Fall Showcase, Falls Church, VA http://goo.gl/Y9PNug

DECEMBER 2017

4-5 NCMA 36th Annual Government Contracts Management Symposium, Arlington, VA http://www.ncmahq.org/gcms17/cfp

5-7 US Veterans Affairs Dept. hosts National Veterans Small Business Engagement, St. Louis, MO http://nvsbe.com/

100s awarded 8(a) STARS II

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OMB cuts back small biz reports

MACs decline in number, but not in spending

Two bills to affect veteran-owned

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