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AUGUST 2017

22 Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event, San Diego, CA https://www.navygoldcoast.org/register/

22 SBA hosts 8(a) Business Development Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/JQVTve

22 SBA hosts HUBZone Contracting Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/Ps9fC

22 SBA hosts Government Contracting and Certification Workshop, Little Rock, AR, Please call 501-324-7379, x294

23 Coalition for Government Procurement hosts the 5th Annual Joseph P. Caggiano Memorial Golf Tournament, Ijamsville, MD http://goo.gl/2hZ8mj

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

24 SBA and NASA host 2017 Business Opportunity and Matchmaking Summit, Jackson, MS http://goo.gl/Aocbuf

24 SBA hosts All Small Mentor-Protege Program and Joint Venture Agreements Workshop, Buffalo, NY http://goo.gl/ZiKwqS

24 SBA hosts Selling to the Federal Government, King of Prussia, PA http://goo.gl/1HVYpK

30 SBA co-hosts Opening Doors, Lunch and Learn: the Women-Owned Small Business Program, Louisville, KY https://ewaddell.wufoo.com/forms/opening-doors-lunch-and-learn-series/

SEPTEMBER 2017

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

5 SBA hosts Coffee, Tea and Contracting: Q&A with the SBA, Nashville, TN http://goo.gl/mvEhoA

6 Veterans Business Outreach Center presents Government Contracting Seminar, Sacramento CA ; Please call 916-527-8400

8 SBA hosts Workshop on Teaming Arrangements, Anchorage, AK https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaming-arrangements-tickets-36613118824

11 NJSBDC and RNSBDC host Winning Public Federal Contracts, Newark, NJ http://goo.gl/WXJt5R

11 Florida’s SBDC hosts SBA Certification Workshop, Orlando, FL https://clients.floridasbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=500370117

12 Elements of Business Procurement Opportunities and Certifications, Zanesville, OH Please call 740 597 1460

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

13 Marketing and Selling to the Government Made Easy, Bellevue, NE, Please call 402-554-6254

13 SBA hosts HUBZone Orientation for IL Small Businesses, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/dtpgjd

18 MACPA hosts 2017 Government Contractors Conference, College Park, MD http://goo.gl/wiDljP

21 GovConectx Federal Sales Boot Camp, Falls Church, VA http://wwwgovconectx.com/federal-sales-boot-camp.html

22 SBA hosts HUBZone Contracting Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/Ps9fC

26 SBA hosts 8(a) Business Development Program Overview, Baltimore, MD http://goo.gl/JQVTve

28 ICF hosting 5th Annual CyberSci Symposium 2017: The Battle for Cyberspace, Fairfax, VA http://goo.gl/3XgV7E

28 SBA hosts Selling to the Federal Government, King of Prussia, PA http://goo.gl/1HVYpK

30 SBA co-hosts Opening Doors, Lunch and Learn: the Veteran-Owned Small Business Program, Louisville, KY https://ewaddell.wufoo.com/forms/opening-doors-lunch-and-learn-series/

OCTOBER 2017

3-4 Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC http://goo.gl/oDtGta

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

12 SAVE the DATE: Pillsbury’s 17th Annual Defense, Aerospace and Government Services M&A Conference, McLean, VA

14 SBA hosts HUBZone Orientation for IL Small Businesses, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/dtpgjd

18 Aronson LLC hosts Government Contracting Fall Conference: Growth of Mid-Tier Firms, McLean, VA http://goo.gl/eXwuuT

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

25-26 USDA Technology Expo, Beltsville, MD Please call 1-844-325-0341 or email info@federaltrainingpartnership.com

26 GovConectx Fort Belvoir Expo, Fort Belvoir, VA http://wwwgovconectx.com/ft-belvoir.html

NOVEMBER 2017

6-8 NACA (Native American Contractors Association) 2017 Federal Contracting Policy and Advocacy Conference, Washington, DC, Details to be announced soon

8 Alliance Baltimore 2017, Linthicum, MD http://goo.gl/TFs7ef

8 SBA hosts HUBZone Orientation for IL Small Businesses, Chicago, IL http://goo.gl/dtpgjd

15-16 2017 West Coast Small Business Defense Contracting Summit, San Diego, CA, please contact Ashley Brooks at 202-552-0179 ext. 400 or ashley@defenseforum.org

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/

JANUARY 2018

31-2 National 8(a) Association Small Business Conference, Nashville, TN. Details coming soon http://goo.gl/a4wX8z

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Senate panel backs HUBZone legislation

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