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NOVEMBER 2015

20 SBA, Social Security Administration, WIPP and AmexOPEN present ChallengeHer 2016 event for women-owned small businesses, free, Baltimore, MD https://goo.gl/CZP7SK

20 National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce 2015 National Dinner, Washington DC http://www.nglcc.org

20 13th Annual Smart PROC Procurement Conference, Frederick, MD http://goo.gl/k1zFfC

24 SBA seminar on Doing Business with the Federal Government, Boise, ID https://goo.gl/9FoVNk

24 SBA Government Contracting Orientation, Salt Lake City, UT, Contact Nancy Byerly nancy.byerly@sba.gov

24 SBA HUBZone Program Overview, Baltimore, MD https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sba-hub-zone-program-overview-tickets-18615706078

24 Government Contracting and Certification Workshop, Little Rock, AR Contact Number: 501-324-7379, x294

DECEMBER 2015

1 SBA event - Fundamentals of Working with the Federal Government, Honolulu, HI, http://goo.gl/5jNMdX

1 SBA event - 8(a), HUBZone and Other Small Business Programs, Honolulu, HI, http://goo.gl/P0cJxH

2 SBA event - Applying to the 8(a) Business Development Program, Honolulu, HI, http://goo.gl/tY1f8Z

2 SBA Procurement Programs Orientation, Detroit, MI, 9 am to 11 am EST, MMSDC HQ, 100 River Place Drive, Suite 300, Detroit, MI,48207; free event

2 SBA event - 8(a) Business Development Program, Houston, TX, contact Danny Del Rossi daniel.delrossi@sba.gov

2 SBA event - Maximizing your DSBS profile, Fort Worth, TX https://goo.gl/v1BqtV

3 Getting Started in Government Contracting, Jacksonville, FL https://www.sbdc.unf.edu/event-calendar/

4 Women-Owned and Working it! Certifications and Opportunities for Women, Rockville, MD http://www.marylandwbc.org/rwbc-workshops-seminars/

8 SBA Small Business Certification Workshop, Charlotte, NC, contact Erin Connell erin.connell@sba.gov

8 8(a) Program Overview, Baltimore, MD https://goo.gl/DKQRC9

8 Government Contracting and GSA Schedules, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/5pktHG

9 Bexar County, TX, Small, Minority,Women and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise Program, San Antonio, TX http://goo.gl/J9dswX

9 FITARA Forum, Washington, DC http://www.fitaraforum.com/

9 SBA Reverse Matchmaker event, Boston, MA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reverse-matchmaker-tickets-19229700552

9 How to Register in SAM.gov, San Diego, CA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/129-how-to-register-in-sam-system-for-awards-management-tickets-18443306426

9 8(a) Business Development and Certification, New Orleans, LA contact Gail Brogan gail.brogan@sba.gov

9 Federal Contracting business Development Training, Cincinnati, OH , contact Jill Nagy-Reynolds, Jill.nagy-reynolds@sba.gov

9 SBA HUBZone program workshop, San Antonio, TX contact Dan Del Rossi daniel.delrossi@sba.gov

9 WOSB Contracting Program, Omaha, NE http://goo.gl/fthxoj

9 Government Contracting and GSA Schedules, Tyson’s Corner, VA http://goo.gl/5pktHG

10 Small Business Expo, Atlanta, GA http://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/

10 SBA, WIPP and AmexOPEN host ChallengeHer - Orlando, FL https://goo.gl/btUSdz

10-11 Army Small Business Contracting Summit, Fort Benning, GA http://www.defenseleadership.org/

11 2015 Annual WRMSDC Meeting & Holiday Luncheon, San Francisco, CA http://www.wrmsdc.org

14 GovCon Holiday Soiree at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC http://goo.gl/fUvF2p

14-15 NCMA 34th Annual Government Contract Management Symposium, Washington DC http://goo.gl/ICW8MF

15 8(a), HUBZone Eligibility Training, Columbus, OH contact Jill Nagy-Reynolds Jill.Nagy-Reynolds@sba.gov

16 How to Qualify for SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, San Diego, CA https://goo.gl/2RvCDs

16 How to Find, Write, Submit and Win Government Bids, Fort Lauderdale, FL http://goo.gl/sjvwpd

17 Grow your Small Business with Government Contracting, Fresno, CA https://goo.gl/WQ0EXe

17 Winning Federal Contracts for your Small Business, Omaha, NE http://goo.gl/nPkp5t

18 How to Navigate and Search for Bids, Norwich, CT Lisa Powell lisa.powell@sba.gov

JANUARY 2016

28-29 Air Force Contracting Summit, Hurlburt Field, FL http://www.defenseleadership.org/

FEBRUARY 2016

3-4 Marine West, Camp Pendleton, CA http://goo.gl/Ml24CS

9-10 National 8(a) Association 2016 Winter Conference, Orlando, FL http://goo.gl/dsjo8M

MARCH 2016

16-17 SBA InnovateHer Challenge Summit, Washington DC https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/wbo/resources/1465581

29 DefTech 2016, Arlington, VA http://goo.gl/xuruAz

31 16th Annual Alliance Mid-Atlantic Small Business Procurement Fair, Atlantic City, NJ http://goo.gl/pivrN6

APRIL 2016

6-7 Marine South, Camp LeJeune, NC http://goo.gl/Ml24CS

MAY 2016

9-10 Navy Contracting Summit, Norfolk, VA, http://goo.gl/xuruAz

23-25 US Energy Dept. 16th Annual Small Business Forum and Expo, Atlanta, GA http://smallbusinessconference.energy.gov/

JUNE 2016

9-10 Army Contracting Summit, Killeen, TX http://goo.gl/xuruAz

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