3rd Annual Women Veteran Small Business Seminar

This is an opportuntity for veteran women business owners and women buisness owners to learn how to do business with the federal governement. Attendees will have a chance to find out what Prime Contractors look for when doing busuiness with small business subconractors. In addition they will experience quality networking and talk to people who are successfully doing business with the Federal government. Meet with OSDBU representatives, SBA, and the VA to discuss the verification program. For more details go to www.thewave.us.com.

Speaker and Presenter Information

EMCEE Ms. Teresa Lewis, Director, OSDBU Health & Human Services Host Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught Keynote Speaker Wanda Alexander President and CEO Horizon Consulting Winner of Smart 100 Smart CEO Magazine 2010 Secured 3 government contracts totaling over 7.2 million An amazing story! Guy Timberlake, Co-Founder The American Small Business Coalition, will speak on Simplified Acquisitions: A $15B Missed Opportunity for Small Federal Contractors Onsite VA CVE Verification Status Checks and Updates Onsite SBA Woman Owned Small Business Certification Roundtable Discussions with: IBM CSC Deloitte Small Business Resource Panel Members Confirmed Government Agency Exhibitors EPA, SBA, HHS, DIA, HUD, VA, DOI, DOT, Dept of State, Dept of ED, US Army, US Navy

Expected Number of Attendees

250

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Dept of Education, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA