The National 8(a) Association National Small Business Conference is the premier supplier diversity event for small businesses. The Conference offers educational sessions, matchmaking, networking and resources for all small businesses including: minority, aspiring, current and graduate 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOB, VOSB, SDB, WOSB, DBE, and teaming partnerships. The event attracts hundreds of federal agencies, large business primes, and corporate compa...

The Only Industrial MRO Procurement & Sourcing Conference For too long, MRO has been a fractured category. Join 150+ practitioners for a collaborative discussion on how to move MRO into the 21st century. ProcureCon MRO will arm practitioners with strategies to modernize MRO spend, gain more spend under management, reduce POs and suppliers, and benchmark against other companies. Two Full Days Of MRO Procurement Content You’ll leave wi...

SBC 2021 will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta the week of November 15 with virtual participation available. All speakers are participating in-person during this time. We've added a series of "SBC Encore" engagements December 1-3; all activities during this time will be virtual. The Small Business Conference for the Federal Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facility Maintenance/Management Industry (SBC) brings...

Don’t miss out on one of the best growth opportunities for your business! Join leaders from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Small Business Program in Atlanta, Georgia this Spring for a FREE Small Business Exchange and Matchmaking Event. Learn how to successfully do business with the NRC, as well as other Federal, state and local agencies and large prime contractors. Gain important insight to efficiently grow your business...

Saluting Veteran Owned Businesses According to the SBA and the U.S. Census Bureau of Surveys of Small Business Owners (reports in December 2015 and February 2016), 2.5 million businesses in the U.S. are majority-owned by veterans. These veteran business owners employ over 5 million employees with payroll close to $200 billion. With so many veteran-owned businesses in existence, why is the government’s goal to give 3% of contracts to vete...

The Hartsfield Jackson International airport is noted as the world’s most traveled airport. Opportunities galore are available. At the September’s Association meeting, GCA will feature Executive Director Gerald McDowell, of Aerotropolis Atlanta CID, will educate business owners on opportunities available and how to win them. Who Should Attend: Any business owners looking for opportunities at the international airport in Atlanta, GA...

ProposalHelpers will teach this two-day immersion bootcamp which focuses on the essential knowledge and skills proposal writers need to become winning bidders. During the session you will learn to use logic and response strategies to craft the proposal narrative and create methodologies and a cost estimation approach to address the needs stated in the SOW and the PWS. Also, you will discover how to use a QASP to identify more information about...

Elevate your business & leverage your brand. Learn how to win government and City of Atlanta contracts. Professional athletes in all sports establish a name for themselves while in the game, but what happens after an athletic career is done? What is your Plan B? Join us and the City of Atlanta as we host the Building Your Brand for Success seminar. This is one of a series of EntrePROneur events for professional athletes. Learn how to build...

The conference exists to build relationships among the supplier community and state governments, the largest consumers of goods and services in the country. The meeting shall be a place where partnering, networking and learning come together to develop business relationships to support public procurements that are effective, efficient, transparent and fair. Register for the 2016 meeting to participate in a refreshed approach to building relati...

ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING *** The monthly meeting of the Government Contractors Association is the one place where business owners, government professionals, and industry experts can come to network, meet possible teaming partners, connect with agencies, get best practices from successful peers and learn how to navigate the maze that is government contracting. This month's event is: FRESH START TO THE NEW YEAR Goal Setting for Business Owner...