Thanks to Our Sponsor
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Small Business Contracting Community of Practice Virtual Conference
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
12:00pm–4:15pm EST
Location: Your office
The recording of this Virtual Conference is now available for purchase!
About the Conference
This event brought together contracting professionals from industry and government who have an interest in small business concerns. The event has ended, but the discussion is far from over; the forum has moved over to our Facebook and LinkedIn sites.
Conference presentations are now available—use the links in the agenda below to download them.
Agenda
12:00pm–12:10pm
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Opening Remarks |
Neal Couture, CPCM, Executive Director, NCMA |
12:10pm–12:40pm
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Small Business Initiatives for FY 2010 |
Jim Gambardella, Area 6 Director for Government Contracting, SBA |
12:40pm–1:10pm
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Small Business Success Story: Technical and Project Engineering (TAPE)
Marketing to the Federal Government: Streamlining the Process
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Louisa L. Jaffe, President/CEO, Technical and Project Engineering, LLC |
1:10pm–1:30pm
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Joint Ventures: Partnering for Successful Relationships |
Gwendolyn Tillman, Corporate Manager, Socio-Economic Business Programs/Government Relations, Northrop Grumman |
1:30pm–1:50pm
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Regulatory Issues Affecting the Small Business Community |
Susan Walthall, Acting Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA |
1:50pm–2:10pm
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Intermission/Q&A Session |
2:10pm–2:30pm
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Business Planning for Success |
Will Vehrs, Communications Manager, Virginia Department of Business Assistance |
2:30pm–2:50pm
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Small Business Success Story |
Michelle Bell, CEO, 1st Choice Staffing Agency |
2:50pm–3:10pm
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Navigating the GSA Schedule |
Shaunta P. Johnson, Director, Small Business Utilization Center, GSA |
3:10pm–3:30pm
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Preparing the Winning Proposal |
Barbara Kinosky, President, Centre Consulting |
3:30pm–3:50pm
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Subcontracting |
Corey Roberts, Vice President - Small Business Liaison, CACI
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| 3:50pm–4:05pm |
Q&A Session |
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4:05pm–4:15pm
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Closing Remarks |
Neal Couture, CPCM, Executive Director, NCMA |
Contact Us
Susan Esprella Colon, Director of Education
sesprella@ncmahq.org
571-382-1125
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