KOSBE Hosts Seminar on Doing Business With The Veterans Administration

KINGSPORT, Tenn. - March 2, 2018 - PRLog -- The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate Office will host Doing Business with the Veterans Administration on March 20, 2018 from 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM at The Kingsport Center for Higher Ed. The training is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), Tennessee Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Southwest Virginia Community College PTAC, Kingsport Chamber, Tri-Cities Military Affairs Council and the Veterans Administration.

Doing Business with Veterans Affairs (VA) is a regional procurement readiness seminar designed to help small and veteran business owners become procurement-ready and prepared to do business with VA. VA is one of the largest procurement and supply agencies of the federal government. You will:
§  Hear about upcoming bids and available opportunities
§  Meet one-on-one with procurement officers & project managers
§  Network with other veteran, small, minority, & women-owned firms

Who should attend: Current and prospective suppliers, including but not limited to Logistics, IT, Prosthetics, Engineering, HR, Healthcare, Medical Supply, and Construction Companies. Small businesses, woman-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned businesses (and those that want to become certified) and prospective contractors and subcontractors. Review of open opportunities for small businesses.

This is a free training, but pre-registration is required. A light breakfast will be served to the event attendees. Please RSVP online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doing-business-with-the-veterans-administration-kingsport-tickets-42359905618or to Aditi Bhave at 423.392.8811 or abhave@tsbdc.org.

The cooperative agreement between KOSBE and East Tennessee State University is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Additional funding is provided by the Tennessee Board of Regents and the state of Tennessee.

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact Aditi Bhave — 423.392.8811; abhave@tsbdc.org; 400 Clinchfield Street, Suite 100, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660.

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