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This is the electronic version of the book as it went to print on June 21, 2010. This does not contain the latest information and an addendum will be distributed onsite.

Online Networking Tools

Attention full conference attendees! You should have received an email recently detailing our new online schedule builder and networking features. To get started using these tools, click here and log in using the credentials that were in that email.

Note: the password is not the same one you created when you registered for the conference.

Note: If you change any information in your profile, you will not be changing your original registration record. The networking features are not integrated with your official records in the registration, exhibitor and sponsor systems.

For a quick tutorial on how to use the new features, click on the icons below. If you have any questions, please email us at info@nationalveteransconference.com

User Account

Company Profile

Attendees Network

Session Profile

Sponsors

This conference was sponsored by the Veteran Small Business Federal Interagency Council which consists of:

• U.S. Department of Defense (Army, Air Force, and Navy)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Department of Interior
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Department of State
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• U.S. Department of Treasury
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Defense Contract Management Agency
• Defense Logistics Agency
• Missile Defense Agency
• National Security Agency
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• U.S. General Services Administration
• U.S. Small Business Administration

Highlights

As the largest conference of its kind, this nationwide conference brought together over 3,200 attendees from Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB/SDVOSBs), Federal Agencies and departments, and prime contractors to share best practices of how to do business together.

In addition to many educational sessions on Federal contracting for small businesses, attendees had the opportunity to showcase their businesses in a large Exhibit Hall and conduct one-on-one matchmaking meetings with highly qualified businesses and government officials in their industry. The conference was open to both government and non-government personnel.

Conference Agenda

The conference provided the information needed to navigate the Federal acquisition process – from the government perspective as well as the commercial side. General Sessions and breakouts included a variety of subjects, such as:

• Contracting procedures
• Marketing and selling to the Federal Government
• Legislation affecting small businesses
• Legal issues with Government contracting
• Managing small business finances
• Successful business strategies
• Subcontracting
• And more!

Expo

The 6th Annual National Veteran Small Business Conference featured an Expo to showcase Federal Government Agencies, Prime Contractors, and Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VO/SDVOSB). Click here for more information regarding the Expo.

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