National Veterans Small Business Week
November 1 – 5, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrates, connects, and empowers aspiring and current service members, veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouse entrepreneurs during National Veterans Small Business Week.
During the week, November 1-5, SBA and its extensive partner network celebrate the strength and resilience of the #VetBiz community by hosting events across the country and sharing information about the resources available to veteran entrepreneurs.
Discover transition assistance resources like Boots
to Business or connect with your local Veterans
Business Outreach Center to develop your business plan, receive marketing tips, and access government contracting opportunities.
Register for all or some of the free webinars during National Veterans Small Business Week:
Monday, November 1st | 9:30AM – 10:30AM
Business
Plan Basics
Tuesday, November 2nd | 8:00AM – 10:00AM
VA
Office Of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Webinar
Tuesday, November 2nd | 4:00PM – 5:30PM
Starting
a Farm – Lessons from a Marine turned Farmer
Thursday, November 4th | 4:30PM – 5:30PM
The
Importance of Knowing What your Business is Worth
Check out these local resources committed to making your small business a success:
Center for Women & Enterprise — Doris De Los Santos — Director 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard, Providence, RI
401-277-0800 | www.cweonline.org
The Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) provides counseling and training in a full range of business issues to new and existing women business owners. CWE offers training, mentoring, and one-on-one counseling to help women build their business skills and create
a lifetime network of key resources and contacts.
Rhode Island Small Business Development Center –– Diane Fournaris – State Director — 75 Lower College Road, Suite 1 Kingston, RI
401-874-7232 | www.risbdc.org
The Rhode Island Small Business Development Center (RISBDC) at the University of Rhode Island provides a variety of counseling, workshops, and information services for growing companies and startups. Look at the RISBDC as a one-stop resource center for assistance
in business plan development, market analysis, sources of capital, technology transfer, inventory assistance, and other managerial and technical support services.
Rhode Island SCORE Jim Mutschler & Jeff Bodenstab- Chapter Co-Chairs – 401-226-0077 | www.ri.score.org
The Rhode Island SCORE Chapter is a volunteer, non-profit resource partner of the SBA. With more than 40 years’ experience helping small businesses succeed, SCORE matches volunteer counselors with clients in need of expert advice. SCORE has counselors in nearly
every area of business management. Your small business can obtain free help, whether you are considering starting your own business, have a business that is experiencing problems, or are ready to expand.
Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England Jenniefer Murphy – Director
132 George M. Cohan Boulevard, Providence, RI
844-404-2171 | www.cweonline.org/Veterans-Business-Outreach-Center
The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) Program is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling, and mentoring, and referrals for eligible veterans owning or considering starting a small business. The SBA
has 22 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as VBOCs. The VBOC of New England is operated by the Center for Women & Enterprise, which is located in Providence, Rhode Island.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Thursday, October 28th | 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Join the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for an online panel discussion with disabled-owned small businesses as they share their small business stories and how they utilized SBA economic aid to pivot during the pandemic. Learn more about SBA resources
to help entrepreneurs compete in the marketplace, receive counseling, and launch or expand businesses. Also, learn more about disability inclusion and discovering untapped sources of talent.
One Day Business Training for All Minority-Owned Small Business Owners
Thursday, November 4th | 11:00AM – 6:00PM
Business Fundamentals: Connect, Learn, Lead, and Grow Your Business
NEIs are one-day, in-person training events that provide both established and aspiring business-owners critical business training. NEIs also connect
participants to existing resources available in their region, to go along with one-on-one business counseling/coaching and matchmaking services. Access to the National Center’s unique N2N (Native to Native) business network will be made available to all attendees,
as well as the National Center’s in-region procurement and technical assistance training. Federal program and procurement coaching, accessing capital via Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), and navigating the SBA and Bureau of Indian affairs
will also be featured prominently at the events.
11th Annual CyberSecurity Summit
Thursday, October 26 | 1:30PM – 5:30PM
The deeply interconnected nature of today’s world means that cyber security can have a direct impact on a small business’ bottom line. Developing a good cyber security culture in your business can help protect profits and enable your organization to thrive
in today’s modern business environment.
Join the SBA’s District Director Brian McDonald, the Small Business Development Center’s Associate Director Lyle Wright and others for FREE sessions for tactics, tools and approaches you can adopt to ensure your success.
Scams Targeting Small Business:
How to Spot and Avoid them
Thursday, October 28 | 1:00PM – 2:30PM
As a small business owner, you can’t afford to lose time or money to scammers. Please join us on Thursday, October 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to learn about common current scams that target small businesses and steps you can take to protect your company
from them.
This webinar is presented by the U.S. Small Business Administration in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission.
Federal Acquisition Regulation:
Certification of Women-Owned Small Businesses
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to revise the FAR to implement section 825(a)(1) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 (15 U.S.C. 637(m)), Public Law 113–291. To be eligible for
set aside or sole-source awards, Section 825 requires women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns to be certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA), a Federal agency, a State
government, or a national certifying entity approved by SBA in the WOSB Program.
This DoD-NASA-GSA notice appears in the
October 7 Federal Register.
On or before December 6, 2021, interested parties should submit comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division to be considered in the formulation of a final rule.
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