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Virginia SBDC

Grow Your Business with SWaM & eVA

Oct
22
2026
Thu, Oct 22 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Topic: Government Contracting

Join us for a free informational meeting to learn more about state government contracting, the SWaM Certification program and the Commonwealth's procurement system, eVA. This free workshop is designed to educate small businesses about opportunities to sell their goods and services to the Commonwealth of Virginia, institutions of higher education, and local governments/public entities. What You'll Learn in This Workshop: ✔️ Overview of the SWaM Certification Program and the eVA procurement portal utilized by buyers at state agencies, colleges & universities, many local governments/public bodies ✔️ Eligibility requirements for certification (including Small, Micro, Woman-owned, Minority-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran designations and Military Family) ✔️ Step-by-step guidance on how to apply

Speaker(s): Kathy Deacon, SBSD

Co-Sponsor(s): Mountain Empire SBDC

This is an interacitve workshop designed to support businesses in walking through the process. Bring your own laptop or tablet.


Fee: No Cost

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Phone: 703-277-7703


U.S. Small Business Administration, George Mason University, and America's SBDC

All programs of the Virginia SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis to all legal residents and citizens of the United States.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at https://www.virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources/.

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