ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN, the small business division of the financial services company. ChallengeHER is a national initiative designed to promote the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program, bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain, and provide an avenue for govern...

Remember to do your homework and be prepared to talk to the agency/government contracting representatives. Appointments will be in 10 increments. Some of the companies/agencies scheduled to participate:SBA, The City of Indianapolis, Lilly and Company, Duke Realty Company, IUPUI, the State of Indiana, Zimmer, Citizens Energy Group, Cummins, Federal Agencies and others.

Join INSA’s Intelligence Champions Council (ICC) for a panel discussion on mission diversity that will explore how different perspectives, backgrounds, and skill sets contribute to the intelligence mission. The discussion will include panelists representing a wide spectrum of experiences across government leadership, junior staff, non-traditional intelligence backgrounds, and private sector leadership. The ICC’s goal is to foster a...

Selling to the government isn't an easy task. In fact, with the more that you learn and the more experienced you become, you might find yourself becoming more and more ingrained in these terrible habits. What shouldn't you be doing? There are quite a few things that you could be doing wrong... And we're not talking about simply not reading the RFP or forgetting to proofread your response. Join us for our free webinar - The Top 5 Mistakes in Go...

Join NVTC and hundreds of leaders from the region's technology community on Oct. 19 at the biggest networking event of the year: TechCelebration! During the event, David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, will make remarks in accepting the Pinnacle Award for his outstanding leadership and contributions to the Northern Virginia community. Also at the event, NVTC will honor the finalists and winners of the 2015 NVTC Tech...

Congressman Steve Chabot, Chairman of the U.S. House Small Business Committee, will speak to women business owners at the October 16 ChallengeHER Cincinnati event where attendees will learn key strategies to market and sell their products and services to the federal government. Now in its third year, ChallengeHER is a national initiative designed to promote the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program, bring more women-owned...

Combining health care with logistics is an important discussion on the challenge of meeting the needs of patients, public institutions, and medical providers, as well as the interaction of these groups with supply chain stakeholders. Satish Gattadahalli and Bill Barton from WBB will present on Health Systems Engineering--Call to Action. Irv Varkonyi from SCOPE and APICS DC Metro will discuss "How Supply Chain Professionals Can Contribute to Pu...

The American Express OPEN for Government Contracting: Success Series in Miami is designed to educate small business owners on the benefits of selling to the federal government. The free full day program will cover a variety of government contracting topics and provide attendees with resources, insights and networking opportunities with government officials and like-minded small business owners. During online registration, business owners can s...