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Small Business Conference

SBC 2012

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Small Business Conference

2012 Small Business Conference

Connect SB

Accelerate & Achieve

Monday, May 7, 2012
Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, D.C.

The 6^th annual Small Business Conference comes at a time when the world and our country is heading towards vast change. Mobility, teleworking, cloud computing, cyber security, CCMI certifications, approved accounting systems and understanding the buying habits of government and commercial customers are but a few in the list that small businesses must understand. With the current technological evolution moving at such a rapid pace and government entities across all organizations in government cutting budgets, small businesses need to rapidly become more assertive and responsive. They need to accelerate their learning curves, their ability to respond quickly, and their strategy to provide unparalleled service to their customers to achieve success. It is an amazing time for small business and the end goal is to achieve success in this world of federal contracting.

Please join us to hear from highly regarded government and industry personnel who have made significant strides in fostering achievement for small businesses in this complicated world of federal contracting. These individuals in both the federal and commercial world have established a “connection” that makes both the government and the small businesses successful bringing new technologies and creative efficient thinking into a complex process. Small business is the driving force of our economy and this conference will provide incredible insight to new directions, technologies, and success factors to continue to make small businesses number one in our economy.

Location: Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, D.C.
1000 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. USA 2001 (Map)

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SBC Conference Description

Since 2007, the ACT-IAC Small Business Conference has provided a unique educational and collaborative forum where small businesses, large businesses and government agencies can work together to promote and grow the role of small businesses in the government marketplace. The objectives of the Small Business Conference are to:

Provide small businesses with practical and valuable information on how to survive and thrive as a government contractor;
Provide small businesses with a better understanding of what government agencies are looking for and the type of opportunities that exist;
Provide small businesses with an introduction to larger companies seeking small business partners;
Provide government agencies with the opportunity to meet innovative small businesses and share advice on what makes a successful small business contractor; and
Provide large companies with a venue for meeting leading edge small businesses.

Conference highlights include the workshops where attendees can ask questions and share information about the challenges and opportunities of being a small business in the government marketplace.

The conference also includes a number of tabletop exhibits by government agencies, large companies seeking small business partners and companies providing products and services to the small business community.

The conference is also an opportunity to learn more about the unique role played by ACT-IAC in the government community and how participation in ACT-IAC can provide education and relationships that are vital to success.

Attendance at the conference has grown each year and over 300 people participated in the 2011 conference. Attendance in 2012 is limited to 350, so register early.

The conference is open to IAC members and non-members.

Platinum Sponsors

Thank you to our 2012 SBC Platinum Sponsors