DC Metro Area (DMV)

EVENTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

Hosted by the National Veteran Small Business Coalition Education Foundation (NVSBC-EF), our local engagement events are structured around a 3-hour time-frame, which includes a meal, training session, and networking. Non-members are welcome to attend at the regular event price and NVSBC members may attend at a discounted price.

All DC Metro Engagement + Training Academy events are federal government contracting focused and ALL (NVSBC Members, Non-members, Veteran Owned Small Business Professionals, Veterans, etc) are welcome to attend.

Past DC Metro Engagement Dinner Event Guest Speakers:

8 October 2025: Panelists – Scott Semple – Founder/CEO, NewTHINK Solutions, LLC, Robert Santmyer – President & CEO, PenBay Technology Group LLC and Christina Mee – Founder/CEO, Capture 411
10 September 2025: Panelists – Scott Jensen, CEO, NVSBC, Matt Tait, CEO & President of MANTECH, Joe Martore, Chairman, Former President/CEO of CALIBRE Systems, and Jim Edwards, Chief Growth Officer at SOSi
9 April 2025: Speaker – Charlie Smith, OSDBU, Department of Energy, Gary Lyttek, Senior Business Resources Manager, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Scott Semple, Founder/CEO, New THINK Solutions, LLC
12 March 2025: Speaker – Scott Jensen, CEO, NVSBC & Robert Burton, Partner at Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group
15 January 2025: Speaker – James Walsh, Comptroller, U.S. Department of State

Previous presentations are available for NVSBC Members in VetFedConnect.

DC Metro Fellowship Cohort:

The Regional DC Metro Fellowship Program meets quarterly before all engagement events. The NVSBC Fellowship Program is comprised of local Fellows (mentees) and Senior Fellows (mentors), where fellows receive a tailored curriculum that focuses on procurement, business readiness, and finance. If interested in this program, please see more details of the regional Fellowship Program here.

Upcoming Engagement Event Dates:

DC Metro Engagement Dinner & Training Academy
December 3, 2025

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Past & Present Sponsors:

Thank you to our sponsors whose generous sponsorships of our NVSBC Communities of Interests events.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for future events! As a sponsor, you have the opportunity to introduce the guest speaker and more. If you are interested in learning more about event sponsorship, please contact Adelaide Kahn.