• U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Huntsville Engineering and Support Center
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Huntsville Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
• Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Alabama A&M University
• Alabama Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UAH
• Alabama State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program, Tuscaloosa
• Alabama Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, and APEX Accelerators, Huntsville

AGENDA

8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration Open - Networking and Dialogue

9:00 am – 9:30 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:30 am – 10:15 am: Advancing Procurement Readiness – Straight Talk withGovernment Small Business Leaders

10:15 am – 10:45 am: How Can Small Business Owners Shape Public Policy? – The Impact of Government Regulations on Small Businesses

10:45 am – 11:00 am: Networking Break

11:00 am – 11:30 pm: Roundtable Conversation Access to Capital for Diverse Businesses – Promoting Innovation and Growth

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: State of Small Business - Understanding Small Business Challenges and the Wealth Gap through Entrepreneurship Fireside Chat

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Building Successful Business Ecosystems Fireside Chat

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm: Strategic Resources for Business / Government Contracting Success

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: How to do Business with the General Services Administration (GSA)

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: How to do Business with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Q&A, Acknowledgements, and Closing Remarks