CalVet Hosts Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Business Matchmaking Event

WHO:     California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet)

 

WHAT:   Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Business Matchmaking Event

 

WHEN:   Wednesday, October 1, 2014

              Registration: 7:00 a.m., Event: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

WHERE: Department of General Services

               707 3^rd Street

               West Sacramento, CA  95605

 

ATTENDING:

                Peter J. Gravett, CalVet Secretary

                Fred Klass, California Department of General Services Director

                John Garcia, former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for

                Intergovernmental Affairs

 

BACKGROUND:

This forum will teach disabled Veteran business owners and suppliers how to get certified by the State of California; where to find state bidding opportunities; how to compete for contracts; how to effectively manage a business; and about the support and services available through the CalVet and the California Department of General Services.  Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with more than 50 federal and state government, public utility, and private-sector procurement decision makers for targeted, one-on-one matchmaking.

 

SIGNIFICANCE:

This forum demonstrates greater government collaboration and is the first time Federal, state, and private entities have come together to put government contracts into the hands of disabled Veterans.

 

For information about CalVet’s DVBE Program, go tohttps://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/Pages/Disabled-Veteran-Business-Enterprise-Program.aspx.