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SUMMARY:Contracting 101 with The Commonwealth of Virginia
DESCRIPTION:Contracting 101 with the Commonwealth of Virginia\n\nFree workshop with Margaret Edmond of Virginia Apex! Open to all entrepreneurs and businesses.\n\nThe Commonwealth of Virginia spends BILLIONS of dollars on goods and services each year. At this FREE workshop you will learn how to become an eVA registered vendor and how to get SWaM certified.\n\nContracting 101 with the Commonwealth of Virginia workshop takes you step-by-step on how to register your firm to do business with Virginia state agencies\, find out who's buying what you sell\, and research commodity spend for your product/service.\n\nThe Commonwealth of Virginia has a set-aside program   Small\, Women\, and Minority Owned Business (SWAM) certification - that encourages state agencies to purchase goods and services from SWaM certified businesses. The Commonwealth's goal is to spend 42% of its discretionary funding with SWaM certified vendors.\n\nThis is an information-packed 1   hour in-person class you will NOT want to miss!\n\nAgenda Items:\n\n\n	        eVA Registration\n	        SWaM Certification\n	        Who's Buying What I Sell?\n	        Commodity Spend (for your product or service)\n	        Utilize Tools in eVA to Market Your Business\n\n\nBring your laptop to get registered today!\n\nRegister Here: https://coworking.sovainnovationhub.com/events/8-apr-2026-contracting-101-with-the-commonwealth-of-virginia
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Contracting 101 with the Commonwealth of Virginia</p>\n\n<p>Free workshop with Margaret Edmond of Virginia Apex! Open to all entrepreneurs and businesses.</p>\n\n<p>The Commonwealth of Virginia spends BILLIONS of dollars on goods and services each year. At this FREE workshop you will learn how to become an eVA registered vendor and how to get SWaM certified.</p>\n\n<p><em>Contracting 101 with the Commonwealth of Virginia</em>&nbsp\;workshop takes you step-by-step on how to register your firm to do business with Virginia state agencies\, find out who&rsquo\;s buying what you sell\, and research commodity spend for your product/service.</p>\n\n<p>The Commonwealth of Virginia has a set-aside program &ndash\; Small\, Women\, and Minority Owned Business (SWAM) certification - that encourages state agencies to purchase goods and services from SWaM certified businesses. The Commonwealth&rsquo\;s goal is to spend 42% of its discretionary funding with SWaM certified vendors.</p>\n\n<p>This is an information-packed 1 &frac12\; hour in-person class you will NOT want to miss!</p>\n\n<p>Agenda Items:</p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; eVA Registration</li>\n	<li>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; SWaM Certification</li>\n	<li>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Who&rsquo\;s Buying What I Sell?</li>\n	<li>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Commodity Spend (for your product or service)</li>\n	<li>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Utilize Tools in eVA to Market Your Business</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Bring your laptop to get registered today!</p>\n\n<p>Register Here:&nbsp\;https://coworking.sovainnovationhub.com/events/8-apr-2026-contracting-101-with-the-commonwealth-of-virginia</p>\n
LOCATION:SOVA Innovation Hub 715 Wilborn Ave. South Boston\, VA 24592
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URL:https://www.farmvilleareachamber.org/events/details/contracting-101-with-the-commonwealth-of-virginia-13414
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