Webinar: SWaM Certification Information Session

The mission of the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) is to enhance growth opportunities for Virginia’s small businesses to prosper through increased revenue and job creation thereby raising the standard of living for all Virginians.  ContactVirginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversityfor business assistance, counseling and additional resources.

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DUE TO THE COVID-19, ALL MEETINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA PHONE OR OTHER TELECONFERENCING OPTIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Are you a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business who wants to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia?  Small business owners who are looking to participate in Virginia’s specialized procurement and contracting opportunities are encouraged to become SWaM certified. The SWaM certification is a vehicle to promote economic growth of Virginia’s businesses.State (SWaM) Certification is one of the most powerful business tools you can use to grow your sales among state agencies, public colleges and universities, local municipalities, and private sector firms that utilize the SWaM database.Becoming SWaM certified is just the first step in doing business with the Commonwealth. Each year the state buys goods and services totaling more than $8 billion. The Commonwealth of Virginia wants to do business with you and increase participation of small, women owned, and minority-owned businesses.This workshop will cover the SWaM Program and designations, certification process and new on-line application portal (live demo), required documents needed to apply, and how to use the certification to do business with the Commonwealth (intro to eVA, Virginia&#x27;s Online Procurement Portal).SWaM certification overview will be presented by Angela Barber, Business Services Manager, Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity - Hampton Roads/Eastern Shore region.REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE AN INVITATION WITH A LINK TO JOIN PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

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