NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce

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Congratulations to our member Kathleen Waters for her selection as NAVOBAs 2024 LGBT Vetetan Business of The Year award. Her business, Facilities Partners and Solutions is a NJ based veteran business that is also a member of the NJ Veterans Chamber. Thank you to NaVOBA for selecting a NJ based business for this prestigious award!

Veteran Business Summit 9/12/2024 from 8AM - 4PM Our general session will be jam packed with information and we will do deep dives in our amazing breakout sessions. In our general session, you will hear from experts on: * Federal Procurement * County Contracting Opportunities * Private Sector Business Opportunities * A resource panel that will discuss needed resources available to veteran owned businesses * You will hear from Veteran business owners who have been awarded multi-million dollar contracts and how they did it * You will see the state's latest spends with DVOBs We will also have several different tracks of breakout sessions that will help you to learn about new & upcoming opportunities and will also help you to become the best possible entrepreneurs that you can. Our breakout sessions will include: * How to really do federal contracting - Hear from subject matter experts from the NVSBC and federal agencies including the Joint Base * Certifications - NJ Department of Treasury will take you through how to certify your business as a VOB, DVOB, MBE, WBE, LBGTQ+, SBE, and you will hear about the new certification SED. * Marketing your Business - Tips & Techniques to help you market your business and get more customers * Legal Considerations of business ownership - Hear from several lawyers on what factors you need to consider when starting or scaling up your business - ask the lawyers pertinent questions about your business * Entrepreneurship Training Programs - Hear from several universities about their veteran-focused entrepreneurship training programs. These programs will make you the best you can be at starting a business * Financing your small business - Hear from banks and CDFIs on ways to gain access to capital, improve your credit score, and things you can do to best set you up for success in financing your business * Successful RFP Responses - Hear from subject matter experts in what you need to do to submit an outstanding response to an available RFP * Taking Care of yourself Holistically - Hear from experts in the field of wellness and members of the VA community on exercises and wellness programs you can do to keep you on the right track of good health both physical & mental health * NJ Turnpike Authority opportunities across all domains - Hear from procurement professionals on how to compete for opportunities across all domains: Goods & Services, Professional Services, Engineering, and Construction - Hear from Prime vendors who have gotten contracts and who are looking for DVOBs to work with * Opprotunities in the Cannabis industry - Hear from the CRC and veteran business owners who have started businesses in the cannabis industry. You will hear about upcoming opportunities and what is needed to submit an application to start your cannabis business There will be procurement tables set up so you can speak one on one about upcoming contracts and potential opportunities. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eVkmeUaa

??Reminder: The U.S. Small Business Administration's certification system upgrade begins this Thursday, August 1. SBA will not accept initial applications until the upgrade is complete in early September. #VetBiz owners with certifications scheduled to renew during the upgrade period will receive a one-year extension. Impacted firms will be notified by the program office. Please contact [email protected] or 202-205-6459 with any questions regarding the upgrade. Learn more about the upgrade: https://lnkd.in/e8KNST6z

Calling all Supplier Diversity, Procurement Professionals, and Veteran & MILSPOUSE Business Owners The Veteran Business Summit will be 9/12/2024 This year, we will be conducting our annual Veteran Business Summit on Thursday, 9/12/2024 from 8AM - 4PM at the Conference Center at Mercer. You won't want to miss this great event. There will be speakers and breakout sessions on federal, state, and county government contracting as well as the private sector. We will have representatives from the Joint Base and other federal agencies join us. You will also hear from your fellow veteran business owners on how they broke through to secure contracts at all levels of government and the private sector. This year, tables will be staffed by supplier diversity and procurement professionals. Space is limited, so please ensure you sign up today to secure your spot. This event is free for all veterans, military spouses, and supplier diversity/procurement professionals, thanks to the generosity of our great sponsors. If you are a veteran or military spouse business owner, make sure you send in your capability statement for this year's capability book. You can send your capability statement to?[email protected]. There will be a ton of resources at this event that will help you be the best entrepreneurs. Stay tuned for more information but make sure you sign up today.?You can register at:?https://lnkd.in/eVkmeUaa Francisco Cortes Scott Jensen Luis O. De La Hoz Alex Archawski Kathleen Waters Antonio Martinez, PE, PP Timothy P. Kerner Tim Allen Megan (Carton) Poole Kathy Perna Yvette Mouton Tim Sullivan Emma Corrado Gus Penaranda Emy Quispe Eric Brophy Thomas A. Bracken Mark Clouse Michele Siekerka, Esq. Indy Samra Rajeev Krishna Robin Berg Tabakin, Esq., MBA Ken Tays Anita Marie Domanico Andrew Frazier Jr., MBA, CFA Ayo Sanderson Wilson Terrence Clark Sandra Eberhard Sundari Pai Luts Sheri Shafir, A.P.P. (she, her, hers) James Burke Tom Bergeron Institute for Veterans and Military Families - IVMF Office of Veterans Business Development Shy Hopkins John Perez Charlene Vickers Chantal Capodicasa Xavia Mitchell, MBA, HRM, SPHR Anthony Carabelli

We would like to extend our most heartfelt gratitude to everyone that supported our 2nd Annual Golf Classic! It was an amazing day of networking and building community, we couldn't have done with you all! NJF Worldwide, Spider Thermo, Manasquan Bank, Global One Solutions, New Jersey Resources, Renaissance Global Services, LLC (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) Financial Resources FCU, Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance, Facilities Partners & Solutions #veterans #business #disabledveterans #golfclassic #NJSVCC #partners #sponsors

Thanks to all our sponsors and supporters our 2nd Annual Golf Classic is officially Sold Out! We are so grateful and looking forward to enjoying a sunny day on the green networking and building a thriving community! #njsvcc #soldout #veteranssupportingveterans #golfclassic #sponsors #networking

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Minuteman Press of Newark for being a Small Business Sponsor for our 2nd Annual Golf Classic on 7/15/24 at Knobb Hill Golf Club. To register to play or become a sponsor please check out the link below: https://njgolfevents.com/ #veterans #golfclassic #smallbusiness #NewarkMinutemanpress #njsvcc #veteranbusinesses

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance for being a Small Business Sponsor for our 2nd Annual Golf Classic on 7/15/24 at Knobb Hill Golf Club. To register to play or become a sponsor please check out the link below: https://njgolfevents.com/ #veterans #golfclassic #smallbusiness #borinquenneersparkeducationalliance #njsvcc #veteranbusinesses

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to New Jersey Resources for being a Warrior Sponsor for our 2nd Annual Golf Classic on 7/15/24 at Knobb Hill Golf Club. To register to play or become a sponsor please check out the link below: https://njgolfevents.com/ #veterans #golfclassic #warriorsponsor #njresources #njsvcc #veteranbusinesses