The Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a workshop for small, women-owned or minority-owned (SWaM) firms that are interested in doing business with the Commonwealth of Virginia on Oct. 8.
Small business owners 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 the economic growth of Virginia’s businesses. 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. This workshop will cover the SWaM Program and certification/designation types, the online application process, the required documents needed to apply, and how to use the certification to do business with the Commonwealth (intro to eVA, Virginia’s Online Procurement Portal). The workshop will be presented by Angela Barber, SWaM’s business services manager for Hampton Roads/Eastern Shore Region. For more information, call 540-216-0021.
James Wright Jr. is the D.C. political reporter for the Washington Informer Newspaper. He has worked for the Washington AFRO-American Newspaper as a reporter, city editor and freelance writer and The Washington…
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