Announcing the 6th Annual WAVE Veteran Women Owned Small Business Seminar

This 6th Annual full-day conference was established by The WAVE. – Women as Veteran Entrepreneurs, to help Veteran Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) make connections and grow their government businesses. It is an exciting day filled with training, networking and making connections with government agencies, prime contractors and other Veteran WOSB. The WAVE team has scheduled an amazing line-up of speakers that is not to be missed:

Martha Daniel: President/CEO Information Management Resources, Inc.
Natalia Olson-Urtecho: Regional Administrator, Mid-Atlantic Region, SBA
Barbara Carson: Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development, SBA
Dr. Betty Mosley-Brown: Acting Director, Center for Women Veterans, VA
Beverly Kuykendall: President of Government Business, American Medical Depot (AMD)
Sue Malone: SBA Lender - Commercial and Business Lending
Michele Jones: Vice President of Training, Civility Management Solutions
Chris Bridges: “Credit with Chris” Civility Management Solutions
Marlyn Harris: Founder, Women Veterans Business Center, Houston, TX
Emcee: Chanel Bankston-Carter: Director, Strategic Outreach, OSDBU, VA

The mission of the WAVE is to provide a forum for Veteran Woman-Owned Small Businesses to promote success through:

· Creating the opportunity to meet prime contractors to discuss business teaming, sub-contracting and mentoring opportunities.

· Providing information detailing success strategies for doing business with the government.

· Creating quality, targeted networking opportunities.

· Providing support by giving back to Women Veterans and organizations that support them. WAVE is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

The WAVE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded by Harvetta Spann, a US Army Veteran and Stephanie Bolton James, to provide a forum for Veteran WOSB and help promote the success of Women Veteran Entrepreneurs. WAVE organizes quarterly events to help Veteran WOSB network and learn more about how they can grow their businesses, through partnering with large government contractors and the federal government. This year’s event will focus on providing proven strategies and tactics to leverage your business certification to narrow the competitive landscape to gain business.

Harvetta Spann is the President and CEO of BLS Group, Inc., an event and logistics planning company. She has extensive experience in providing operational and strategic project planning services to government, non-profit and commercial organizations. Harvetta, Co-Founder of WAVE, tells us in her own words, “After leaving military service, it is not easy to start a business of your own. We wanted to establish an organization that would help support Women Veterans as they launch their second careers. Creating The WAVE has given us a way to give back and help create valuable business development and networking opportunities for Veteran WOSB.

Stephanie Bolton James, also co-founder of WAVE, is the Director of Marketing at Ken Bolton and Associates, a Marketing and Event Management Company. Stephanie has more than 25 years of experience in hotel and event management and like Harvetta felt it was important to help other WOSB. As Stephanie states, “It is important to teach others what we have learned. We knew the importance of networking and meeting the right people for business growth. Through WAVE, we give Women Veteran Entrepreneurs opportunities to make the best connections and grow their businesses. We also use these events to teach business owners tips on proposal writing, and applying for government contracts. Our experienced and knowledgeable speakers give advice and tips for best practices when looking for and acquiring government work. It has been rewarding to give back and help other Women Veterans through the WAVE.”

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