WASHINGTON, D.C. – Veteran-owned small businesses from all over the U.S. are registering and headed for San Antonio, Texas, for the first Veterans Small Business Matchmaking Conference cosponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Sam’s Club. The October 29 conference will educate veterans about federal contracting through a workshop and seminar and bring veteran small business owners together with private and government procurement officials for matchmaking.  San Antonio is First in the Series for FY 2008.

SBA and Sam’s Club have agreed to cosponsor several veterans business matchmaking conferences during FY 2008. The next event, November 9, will be in Sacramento, Calif. With additional cities to be selected later in 2008, the first conference is scheduled as follows:

Veteran-owned Small Businesses can get additional information and register for this event online at: www.connectingsmallbusiness.com.

Or call or e-mail: San Antonio Conference: Fernando Guerra – (210) 403-5926 - fernando.guerra@sba.gov  

Veterans Small Business Matchmaking, made possible through a cosponsorship agreement between the SBA and Sam’s Club, matches small businesses selling products and services and buyers from the corporate sector and local, state and federal governments.   

Release Date: October 17, 2007     
Contact  (News Media Only):  Dennis Byrne  (202) 205-6567
Release Number: MA07-31    
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news