WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF) and Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) announced that the task force will hold its next set of virtual public meetings on September 7 and September 8, respectively, via Microsoft Teams.
"The IATF and ACVBA committee meetings are an important quarterly event for the SBA to stay up-to-date on information regarding the state of veteran-owned small businesses and what the SBA can do for them," said SBA Associate Administrator for the Office of Veterans Business Development, Larry Stubblefield. "Serving the veteran community remains a top priority for the SBA, and these meetings are essential for providing updates to stakeholders on the status of Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) programs, including the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) transfer and the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) expansion."
WHAT:
IATF and ACVBA Virtual Public Meetings
The IATF meeting will include committee member updates from the Departments of Treasury, Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs (VA); General Services Administration; Office of Management and Budget; North Carolina Business Center; the American Legion; VET-Force; and National Veteran Small Business Coalition.
The ACVBA meeting will cover briefings from OVBD on the upcoming CVE transfer, the National Veteran Business Development Council, VA, and the Madison Services Group.
WHEN:
IATF Meeting
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EDT)
ACVBA Meeting
Thursday, September 8, 2022
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.* (EDT)
*meeting end time subject to change
WHO:
Larry Stubblefield, Associate Administrator, SBA Office of Veterans Business Development
Robert Bailey, ACVBA Chairperson, Veteran Small Business Owner
IATF and ACVBA Committee Members
Guest Speakers from Interagency Partners and Veterans Service Organizations
HOW:
The IATF will meet on Wednesday, September 7, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EDT) via this Microsoft Teams link. To join the meeting by phone instead, use 202-765-1264 and enter the Conference ID: 665065370#.
The ACVBA will meet Thursday, September 8, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.* (EDT) via this Microsoft Teams link. To join by phone instead, dial 202-765-1264 and enter the Conference ID: 947720437#.
Public comments and questions are strongly encouraged to be submitted in advance via email by September 6 to veteransbusiness@sba.gov. For technical support, please visit the Microsoft Teams support page. Meeting presentations and minutes will be available after both meetings at www.sba.gov/ovbd, under the "Federal Advisory Committees" section.
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