Small Business Events

Featured Small Business Events
February & March 2025

Click on title for info and to register. Sponsoring agency/organization annotated in parentheses.
All events are virtual or hybrid and free of charge unless otherwise noted.

Feb 4 - Federal Contracting: Take Your Established Business to the Next Level -- 10am - 11:30am ET (SBA)
Feb 9-12 - NCMA NEXUS 2025, Long Beach, CA
Feb 11-13 - 2025 National 8(a) Small Business Conference, New Orleans, LA (National 8(a) Association)
Feb 11-13 - SBIR/STTR America's Seed Fund Week - 2025 Virtual Road Tour (SBA)
Feb 12 - Contracting with the Government -- 1pm - 2pm ET (SCORE)
Feb 13 - Small Business Do's and Don'ts of Preparing a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Offer -- 11am - 12:30pm ET (GSA)
Feb 13 - Marketing to the Government -- 12pm - 1pm ET (SBA Partner)
Feb 18 - Don't Fear the DCAA -- 1pm - 3:30pm ET (VA)
Feb 19 - GovCon 101: Proposal Development -- 12pm - 1pm ET (SBA Partner)
Feb 19 - Subcontracting as a Marketing Strategy -- 1pm - 2pm ET (GSA / SBA)
Feb 21 - Doing Business with GSA -- 10am ET (GSA)
Feb 25 - Creating Winning Proposals for the Government -- 1pm - 2:30pm ET (APEX Accelerator)
Feb 26 (Register starting Feb 4th) - Get Ready for Procurement Opportunities with HHS (G.R.O.W.) - 1pm - 2:30pm ET (HHS)
Feb 25 - MySBA Certifications -- 1pm - 3pm ET (SBA)
Feb 27 - How to Respond to an RFP -- 11am - 12pm ET (SBA Partner)
Feb 27 - Defense IT Summit, Arlington, VA -- 8am - 1:30pm ET (GovCIO)
Feb 27-28 - 2025 American Small Business Contracting Summit, Washington, DC

Mar 3-6 - HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, Las Vegas NV
Mar 7-13 - SXSW, Austin, TX (Government/Civic Engagement, Tech Industry, Energy, Startups, AI, and Climate)
Mar 10-13 - Res 2025, Las Vegas, NV (The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development)
Mar 11 - Marketing Your Business to the Federal Government with SBA -- 2pm - 3pm ET (SBA Partner)
Mar 12 - Mentor Protege Programs -- 1pm - 2pm ET (APEX Accelerator)
Mar 13 - How to Do Business with Federal Agencies - U.S. Army -- 1pm - 2:30pm ET (SBA)
Mar 19 - (Save the Date) ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Demo Day 2025
Mar 19 (Save the Date / TBD) - 8th Annual HUD Women Owned Small Business Event, Washington, D.C.
Mar 20-21 - AFCEA DoD CIO Cyber Workforce Summit, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University, Washington, DC
Mar 27 - Navigating GovGPT: AI-Driven Tools to Cut Consulting Costs and Improve Efficiency in Government Contracting -- 12pm - 1pm ET (SBA Partner)
Mar 30 - Apr 1 - GITEC 2025, Charlottesville, VA

NOTE: Users are advised to read the event information in detail at the links provided. FedSubK makes no promises or claims related to the availability, timing, contents, or quality of the events listed. Events are subject to change or cancellation by the agency and/or event coordinator. Links provided are those found on the agency small business calendar and may be changed without notice. Use of links is at the User's own risk.

Small Business Event Calendars

Click on the agency or organization to view its small business events calendar.

Small Business Administration (SBA) Nationwide Events Calendar

Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Events Calendar

General Services Administration (GSA) Small Business Events Calendar

NASA Small Business Outreach Events

APEX Accelerators

(formerly PTACs)

Click the link above & scroll to the map
Find your geographic area
Click on the blue dot for the office nearest your location
In the left-hand menu pop-up, click on the URL
Look for the events list

Federal Business Council Events

National Women's Business Council

Women in Public Policy (WiPP)

American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Events

Society for American Military Engineers (SAME) Calendar of Events

Other Training Sources

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) On-Demand Media Library

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Academy provides training and research to increase knowledge in the GRC space. Covers NIST, CMMC, and other training for businesses of all sizes.

2025 Upcoming Conferences and Expos

Click on the Links Below for More Info and/or Register

Apr 3 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Climate Summit 2025

Apr 14-15 - 2025 Air Force Contracting Summit, Orlando, FL

Apr 16 - 34th Annual Government Procurement Conference (GPC), Washington, DC (Federal Business Council)

Apr 27-29 - Professional Services Council (PSC) 2025 Annual Conference, The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV

Apr 30 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC 2025 Government Contact Center Summit

May 4 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference 2025

May 4-10 - National Small Business Week

May 7 (Save the Date) - 10th Annual HUD HUBZone Conference, Washington, D.C.

May 13-16 - VETS25, Orlando, FL

Jun 3-4 (Save the Date) - National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit (US Women's Chamber of Commerce), Charleston, SC

Jun 5-8 - National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) 2025 Women's Business Conference, Washington, DC

Jun 23-26 (Save the Date) - Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Conference, New Orleans, LA

Jul 13-16 - NCMA World Congress 2025, Grapevine, TX

Jul 16 (Save the Date) - 8th Annual HUD SDVOSB Event, Washington, D.C.

Jul 21-25 - 2025 National HUBZone Conference, Chantilly, VA

Sep 17 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Digital Transformation Summit 2025, Carasoft Conference & Collaboration Center, Reston, VA -- 8am - 5pm ET

Oct 9 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Summit 2025

Oct 25 (Save the Date) - National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit (US Women's Chamber of Commerce), Washington, D.C.

Nov 18-19 (Save the Date) - SMART PROC GovCon 2025, Frederick, MD

Nov 19-21 (Save the Date) - Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Small Business Conference (SBC), Phoenix, AZ

Dec 9 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Disruptive Technology Forum 2025

Jul 26-29, 2026 (Save the Date) - NCMA World Congress 2026, Orlando, FL

Jul 25-28, 2027 (Save the Date) - NCMA World Congress 2027, Denver, CO