Small Business Events

Featured Small Business Events
January & February 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.

Jan 7 - Are You Up To Date? Industry Outlooks -- 10am -11am ET (SBA)
Jan 13 - Project Spectrum - CMMC Help for Small Businesses -- 11am - 12pm ET (DoD)
Jan 15 - SBA Microloans -- 12om - 1pm ET (SBA)
Jan 15 - HUBZone Contracting Program -- 1pm - 2pm ET (SBA)
Jan 15 - Cybersecurity for Microbusinesses -- 1pm - 2:30pm ET (APEX Accelerator)
Jan 15 (Register by Jan 10)- Virtual Small Business Vendor Outreach Session -- 9am - 12pm ET (Dept of Labor)
Jan 16 - Navigating Subcontracting Opportunities: Overview of SUBNet -- 1pm -2pm ET (GSA)
Jan 16 - 8(a) Business Development Program -- 1pm - 2pm ET (SBA)
Jan 20 - DoD Mentor-Protege Program -- 11am - 12pm ET (DoD)
Jan 22 - SBA Federal Contracting and Certification Programs -- 11:30am - 12:30pm ET (SBA)
Jan 23 - Introduction to Federal Contracting -- 12pm - 1pm ET (SBA)
Jan 23-24 - 2025 Defense Outlook Summit, National Union Building, Washington, DC
Jan 28-30 - West 2025 Conference, San Diego, CA (AFCEA & USNI)
Jan 30 - ACT-IAC AI Acquisition Forum, Reston, VA

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 19 - Subcontracting as a Marketing Strategy -- 1pm - 2pm ET (GSA / SBA)
Feb 19 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Digital Transformation Summit 2025
Feb 26 (Register starting Feb 4th) - Get Ready for Procurement Opportunities with HHS (G.R.O.W.) - 1pm - 2:30pm ET (HHS)
Feb 27-28 - 2025 American Small Business Contracting Summit, Washington, DC

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)

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

Mar 3-6 - HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, Las Vegas NV

Mar 19 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Demo Day 2025

Mar 19 (Save the Date) - 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 30 - Apr 1 - GITEC 2025, Kimpton - The Forum Hotel, Charlottesville, VA

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

Oct 9 (Save the Date) - ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Summer 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