Tasty Tuesdays Lunch & Learn - Intro to State Goverment Contracting

Name: Tasty Tuesdays Lunch & Learn - Intro to State Goverment Contracting
Start: 2025-10-28T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-28T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Skyward Studios 37 W Main St Suite B, Christiansburg, VA 24073-2941, United States

Schedule

Tue Oct 28 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Skyward Studios 37 W Main St Suite B, Christiansburg, VA 24073-2941, United States | Christiansburg, VA

Join us on Tuesday, Oct 28th at Noon for our Lunch and Learn Series on the 2nd or 4th Tuesday of the month! This month's event is free to both members and the public! Food and beverages are provided but feel free to bring your own lunch!
This Tuesday's speaker will be Kathy Deacon with the Virginia SBSD!
About the workshop: This free workshop is designed to educate small, woman, and/or minority business owners about opportunities to sell their goods and services to the Commonwealth of Virginia and many local governments.
Each year, the Commonwealth buys goods and services totaling more than $6 billion – learn how your company can be a part of that! The workshop will provide information about the Virginia procurement process (the eVA system) and the benefits of SWaM certification.
About the speaker: Kathy Deacon serves as the Business Services Manager for Southwest Virginia at the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD). In this role, she champions the growth and success of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and innovators by facilitating access to education, resources, and opportunities within Virginia’s SWaM (Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned) procurement program and the broader state contracting system.
Kathy brings a wealth of experience in economic development, having held leadership positions across the Commonwealth of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Kathy is a small business owner herself, and understands firsthand the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship. Her work is driven by a deep commitment to empowering others to build and sustain successful ventures across the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond.