Washington D.C. Teaming Event Sets Record for Attendance

More than 600 small businesses from Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland filled the ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel in the District of Columbia on June 17 for concentrated workshops covering IT, Professional Services, Manufacturing and a dozen other industries. Dan Sturdivant, representing the US Department for Homeland Security keynoted the federal procurement session and was joined by Dave Sutton of the Department of Justice and Peggy Williams of the Department of Defense all of whom detailed procedures and new selling opportunities for small business. The day long event began with a guidelines presentation by American Express OPEN's Christine Cuoco and ended with stimulating break out sessions at which more than 50 new potential teaming partnerships were born.   Read more