*Registration now open for SMALL BUSINESSES

Event Description: On Tuesday, May 21, the NCMA Woodlawn Chapter will host its 6th Annual Small Business Networking Event, which connects large Prime contractors with small businesses supporting their mission. Because we listened to your feedback, we’ve expanded this event to give you more time to talk to and network with potential small business partners. 

The event features meetings between large and small businesses. The doors will open at 8:00 AM for breakfast. At 9:00 AM, each large business will have a brief opportunity to introduce themselves and their company and share what it is they are looking for in a small business partner. Round table networking will run from 9:15 AM until 12:15 PM, followed by a Lunch and Learn Session from 12:15 PM to 2:15 PM and a Keynote Speaker starting at 1:00 PM. The day ends with additional networking from 2:15 PM to 3:00 PM to enable you to set up further meetings with contractors you spoke with in the morning sessions (agenda forthcoming). The in-person Small Business Networking Event offers a way for small businesses to position themselves to win in the government marketplace and for large businesses to capitalize on the unique features a small business can offer, becoming a “win-win” for both companies. 

The Small Business Networking Event has been successful in the past due to the participation of the small business community. The NCMA Small Business Committee invites you to be one of our select participants.

The event will host 17 large and mid-size businesses and the CMS OSDBU office looking to connect with industry small businesses. As a small business, you’ll have a chance to better position yourself to win in the government marketplace with a large prime contractor.

The heart of this event is a series of multiple short Roundtable Connections – allowing YOU to choose whom you want to meet!  Roundtables allow 8 small business participants to: 1) introduce themselves; 2) describe their company capabilities; and 3) ask questions. The large host company explains the skills and capabilities that they are seeking from small businesses. Each Roundtable Connection will last 15 minutes.

As an added bonus, you will gain from these exciting opportunities:

• Lunch and Learn Participation. You will receive a ticket to the Lunch and Learn Event immediately following the Small Business Event, providing you additional opportunities for discussions with potential partners.
•  A chance to meet with the HHS OSDBU.
•  Visibility. Your company will have the opportunity to meet with many large CMS business partners.
•  Network with other small businesses. Additional tables will be available for you to meet with other small businesses to share capabilities that can lead to partnerships.

REGISTER TODAY!  For a nominal cost ($100 for NCMA members, $125 for non-members). Registration will be limited to 150 participants. SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE LIMITED TO 2 PARTICIPANTS.  Please contact NCMA at president@ncmawoodlawnchapter.org for more details.

Large Business Sponsors

• National Government Services
• Peraton
• Accenture Federal Services
• IPRO
• IQVIA
• Myers and Stauffer LC
• Tantus Technologies
• Tista
• Noridian Healthcare Solutions
• CGI Federal
• HealthTech Solutions
• Publicis Sapient
• Companion Data Services, LLC
• Ad Hoc
• GDIT
• WPS Health Solutions
• RELI Group