Training & Events
Sept. 9, 10am – 11am, VetBizCentral Empowering Women Veteran in Business Pt.1, Great Lakes Women Business Council
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5994878692525979478
Join VetBizCentral in hosting Great Lake Women’s Business Council in reviewing the services they provide to Women, Men, and Military Members. If you are an entrepreneur looking for Financing or an established Women Owned business researching Certifications to obtain, let GLWBC assistance you.
Sept. 16, 10am – 11am, VetBizCentral Empowering Women Veteran in Business Pt.2, Cornerstone Alliance WBC
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3006676568091273309
Join VetBizCentral in Hosting the Women’s Business Center at Cornerstone Alliance in reviewing the services they offer businesses at all stages whether you’re looking for assistance with creating a Business Plan or Marketing your business the WBC at Cornerstone Alliance is there to assist you.
Sept. 17, 10am - 11:30am, VetBizCentral host Capital Strategies for Veteran-Owned Businesses
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4085461302172398172
Join VetBizCentral and Financial Institution Resource Partners in the impactful webinar to review Financing Options for Start-ups and Existing Businesses. In this webinar we'll review the services, programs, and requirements for financing options from Metro Community Development, CEED Lending, Huntington Bank, and Small Business Administration. If you have been searching for financing options for you Start-Up or Working Capital for your existing business, this is a webinar you don't want to miss.
Sept. 23, 10am - 11:30am, VetBizCentral Empowering Women Veteran in Business Pt.3, Michigan Women Forward
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5332693416651755862
Join VetBizCentral in hosting Michigan Women Forward (MWF). During this webinar we'll review Michigan Women Forward Business Loans, Programs, and their Requirements. We'll also review MWF Celebrating Women Program and their Power of 100 Women and More. This will be one of our Most Impactful webinars for Military Women and Military Spouses of the year. Join us in celebrating Empowering Women Veterans & Military Spouses in Business.
Sept. 30, 10am – 11:30am, VetBizCentral Small Business Start-Up Orientation
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/306233129827503963
If you are Veteran, Active Duty, Army/Air National Guard or the Spouse of a Military Member you will not want to miss this opportunity to obtain the information. The Business Start-up Orientation will provide you with the information and resource you'll need to get your started. We'll review Best Practices for Starting your business, Research Tools, Professional Business Plan resources, and How to Prepare for Financing.
Oct. 7, 10am – 11:30am, Michigan Army/Air National Guard Entrepreneurship Training
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2080909768244083039
Have you been thinking about starting your own business but didn’t know where to start!
Attend VetBizCentral FREE Intro to Entrepreneurship Virtual Course to learn how to start and grow your own business.
This Course will explore how to prepare yourself for your upcoming journey into Entrepreneurship and review the Feasibility of Your Business Ideal, How to Research my Business Industry, How to Create a Business Plan, Prepare for Financing, and Launching Your Business.
Oct. 15, 10am – 11:30am, VetBizCentral Marketing 201 for Small Businesses
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6763525281779388502
Marketing is the lifeblood of any business; it should always be at the forefront of your ideals of how to attract and retain customers. During this webinar we'll review the 5 Most Important Steps of Creating a Marketing Plan, Most Common Mistakes in Creating a Marketing Plan, and Marketing Best Practices.
Oct. 21, 10am – 11:30am, Indiana Army/Air National Guard Entrepreneurship Training
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7939513440825536090
Attend VetBizCentral FREE Intro to Entrepreneurship Virtual Course to learn how to start and grow your own business.
This Course will explore how to prepare yourself for your upcoming journey into Entrepreneurship and review the Feasibility of Your Business Ideal, How to Research my Business Industry, How to Create a Business Plan, Prepare for Financing, and Launching Your Business.
Boots to Business/Reboot Courses
Spouses are Encouraged to Attend & Lunch is Provided
Contact mark@vetbizcentral.org for registration assistance
Sept. 18, Indiana Boots to Business Reboot
Purdue Research Park, KPTC Boardroom
1281 Win Hentschel Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN. 47306
To Register for Boots to Business/Reboot Courses please follow this two step process:
1.Create an Account To join the B2B community:
2.Register for the class you want (Boots to Business or Boots to Business Reboot)
New Govology Trainings Webinar Schedule
Contact VetBizCentral for Access Code to Webinars
Sept. 9, 1pm – 2:30pm, Provisional Billing Rates
https://govology.com/product/provisional-billing-rates/
Whether you’re submitting your first PBR proposal or refining your internal process,
this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to manage provisional billing rates with confidence and compliance.
Course Learning Objectives:
Understand the purpose and role of provisional billing rates in cost-reimbursable contracts
Learn how to prepare a complete and compliant PBR submission, including historical, current, and forecasted cost data
Review DCAA’s procedures for reviewing and evaluating submitted rates
Identify common deficiencies and avoid pitfalls such as including unallowable costs or failing to monitor variances
Explore best practices for monitoring rates throughout the year and making timely adjustments when circumstances change
Gain clarity on where and when to submit, and how to effectively communicate with your ACO or DCAA office
Sept. 11, 1pm – 2:30pm, Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes
https://govology.com/product/avoiding-common-bid-protest-mistakes/
In this course, government contracting attorneys John Holtz and Gregory Weber will walk participants
through the most common mistakes contractors make during the protest process—and how to avoid them.
Topics will include:
The difference between size/status protests and bid protests
What a pre-bid protest is and why it matters
Key deadlines for filing protests and how debriefs can affect them
The fundamentals of a debrief
Frequent pitfalls that undermine protest success
Sept. 16 – 18, 1pm – 2:30pm, Winning Proposals: Your Comprehensive Guide to Responding to Federal RFPs (3-Part Series)
Led by Brent Paris (Founder & Owner), Sandy Allbee (CEO & Chief Compliance Officer), and Ashley Coronado (President of Proposal Services), this practical, eye-opening series gives you a front-row seat to the BID DESIGNS Proposal Management System™—the only fully built, fully staffed proposal system of its kind in the country. You’ll walk away with clear insights, practical frameworks, and a roadmap to build stronger, more compliant, and more competitive federal proposals—starting now.
Topics Include:
Why both compliance and evaluation scoring must be treated as distinct priorities—and how most firms get it wrong
How evaluators actually assess proposals—and how to align your solution with scoring criteria
Why compliance must drive structure first—and how to build that structure before writing begins
How to use the Win Map™ approach to design winning solutions before drafting
How to shift from “just getting the proposal done” to developing the highest-scoring content first
What large, successful GovCons do differently—and how smaller firms can adopt their practices without building a massive team
How to bring clarity, discipline, and repeatability to your proposal operation—so nothing depends on memory, luck, or last-minute scrambles
How to use AI effectively in proposals while avoiding pitfalls, traps, and undesirable results
How to resource proposal operations properly to avoid unnecessary costs, common mistakes, and losing focus
You’ll also review real GAO protest decisions where non-compliance cost firms the contract, offering valuable insight into how even small mistakes can derail strong content.
Sept. 25, 1pm – 2:30pm, Evolving DoD Contractor Cybersecurity Requirements
https://govology.com/product/evolving-dod-contractor-cybersecurity-requirements/
In this webinar, Adam Austin, Co-Founder, Cybersecurity Lead, and CTO of Totem Technologies, will give an overview of these requirements in layperson’s terms, describe some of the implementation challenges, and provide resources that you can use to navigate the cybersecurity landscape.
Contact: abron@vetbizcentral.org for additional information
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Boots to Business
Boots to Business is the entrepreneurship track of the Department of Defense’s Transitions Assistance Program offered on military installations worldwide. Program includes:
• Identifying business opportunities
• Drafting a business plan
• Connecting with local small business resources
• Launching your small business
• Learning marketing basics
Boots to Business Reboot
Boots to Business Reboot is an extension of Boots to Business, delivering the same information and benefits to veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserves, and military spouses in a more accessible format. Program includes:
• Identifying business opportunities
• Drafting a business plan
• Connecting with local small business resources
• Launching your small business
• Learning marketing basics