Small Business Government Contracting Success
Date and Time
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
February 24th, 2026 9:30 doors open and attends can sign in. Programming starts at 10:00 am- 1:00 pm.
Location
Athens Clarke County Library- 2025 Baxter Street, Athens GA 30605
Fees/Admission
No cost to small businesses interested in Government Contracting.
Contact Information
Susan Johnson, Georgia Tech APEX Accelerator
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Description
This summit will be a chance for you to here from speakers from the SBA, University of Georgia's Small Business Development Center, Georgia's Dept. of Administrative Services, various lending institutions, and SCORE Northeast Georgia and to interact with other small businesses. Speakers: Rose-Marie Drake, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Tulu Kaifee, University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Julian Bailey- Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) April Berry- ACE Loans John Beverstein, SCORE Northeast Georgia Anthony Spencer, Market Capital Lending Nancy Cleveland, Dave Hepner, Susan Johnson, Georgia Tech APEX Accelerator Training Topics: Business Financing, Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Readiness, Government Industrial Base (GIB) Readiness, Managing a Business, Networking Event, Selling to State & Local
Premier Partners
Elite Partners
Classic Partners
Kaiser Permanente
Spectrum
Truist
Carrier Transicold
Heyward Allen
ARCO
Supporting Partners
Friends of the Chamber
michele pearson tucker
Good Works
Grahl Construction
Pellicano Construction
Georgia Heart Institute
NEGA Physicians Group
joma
superior air management
Milestone Construction
W&A
coca cola
oconee construction services
Kevin Price
Athens Housing Authority
Athens Research and Technology
Athens Technical College
Porter Steel Inc.
Sam the Concrete Man
Trumps Catering
UGA School of Medicine
Yellowstone Landscape