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

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