REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce Proudly Presents:

Navigating New Federal Contracting Directives

A NETWORKING BUSINESS ROUNDATABLE LUNCHEON

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Thursday April 24, 2025 * Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Location: THE HIVE, 140, Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA

Parking: Ample free city garage parking

Lunch: Asian lunches will be served

Register today at: https://Contractingstrategies.eventbrite.com

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Join us on April 24, 2025 in Virginia Beach for a timely NETWORKING LUNCH featuring a panel of speakers for federal contracting updates, access to financing for projects, on-site consultancy, and networking opportunities.

The session will highlight new federal policies with a focus on small business prime and sub contracting. We'll discuss actions to support small business participation in contracting landscape in light if the new directives.

Don't miss out on valuable insights and connections.

Business informal lunch and networking is key to staying enagged and pro-active during this time.

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Who should attend?

All entrepreneurs doing business in the federal contracting space

Seasoned contractors, service providers

Business consultants

Project managers, business development leaders

Grant writers

Small businesses seeking investment - research capital to grow their contracting business.

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Speaker 1:

Joey Barnes * Senior Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager * Fulton Bank

Joey Barnes is Senior Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager with Fulton Bank. He has more than 25 years’ experience in small business C&I lending.

This experience allows him to help clients with all their banking needs including deposits, treasury management, and lending.

He also has the experience, fairly unique to bankers, of having owned his own consulting company, where he assisted business owners with developing strong financial packages in order to help them secure working capital and other types of financing to include SBA loans.

Joey is a graduate of Florida State University. Joey is active in the community and currently serves on the boards of Chesapeake Regional Hospital Foundation, 504 Financing Corporation and Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern VA.

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Speaker 2: Coming soon!

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Agenda and Schedule

11:30 m to 12:00 pm: Registration - 30 mn

12:00 pm to 12: 15 pm:

Lunch is served - Audience Self Introduction – 15 mn

Program (Round Table with 2 Speakers) :

Speaker 1: From 12:15 pm to 12: 45 pm : Joey Barnes, Vice President, Fulton Bank

Speaker 2: From 12:45 pm to 1: 15 pm: TBA

1:15 pm: General Discussion and Q/A

1:30 pm: Program adjourns.

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Register today at:https://Contractingstrategies.eventbrite.com

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