Veterans' Business Conference

The East Tennessee Veterans' Business Conference — held Tuesday, August 5, 2008, in the New Hope Center at the Y-12 National Security Complex — was a partnering initiative among Y‑12, The University of Tennessee Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), and a host of East Tennessee agencies

The overall purpose of the Veterans' Business Conference was to increase business opportunities for service-disabled veteran and veteran-owned small businesses. The conference also provided opportunities for government prime contractors to develop a database of qualified service-disabled veteran and veteran-owned small businesses.

Conference sessions provided important information on the basics of government contracting, how to get on the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule, and financing options for small businesses (Patriot Loan Program for Veterans). Other sessions described franchise options for small businesses, technology transfer and emerging business opportunities, and business planning for small businesses.

Listed below are links to three presentations given at this year's conference. All presentations are provided here in PDF format.

• Doing Business with NASA/ George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
  — David E. Brock, MSFC Small Business Specialist
• Overview of ORAU and ORISE
  — Tony Lester, Vice President, Strategic Development, ORAU
• Y-12 Technology Transfer
  — Tammy Graham, Y-12 National Security Complex

Specific questions about the conference can be directed to Weldon Hammond at 865.574.5298.