Colorado Springs Engagement Dinner: July 2025

Registration now open!

NVSBC offers our Engagement Dinner event and guest speaker for the veteran entrepreneur and federal small business community.  Come join us for the networking, dinner, and speaker presentation! ALL (NVSBC Members and Non-Members) are welcome to attend!

NVSBC invite you to the Colorado Springs Engagement Dinner:

• Location: McDivitt Club at Weidner Field, 111 W. Cimarron St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
• Parking: Venue Parking Lot
  
• Event POC: Engagement Director, [email protected]

Colorado Springs Engagement Dinner Agenda: 

• 530 – 610 PM Registration, Networking
• 610 – 630 PM Call to Order
• Opening Remarks - John Cochran, Consulting Manager, NVSBC
• 630 – 700 PM Dinner Served (Plated)
• 700 - 710 PM Success Spotlight: TBD
• 710 – 740 PM Around the Room Introductions
• 740 – 745 PM Guest Speaker Introduction (NVSBC)
  
• 745 – 815 PM Guest Speaker Presentation w/Q&A: Paul Hawkins, Corporate and Government Contracts Attorney
  Topic: "Navigating Legal Success: When and Why SDVOSBs Need Legal Representation in Government Contracting"

• This session will cover:
  **The key moments when legal representation becomes essential for SDVOSBs
  **Common pitfalls in government contracting that an attorney can help avoid
  **How legal counsel can strengthen contract negotiations, compliance, and dispute resolution
  **A roundup of current GovCon legal topics affecting SDVOSBs today
  **Actionable insights to stay ahead in the evolving regulatory landscape

• 815 - 830 PM Networking and Close of Event

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