Huntsville Engagement Dinner: September 2026

Registration is open!

NVSBC offers our Engagement Dinner event and keynote speaker for the veteran entrepreneur and federal small business community.  Come join us for the training, networking, dinner, and guest speaker! 

Thanks to our Bar Sponsor, The Baldwin Group, each registrant will receive one complimentary drink ticket!

• Location: Jackson Center, 6001 Moquin Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806
  
• Parking: FREE
  
• Dress Code: Business Casual
• Event POC: Engagement Director, [email protected]

Huntsville Engagement Dinner Agenda: 

• 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Registration, Networking
• 6:00 PM – 6:20 PM Call to Order
• NVSBC Remarks: Alfonso Alfaro, Engagement Associate, NVSBC
• 6:20 PM – 6:30 PM Success Spotlight: Tony Taylor, CEO, TekFive
• 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Around the Room Introductions (if time permits) 
• 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner Served (Buffet Style w/Dinner available up to one hour)
• 7:30 PM - 7:35 PM Speaker Introduction: Alfonso Alfaro, Engagement Associate, NVSBC
• 7:35 PM – 8:20 PM Guest Speaker(s) Presentation + Q&A
  
• Speaker(s): Sharon Heaton, Founder/CEO, sbLiftOff, Jonathan Mayhall, Shareholder, Corporate M/A, Maynard Nexsen, and Mark Underhill, Member, BMSS Advisors & CPAs
  
• Topic: "Buying a GovCon company/Selling Your GovCon: Veteran Tips on Win"

• To buy or sell a government contracting company successfully in 2026 requires knowing the tips of the trade! Hear from three experts — Huntsville's own Jonathan Mayhall of Maynard Nexsen and Mark Underhill of BMSS -- and national M&A advisor Sharon Heaton, the author of the Amazon bestseller Lift Off: 12 Things to Know Before Selling Your Business. The speakers have been involved in dozens of SDVOSB transfers.
  The panel will cover:

  • 2026 market trends for buying or selling GovCon companies today, including SDVOSBs
  • multiples and valuations: how buyers think
  • regulatory issues and Administration changes affecting deals and deal structuring
  • tax efficiencies and savings tips and secrets
  • roles of the investment banker, lawyer, and accountant--what to look for in your M&A team
• 8:20 PM - 8:30 PM Closing Remarks & Networking
  
  

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