San Antonio Engagement Dinner: September 2026

NVSBC invites you to the San Antonio Engagement Dinner, an evening of networking, dinner, and a GovCon‑focused speaker presentation for veteran entrepreneurs and the federal small business community. All small business professionals are welcome.

The NVSBC thanks our Exhibit Sponsor, Goldman Sachs 10k Small Businesses.

• Location: Norris Conference Centers, 618 NW Loop 410, Ste 207, San Antonio, TX 78216
• Parking: Free Parking and directions to venue here
• Event POC: Engagement Director, [email protected]

San Antonio Engagement Dinner Agenda: 

• 5:30 – 6:10 PM Registration, Networking
• 6:10 – 6:30 PM Call to Order
• Opening Remarks: Zack Armstrong, Chief Operations Officer, NVSBC
• 6:30 – 6:40 PM Spotlight: TBD
• 6:40 – 7:10 PM Around the Room Introductions
  
• 7:10 – 7:30 PM Dinner Served (Buffet)
• 7:30– 7:35 PM Speaker Introduction: Zack Armstrong, NVSBC
• 7:35 - 8:15 PM Guest Speaker: Akiesha Foster, MA, Founder & CEO, KeyToLife Professional Services LLC
  
• Topic: "How Companies Select and Utilize Contract Vehicles to Win"
• • The session will introduce a framework for evaluating vehicles based on customer demand, spending, scope alignment, past performance, competition, teaming opportunities, and pipeline potential. Attendees will also examine three ways to access vehicle-based opportunities such as a prime vehicle holder, through teaming or joint ventures, or as a subcontractor and learn why winning a place on a vehicle is only the starting point.

  • By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

    1. Evaluate and prioritize contract vehicles strategically by examining customer buying behavior, historical spending, scope alignment, competition, past performance, and pipeline potential.

    2. Determine the right market-access strategy Prime, Team/Joint Venture, or Subcontract when pursuing opportunities through contract vehicles.

    3. Move from vehicle award to vehicle utilization by implementing an intentional business development process that includes agency targeting, opportunity identification, capability outreach, relationship building, and pipeline tracking.

    4. Improve pipeline quality and pursuit discipline by focusing resources on opportunities where customer demand, company capability, and probability of winning align.

    5. Develop a 90-day action plan to research target customers, identify relevant vehicles and partners, position with buyers, and begin activating a focused contract vehicle strategy.

• 815 – 830 PM Closing Remarks & Networking

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