UNITE Conference - National Veteran Small Business Week -- NVSBW

610 South Tech Ridge Drive,St. George UT 84770

02 November, 2021

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Southern Utah’s Celebration of Veterans during National Veteran Small Business Week NVSBW. Build comradery with other veterans in the community. Meet and support local veteran-owned small businesses. Learn of veteran and business resources and opportunities that are available to you. Check-in and Complimentary Breakfast at 8:30 Keynote: Building A-Teams Colonel Colby Jenkins Colby Jenkins, a combat veteran and U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, has worked on Capitol Hill for the U.S. Senate and Pentagon. He has taught as an adjunct professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and worked at Google Headquarters as a program manager. Most recently, Colby served as the Director of Operations for the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Innovation Office, known as the Defense Innovation Unit. He currently resides in St. George, Utah where he works as the Director of Dixie State University's Atwood Innovation Plaza. Local Veteran Owned Business Panel Lunch Provided Veteran and Business Resource Fair All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance of this event. Contact Jackie Hobson {202) 947-8005 or [email protected]. About the U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality.  As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster.  It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.