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SUMMARY:SWaM Certification Virtual Workshop
DESCRIPTION:THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE SWAM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND HOW TO APPLY.Are you a small\, women-owned\, or minority-owned business that wants to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia? Small business owners looking to participate in Virginia's specialized procurement and contracting opportunities are encouraged to become SWaM certified.The SWaM certification is a vehicle to promote the economic growth of Virginia's businesses. Becoming SWaM certified is just the first step in doing business with the Commonwealth. Each year the state buys goods and services totaling more than $8 billion.The Commonwealth of Virginia wants to do business with you and increase participation of small\, women-owned\, and minority-owned businesses. This workshop will cover the SWaM Program and certification/designation types\, the online application process\, the required documents needed to apply\, and how to use the certification to do business with the Commonwealth (intro to eVA\, Virginia's Online Procurement Portal).Presented by Angela Barber\, Business Services Manager - Hampton Roads/Eastern Shore Region
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false" aria-label="To enrich screen reader interactions\, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings" spellcheck="false"><p><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p style='margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-family: "Neue Plak"\, -apple-system\, "system-ui"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE SWAM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND HOW TO APPLY.</span></p><p style='margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-family: "Neue Plak"\, -apple-system\, "system-ui"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Are you a small\, women-owned\, or minority-owned business that wants to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia? Small business owners looking to participate in Virginia&rsquo\;s specialized procurement and contracting opportunities are encouraged to become SWaM certified.</span></p><p style='margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-family: "Neue Plak"\, -apple-system\, "system-ui"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">The SWaM certification is a vehicle to promote the economic growth of Virginia&rsquo\;s businesses. Becoming SWaM certified is just the first step in doing business with the Commonwealth. Each year the state buys goods and services totaling more than $8 billion.</span></p><p style='margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-family: "Neue Plak"\, -apple-system\, "system-ui"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">The Commonwealth of Virginia wants to do business with you and increase participation of small\, women-owned\, and minority-owned businesses. This workshop will cover the SWaM Program and certification/designation types\, the online application process\, the required documents needed to apply\, and how to use the certification to do business with the Commonwealth (intro to eVA\, Virginia&#39\;s Online Procurement Portal).</span></p><p style='margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-family: "Neue Plak"\, -apple-system\, "system-ui"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Presented by Angela Barber\, Business Services Manager - Hampton Roads/Eastern Shore Region</span></p><p style='margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-family: "Neue Plak"\, -apple-system\, "system-ui"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><br></p><p style='margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-family: "Neue Plak"\, -apple-system\, "system-ui"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/c_limit\,w_1640\,h_923/v1759095706/tenants/5bbeb5ac-8fe0-41ac-8f10-290bd13b76fc/c65296f534bb49f99998cf464392009d/SWaM-Lab-pt-2-2.png" width="470" style="width: 470px\; height: 265.006px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="265.006" fr-original-style="width: 470px\; height: 265.006px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><br></p></body></html>
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