Small-biz conference, hiring fair set for Detroit

Small-biz conference, hiring fair set for Detroit

The National Veterans Small Business Conference, the government’s premier event for veteran-owned small businesses, is coming to Detroit’s Cobo Center June 25-29. A “VA for Vets” Hiring Fair will be conducted during the conference for veterans looking for careers in the public and private sectors. The conference is expected to attract thousands of veterans, business owners and federal employees, and bring an estimated $3 million in direct spending to the city.

Last year’s National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo in New Orleans drew almost 5,000 attendees, and more than 6,000 participants are expected this year.

The Detroit Hiring Fair builds upon VA’s success Jan. 18 in Washington, at which a partnership of federal agencies and private industry attracted more than 4,100 veterans and resulted in more than 2,600 on-the-spot interviews and more than 500 tentative job offers.

This year’s conference will include an open house that gives veterans the chance to learn the wide range of resources available to help them with their own businesses. Also available will be the VetGovPartner online platform, which enables networking, viewing the business profiles of all participants, and identifying business opportunities with more than 400 government procurement decision makers in attendance.

VA invites all interested persons and businesses to attend. More information is available here. Registration for the conference in ongoing.