ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

The Veteran Access to Capital Symposium is an annual event focused entirely on Access to Capital for Veteran GovCon’s. This hybrid (in-person and virtual) event will be held by the National Veteran Small Business Coalition (NVSBC), presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co. in collaboration with partner organizations the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), George Mason University Baroni Center for Government Contracting, and sbLiftOff. The location is at the Arlington Campus on Wednesday, February 28th.

Subject Matter Experts 

Learn from finance subject matter experts as they share insights for military veteran GovCon professionals at all stages of the company’s life cycle. Whether you are looking for information on start up capital, steady-state capital, growth capital, or transition capital, you’ll find answers at this event and have the opportunity to network with our experts who can share their own personal experiences. 

What to Expect 

Held at the Baroni Center for Government Contracting, attendees will experience a mix of general session panels and subject-specific breakout sessions. Participating exhibitors and sponsors will be available to answer questions and provide feedback to businesses of all sizes. Breakfast and lunch will be served, and our day will conclude with a networking reception where attendees can connect with each other and subject matter experts to further expand on the discussions held throughout the day. Virtual participants will be engaged in all our main stage presentations as well as their own subject-specific breakout sessions. Virtual participants will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the day to our subject matter experts as well.

History

NVSBC and sbLiftOff have co-hosted the Veteran Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (VetsETA) in 2021 and 2023 as a symposium to bridge America’s Veterans to small business ownership. Hundreds of veterans from across the country seeking business leadership and their supporters - capital providers, lawyers, M&A professionals, accountants, business schools, and supporters of veteran ETA participated.

These events featured successful veteran sellers and buyers, highlighted war stories and lessons learned; discussed available financing sources; the challenges of accessing that capital; policy plans to boost capital access with the effort to grow a national network. Both events were hosted virtually and the recorded event was hosted on the NVSBC YouTube Channel for anyone to view.