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NVBDC EVENTS

Join NVBDC for upcoming events designed to connect, certify, and empower veteran-owned businesses. From educational webinars to corporate matchmaking sessions, NVBDC events provide direct access to supplier diversity leaders, procurement decision-makers, and valuable resources for Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Businesses (SD/VOBs). Learn how to leverage NVBDC certification, expand your network, and unlock new opportunities with Fortune 500 companies committed to veteran suppliers.

 Don’t miss our next event—register today and take the next step in growing your SD/VOB.

Veteran Certification

NVBDC Services Webinar – AI Advantage 101: Using Artificial Intelligence to Grow and Scale Your Veteran-Owned Business

Date: July 14, 2026

Time: 11:00AM – 1:00PM (EST) 

Join NVBDC for a webinar about the Advantages of Using Artificial Intelligence to Grow and Scale Your Veteran-Owned Business.  This practical webinar is designed to help veteran business owners understand and apply today’s leading AI tools, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude. Attendees will learn how AI can support marketing, proposal writing, capability statements, supplier readiness, customer engagement, and daily business operations.

The session will also include live demonstrations, prompt tips, responsible AI practices, and actionable strategies to help veteran-owned businesses work smarter, compete stronger, and scale for future growth.

Veteran Certification

NVBDC Services Webinar – AI Advantage 201: Implementing AI for Business Growth and Supplier Readiness

Date: July 23, 2026

Time: 11:00AM – 1:00PM (EST) 

Join NVBDC for the 2nd advanced webinar aimed at helping veteran-owned businesses integrate AI into daily operations to improve productivity, automate workflows, strengthen supplier procurement readiness, and drive business growth. Through live demonstrations and practical examples, you’ll learn advanced prompting, custom GPTs, proposal and capability statement development, marketing automation, CRM integration, document analysis, and secure AI best practices—giving you actionable tools to work smarter and compete more effectively. Advantages of Using Artificial Intelligence to Grow and Scale Your Veteran-Owned Business.  This practical webinar is designed to help veteran business owners understand and apply today’s leading AI tools, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude. Attendees will learn how AI can support marketing, proposal writing, capability statements, supplier readiness, customer engagement, and daily business operations.

The session will also include live demonstrations, prompt tips, responsible AI practices, and actionable strategies to help veteran-owned businesses work smarter, compete stronger, and scale for future growth.

Veteran Certification

2026 NVBDC National Veteran Business Matchmaking Conference and Veterans Marketplace

Date: October 5th and 6th, 2026

Location: MotorCity Casino Hotel | Detroit, Michigan

Join NVBDC this October at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, for the 2026 NVBDC National Veteran Business Matchmaking Conference.

This landmark event will bring together veteran-owned businesses, corporate members, government partners, procurement leaders, and strategic allies for two days of 1:1 matchmaking, networking, expert-led panels, supplier readiness sessions, and the Veterans Marketplace.

The conference will also mark the official unveiling of NVBDC 3.0 and Mission: POSSIBLE, the next evolution of NVBDC’s work to connect veteran-owned businesses with corporate, government, and global opportunities.