6th Annual WAVE Event Was a Huge Success!

LEESBURG, Va. - March 25, 2016 - PRLog -- The 6^th Annual WAVE Veteran Women Owned Small Business Conference
At the Women's Memorial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA was a Huge Success!

The 6^th Annual full-day conference was established by The WAVE. - Women as Veteran Entrepreneurs, to help Veteran Women-Owned Small Businesses help Women Veteran Entrepreneurs  (WOSB) make connections and grow their government businesses. The conference was a huge success with gold sponsors that included, Freddie Mac, Unanet, and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC). It was an exciting day filled with training, networking and making connections with government agencies, prime contractors and other Veteran WOSB's. The WAVE team scheduled a line-up of speakers that were engaging and motiving and they had people on their feet. The speakers included Brigadier General, Wilma L. Vaught who at 86 years of age, commanded the room and spoke about her work in creating the Women's Memorial and giving Women Veterans a place that they could be proud of that would help share their legacy.  WAVE was honored to be able to donate $1,000 to the Women's National Memorial Foundation at the event. Other notable speakers included:

Martha Daniel: President/CEO Information Management Resources, Inc.
Natalia Olson-Urtecho: Regional Administrator, Mid-Atlantic Region, SBA
Barbara Carson: Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development, SBA
Dr. Betty Mosley-Brown: Acting Director, Center for Women Veterans, VA
Beverly Kuykendall: President of Government Business, American Medical Depot (AMD)
Julie Clowes: Deputy District Director, Washington Metropolitan Area District Office, SBA
Marlyn Harris: Founder, Women Veterans Business Center, Houston, TX
Emcee and speaker:  Michele S. Jones: Director of Training, Civility Management Solutions

Harvetta Span, founder of WAVE, was pleased with the event and the turnout. She stated, "It is important for Veteran WOSBs to have a support system and this WAVE Conference helps Veteran WOSBs make connections and develop that support system. WOSBs can come to the conference to network, and hear from other WOSBs who have put together successful companies.  It gives them resources, encouragement and valuable connections that help long after the day-long conference ends.Testimonials from those in attendance included:

"The conference was inspiring, enlightening, productive.  I must again say that it was one of the most powerful gathering of passionate, results-oriented professionals with whom I have had the p pleasure of interacting with in a very long time.  Kudos and accolades for a job well done.  I felt well nourished by the audience as well as the other participants. WoW! Your room and your audience should always be filled! More women need to understand what it is you are offering and how you offer it. I am sure that your next event will be standing room only"
Beverly Kuykendall, President of Government Business, AMDNext.com

"Thank you for inviting me to join WAVE's Seminar.  I had a wonderful time and enjoyed talking with the women veterans who were there. You did an amazing job with the event! Thank you for your leadership and commitment to women vets in business." Barbara E. Carson, Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development U.S. Small Business Administration

"I just want to take a minute to tell you how great last week's Veteran Women Owned Small Business Seminar was.  They had some really great Women, Veteran speakers.  It was a high energy, very informative, and productive event.  I encourage Women Veteran business owners to take part next year." David A. Canada,  Procurement Analyst/Program Manager
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

The WAVE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded by Harvetta Spann, a US Army Veteran and Stephanie Bolton James, to provide a forum for Veteran WOSB and help promote the success of Women Veteran Entrepreneurs.  WAVE organizes quarterly events to help Veteran WOSB network and learn more about how they can grow their businesses, through partnering with large government contractors and the federal government.  This year's event will focus on providing proven strategies and tactics to leverage your business certification to narrow the competitive landscape to gain business.

To learn more or set up an interview with the Co-Founders of WAVE, please contact, Elysa Leonard with Splash Communications via email at elysa@splashmarcom.com or by phone, 571-426-5145.