

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: eVA Lab: Doing Business with the Commonwealth of Virginia
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Interested in doing business with the commonwealth of Virginia? Each year Virginia buys goods and services totaling more than $6 billion – learn how your company can be a part of that! This free in-person workshop is designed to educate small, woman and/or minority business owners about opportunities to sell their goods and services to the Commonwealth of Virginia and many local governments.  The workshop will provide information about the Virginia procurement process and will walk through registering in the eVA system in real time. Bring your laptop or tablet to participate in this learning lab.

Speaker: Chris Ley, Business Services Manager, Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity

Chris Ley is a Business Services Manager covering the Northern Virginia region with the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD).   Prior to joining SBSD, she was a marketing consultant at the Business Development Assistance Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping minority business owners.  She started working with small businesses in 2007 when she joined a small, women-owned marketing company, Asian Marketing Services, as their Director of Business Development.  She then created two successful small business training programs at Northern Virginia Community College: the SWaM program and the Entrepreneur Roadmap program. 

Ms. Ley received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Maryland, College Park and her Master’s in International Marketing from University of Maryland Global Campus.

Register here: https://loudounpossible.com/events/eva-lab-doing-business-with-the-commonwealth-of-virginia
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ashburn/eva-lab-doing-business-with-the-commonwealth-of-virginia/200029656700458
- **Event Categories**: business, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://loudounpossible.com/events/eva-lab-doing-business-with-the-commonwealth-of-virginia?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ashburn-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ashburn
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Loudoun County Economic Development
- **lat**: 39.006307613102
- **long**: -77.487539357643
- **full address**: Loudoun County Economic Development, Ashburn, Virginia, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Loudoun County Economic Development (https://allevents.in/org/loudoun-county-economic-development/5227910)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Loudoun County Economic Development, Ashburn, Virginia, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Loudoun County Economic Development
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about eVA Lab: Doing Business with the Commonwealth of Virginia ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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