1. Western Regional Council For Small Business Education and Advocacy
Department of Defense
Western Regional Council For Small Business Education and Advocacy

2. Mission Promote small business programs
Encourage relationships among Federal agencies, contractors and small businesses
Sponsor exchange of ideas, methods and best practices
Develop practical and standard responses to legislation, regulations and directives

3. Western Regional Council
California
Hawaii
Nevada

4. Membership Voting Associate: Federal military & civilian agencies
Military branches
Defense Contract Management Agency
General Services Administration
Small Business Administration
Associate:
Large business contractors
Small business advocacy organizations
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
Small Business Development Centers
State agencies

5. Organization Officers Executive Committee Associate Advisors
Committees Chairs

6. DoD Western Regional Council

7. Committees Small Business Awareness Education
Maintains contact with other councils throughout the United States to share information in support of the council’s mission
Education
Presents educational programs to the membership and small business representatives

8. Committees Recognition Membership/Public Relations
Honors outstanding support for small businesses and the council
Membership/Public Relations
Promotes council membership, publicizes news and events, and maintains membership roster

9. Committees Council Interface
Maintains contact with other councils throughout the United States to share information and best practices

10. Agency Benefits Contractor contacts Peer contacts
Pending and new legislation updates
Regulatory interpretations
Small business program training and best practices

11. Contractor Benefits Agency and contracting officer contacts
DCMA and SBA contacts
Peer contacts
Pending and new legislation updates
Regulatory interpretations
Small business program training and best practices

12. Activities General membership meetings Bimonthly meetings
Agency and military keynote speakers
Internal training on small business topics
Committee workshops
Legislative updates
Small business presentations

13. Procurement Fairs
Local and regional trade fairs and small business expos
Held in conjunction with general membership meetings
Provide council information and membership data

14. Workshops Large contractor-specific Small business-specific
Legislation/regulation-specific
Presentations made to events sponsored by DoD WRC and other organizations

15. Committee Work
Ongoing contacts with small businesses, large business contractors, agencies and other councils
Educational presentations
News releases and public relations
Membership roster maintenance
Meeting and event planning

16. Why I belong to the Council

17. Joining the DoD Western Regional Council