Army Small Business Seminar & Matchmaking Sessions

The Department of the Army, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) will host its 13th Annual Small Business Seminar and Matchmaking Session during the 2025 AUSA Annual Meeting at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center 14 and 15 October 2025.

The Small Business Seminar, taking place on Tuesday, 14 October from 0930 to 1630, is designed to provide small businesses with a series of educational sessions to increase knowledge of doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies.

Tuesday's seminar will feature key DoD and Army leaders speaking on small business program priorities as well as panels highlighting business opportunities and best practices to assist with the effort of strengthening the small business industrial base.

Wednesday's in-person matchmaking will bring together small business professionals from military OSBPs, other federal agencies, and prime contractors for 10 minute face-to-face meetings. Matchmaking takes place from 0900 to 1630; check-in will begin at 0800.

Join us for the 2025 Small Business Seminar and Matchmaking as we kick off another opportunity-filled fiscal year for small business! 

Small Business Seminar
Room 201
Tuesday, 14 October
0930 - 1630

Small Business Matchmaking
Room 201
Wednesday, 15 October 
Check-in at 0800 | 0900 - 1630

No registration is required for the Small Business Seminar. All sessions are open to registered AUSA attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.  Registration for matchmaking will open in August 2025.

For more information contact Pamela Brunson or Zulekha Abu