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NVTC's Business and Enterprise Architecture Committee presents the Enterprise Architecture and Agility Event. During this event, a panel of business and enterprise architecture practitioners will discuss whether enterprise architecture is a help or hindrance to business agility.

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

Your business is under attack by people looking for money and confidential information. Who are they? How can you stop them? How should you respond if you are attacked? Hear experts from Merritt Group, Marsh and the FBI share insights on cybersecurity at the April 9th CFO Series Event, presented by NVTC's CFO Series Committee.

VT KnowledgeWorks presents the Fifth Annual Entrepreneurship Challenge. Please join VT KnowledgeWorks for two competitions as entrepreneurs and Virginia Tech students compete for prizes.

There’s no better place in the nation to do business than Northern Virginia, and the environment is particularly conducive to entrepreneurial companies. You’ll hear from U.S. Senator Mark Warner on the recently introduced Startup Act 3.0, and have the opportunity to ask questions. A panel of entrepreneurs, new, growing and established will also share their insights into the latest trends, development and insights into entrepreneurship, particularly as they relate to Northern Virginia.

SBIR grants (Small Business Innovation Research) and its sister STTR grant program (Small Business Technology Transfer) provide $150K - $1.5M in early stage R&D funding as a set-aside for small technology firms and start-ups. 11 participating federal agencies use this program to fund early stage technology development that will help them solve their problems and meet their missions. $2.5B is available in this program with the main purpose to commercialize the funded technology.

Register for the session convenient to you! This event presents expert insights into funding sources and assistance available to facilitate tech transfer and company start-up efforts. Especially ideal for: university researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and start-up entrepreneurs.

Join the NVTC Small Business and Entrepreneur Committee to hear from the CEO/Founders of two hot local tech companies and their local VC investors. Hear first-hand how these entrepreneurs went from the business idea to successful early stage venture capital (VC) funding and beyond. Learn about their business challenges, how they pursued funding, what they have learned and what's ahead. The VCs who funded them will share their side of the story and what attracted them to these investments.

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.