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SUMMARY:WAU Cyber Solutions: CMMC Solicitations\, Level-Selection and FAQs
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]WAU Cyber Solutions[vc_column_text css=””] \nCMMC Solicitations\, Level-Selection and Frequently Asked Questions\nApril 6 | 12:00 PM CT | Virtual \nWho Should Attend: Ideal for any professional with responsibilities for cybersecurity. \nCyber Solutions: This is a series of webinars to bring the Acquisition Workforce up-to-speed on all the cybersecurity requirements in federal contracts and how to evaluate those contractual requirements. In the DoW alone\, there are some 120K small business contractors and 70% of those contractors have less than 30 employees. This webinar series will share information with contracting communities\, project managers\, and contractors on the resources available to create robust cybersecurity.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/wau-2026-04-06/
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SUMMARY:Vision Unlocked
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″]Vision Unlocked Startup Version[vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”subtitle”]From Swirl to Sprint: 90 Days to Real Momentum[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”leader-text”]Identify and build on your purpose\, vision\, mission and strategic anchors to focus and define realistic\, achievable goals in 90 days[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”page-description”]Presented by Mark Stockhowe \nDate: April 7\, 2026\nTime: 1 – 5 PM CT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”2/5″][vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”page-description”]Who Should Attend\nVisionary founders\n(pre-seed to seed\, team size 1–10) \nWhere\nMcNamara Alumni Center\nTechnology Commercialization Center \nCost (Per Person)\n$59[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/5″ rc_add_shadow=”small-shadow”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1771474446514{background-color: #EDF1F5 !important;}”] \n\n\n\nWhat’s Included: \n\n\n4-hour Interactive Workshop\n\n\n90-day Clarity Sprint (One Goal\,One Meeting\, One Scoreboard)\n\n\nA first Roles & Responsibilities sketch\n\n\nA running Idea Bank\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”page-description”]Who Should Attend\nVisionary founders\n(Team size 1–10) \n\nWhere\nMcNamara Alumni Center\nDiscovery Nexus\nLaukka Conference Room \n\nCost (Per Person)\n$99[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″ content_width=”80″ horizontal_content_position=”center” grve_css=”{“desktop“:{“margin-top“:“25“\,“margin-right“:“25“\,“margin-bottom“:“25“\,“margin-left“:“25“\,“padding-top“:“25“\,“padding-right“:“25“\,“padding-bottom“:“25“\,“padding-left“:“25“\,“class“:“grve-wpb-1771515389435“}}”][vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”page-description”]What’s Included \n4-hour Interactive Workshop \n\n90-day Clarity Sprint (One Goal\, One Meeting\, One Scoreboard) \n\nA first Roles & Responsibilities sketch \n\nA running Idea Bank \n\nOne Hour 1:1 Meeting with Mark Stockhowe[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Early-stage\, innovation-driven companies move fast\, but speed can work against you as teams grow\, customers add complexity\, and informal ways of working begin to strain. Founders often feel the tension between staying agile today and building something that won’t break as the company scales. Decisions multiply\, priorities compete\, and what once lived in the founder’s head must become shared clarity across the team. \nThis workshop helps founders and small leadership teams build resilience by aligning on what matters now\, anticipating the challenges ahead\, and making intentional choices that support both near-term execution and long-term growth. Rather than adding heavy process\, the focus is on establishing a strong foundation that reduces friction\, improves decision-making\, and allows the company to start with simplicity—adding structure and capability only when it creates real value. \nAt this workshop\, Mark will equip participants with: \n\nHow to build operational rhythm and focus without stifling your creative spark.\nActionable steps to deliver immediate traction.\nThe framework for turning a visionary concept into a disciplined\, scalable machine.\n\nFounders will leave with a clear\, practical framework for aligning their team today while positioning the company to grow and scale sanely in the future.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nAbout the Presenter:\nWorkshop facilitator Mark Stockhowe helps visionary founders bridge the gap from “big idea” to “big business.” An experienced operator and advisor\, he has spent his career supporting innovation-driven companies as they grow\, working with organizations ranging from a handful of employees to hundreds. With deep roots in healthcare and IT\, Mark has a knack for helping early-stage teams convert technical potential into commercial reality\, while guiding founders and leadership teams through growth\, alignment\, and execution challenges without losing momentum. \nBeyond his current role leading an emerging medical diagnostics company\, Mark is the architect of the Swirl to Scale™ System—an “operating system for innovation” that provides a roadmap for businesses journeying from startup to $100M\, helping leaders replace chaos with clarity and sustainable progress.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/vision-unlocked/
LOCATION:McNamara Alumni Center\, Minneapolis\, MN
CATEGORIES:MNSBIR Events
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SUMMARY:Midwest Defense Innovation Summit (MDIS)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]Midwest Defense Innovation Summit (MDIS)[vc_column_text css=””]The Midwest Defense Innovation Summit (MDIS) is the region’s premier gathering focused on advancing national security through mission-driven technology and capability development. Powered by the Applied Research Institute\, this high-impact summit convenes senior defense leaders\, policymakers\, industry\, academia\, and regional partners to examine how emerging technologies are tested\, transitioned\, and fielded at speed in support of national defense priorities. MDIS emphasizes operational relevance\, strategic competition\, and the pathways that move innovation from concept to deployed capability. \nMDIS is now rescheduled to April 8-9\, 2026\, at the Grand Hall Ballroom at Crowne Plaza Union Station\, located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/midwest-defense-innovation-summit-mdis/
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SUMMARY:27th Annual SADBOC Government Procurement Fair
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″]APEX Accelerator[vc_column_text text_style=”leader-text”]26th Annual SADBOC Government Procurement Fair[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Date: 4/17/2025\nTime: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (CST)\nRegistration Deadline: 4/17/2025 2:00 PM (CST)\nFee: No Fee \nPoint of Contact: Christina Nebel-Dickerson (651) 201-2629 \nLocation: Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center 6155 Earle Brown Drive\, Brooklyn Center MN \nProgram Format: Multi-session Course\nTraining Topics: Certifcation\, Government Industrial Base (GIB) Readiness\, Legal Issues\, Procurement Fair\, SBIR/STTR/Other Innovation Programs\, Selling to Government\, Small Disadvantaged Businesses\, Woman-owned Businesses \nDescription: \nBusinesses interested in doing business with government agencies and prime contractors are encouraged to attend this Trade Fair. Coupling education with marketing strategies\, this event will provide businesses an opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 60 Federal\, State and local agencies\, commercial/prime contractors\, and nonprofit organizations; access available technical assistance; and learn about upcoming contracts. The 26th Annual SADBOC Government Procurement Fair is sponsored by the Federal Executive Board’s SADBOC\, in cooperation with the State of Minnesota’s APEX Accelerator.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register\n							[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/annual-sadboc-government-procurement-fair/
LOCATION:Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center\, 6155 Earle Brown Dr\, Brooklyn Center\, MN\, 55430
CATEGORIES:MN APEX Accelerator
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ORGANIZER;CN="APEX Accelerator":MAILTO:apexaccelerator.adm@state.mn.us
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SUMMARY:USPTO - Patents DOCX filing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]USPTO[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745618348903{border-radius: 1px !important;}”] \nPatents DOCX filing\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]April 9 | 1 PM – 2 PM CT | Virtual \nThese free United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) training sessions provide a comprehensive overview of how to file and retrieve DOCX files in Patent Center. Each session takes about an hour and includes time for questions\, as well as an opportunity to use the Patent Center’s training mode to practice DOCX filing. \nAs announced in May 2022\, the USPTO is switching to DOCX as part of the USPTO’s ongoing initiatives to use the most advanced technology and to issue and maintain robust and reliable patents. DOCX is key to the to the USPTO’s application readiness initiatives\, which will provide quick and reliable feedback to applicants to correct their applications before they hit the examiner’s desk so that examiners can spend more time working with applicants to identify subject matter for protection. Currently\, filing in DOCX allows for automated checks that prevent unnecessary delays in processing an application.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/uspto-patents-docx-filing/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260415T120000
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SUMMARY:WAU Cyber Solutions – It Might Be CUI if...
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]WAU Cyber Solutions[vc_column_text css=””] \nIt Might Be CUI if…\nApril 15 | 12:00 PM CT | Virtual\nThe level of cybersecurity you need is tied to the type of data provided or generated by a contract. This session will explore how to differentiate between the most common types of CUI\, or Controlled Unclassified Information \nWho Should Attend: Ideal for any professional with responsibilities for cybersecurity. \nDoW Cyber Solutions: This is a series of webinars to bring the Acquisition Workforce up-to-speed on all the cybersecurity requirements in federal contracts and how to evaluate those contractual requirements. In the DoW alone\, there are some 120K small business contractors and 70% of those contractors have less than 30 employees. This webinar series will share information with contracting communities\, project managers\, and contractors on the resources available to create robust cybersecurity.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/wau-cyber-solutions-new-dfars-252-204-7997-and-class-deviation-how-it-affects-contracting-teams/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T100000
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SUMMARY:ASCC Enterprise Synchronization Forum
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″]ASCC Enterprise Synchronization Forum[vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”page-description”]April 23 | Virtual[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ text_align=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=””]The Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate will convene its inaugural G‑TEAD Army Service Component Command (ASCC) Enterprise Synchronization Forum—a new quarterly initiative designed to globally synchronize ASCC efforts\, align enterprise resources\, and accelerate capability delivery to Soldiers at the speed of war. \nThe Forum will bring together Army stakeholders and industry partners in a virtual setting to strengthen collaboration\, improve alignment\, and ensure capability development remains closely tied to operational needs. This is a unique opportunity for industry partners to gain early insight into Army priorities and better understand how to effectively engage with G‑TEAD. \nThe Forum will feature: \n\n\n\nHow to Partner: A high‑level overview of G‑TEAD’s Playbook\, including how industry can effectively engage and collaborate.\nImprove Future Accelerated Capability Events (ACEs): A review of lessons learned to strengthen upcoming ACEs and enhance industry impact.\nIndustry Integration: Discussion on increasing the quality and volume of industry participation in ACEs to better align solutions with Army needs.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n		register\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/ascc/
ORGANIZER;CN="MDA SBIR/STTR Program":MAILTO:sbirsttr@mda.mil
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