Webinar: DoW and Army Procurement, Acquisition, & Budget Outlook
Join the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) for a virtual discussion on recent Department of War (DoW) updates to procurement and acquisition processes, the Army’s new Transformation and Training Command, and the potential impacts on the upcoming DoW budget, RDT&E priorities, and small businesses.
Helene Support to Western Carolina

FEMA will be spending the next few weeks doing a preliminary assessment prior to establishing Joint Field Offices in order to coordinate efforts with the NCDOT and the State Emergency Management Office. FEMA currently has field engineers in the affected areas who will provide technical assessments to the counties.
Webinar on IRS Section 174 Impact on SBIR/STTR Awards
Understanding How New IRS Rules Can Impact Your SBIR/STTR Award
Title: Webinar on IRS Section 174 Impact on SBIR/STTR Awards
Date & Time: January 18, 2024, 1:00 PM ET
Format: Virtual Event
Host: Florida High Tech Corridor’s FAST Program
Speaker: Expert from Withum, a Nationwide Accounting Leader
Registration Link: RSVP Here
Contact: Jack Henkel (Email: jack.henkel@floridahightech.com
DEFTECH Coffee Call
Join us Virtually this Friday, November 10, 2023, from 8 – 10 am ET for another DEFTECH Coffee Call.
(TEAMS Link Below)
**Note: Dr. Sammy Choi could not present last week on the MIO-Forum. Dr. Choi is available and will provide insight into medical research opportunities.
Day 1:DON CISO’s Blue Cyber Walk Through of all 110 Requirements of NIST SP 800-171 and Proposed CMMC 2.0 Level 2
Description:
A small business cybersecurity and information protection Boot camp with Kelley Kiernan – The Blue Cyber Initiative is hosted by the Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Blue Cyber is sponsored for you by the NAVY SBIR/STTR Program Office.
Joe Tew
Regional Program Manager,
Flat Rock/Asheville
Fran Perez-Wilhite
Regional Program Manager, Charlotte Metro
In the News
2026
- NCMBC Welcomes Colonel (Ret) Martin J “Jimmy” Hendrix. Greater Fayetteville Business Journal. January 14, 2026
2025
- North Carolina Holds a Home-Field Advantage in the Innovation Game. Greater Fayetteville Business Journal. December 1, 2025.
- Contracting for the Final Frontier: How North Carolina Companies Can Capture New Opportunities with the US Space Force.





