& BUSINESS

Veterans in Business Network

SoCalGas provided a grant to the Veterans in Business Network for their national conference that is designed to help veteran businesses build connections between corporations, government agencies and primes looking to create partnerships for contracting opportunities. The conference helps build a supply chain of veteran businesses that are prepared to establish contracts with new clients. The Veterans in Business Network provides a free veteran business directory, business resources, educational seminars, outreach opportunities, a Veteran 2 Veteran Business cohort program, Boots to Contracts program, business development scholarships and more.

National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

SoCalGas provided financial support to the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce for the International Business and Leadership conference that brings together nearly 2,000 LGBTQ and allied entrepreneurs, business owners, corporate representatives, and LGBT chamber leaders from across the country. The event delivers innovative leadership programing, networking and engagement opportunities, educational programs, one-on-one matchmaker meetings between suppliers and corporations, affiliate chamber programming, panel discussions, development seminars, and more. The conference is considered the most prestigious and largest LGBTQ business event in the world.