In November 2010, Veterans Extravaganza hosted at the Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland more than 170 exhibitors participated in the event – “A salute to our veterans, military service members and their families.” The extravaganza reached more than 1,800 participates.
The participants arrived from Alaska, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
The extravaganza included a hiring fair, 8 seminars, veteran benefits and services, veterans mobile health van, acupuncture treatments, small business forum, a kiddy barracks and several prize giveaways including two (2) brand new cars donated by platinum sponsor Mr. & Mrs. George Diaz of Dynamic Network Solutions, Stafford, Virginia.
In May 2010, Community & Veterans Job Fair hosted at the Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland more than 40 employers searched for qualified job candidates. The job fair was a huge success. Employers ranked job candidate qualification, interviewing skills, professionalism and overall skill matches superior to other job fairs in the local Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The high ranking of job candidates can be directly contributed the Job Candidate Certification (JCC) job training prior to the event. More than 45% of the 2,175 job candidates attended JCC training prior to attending the job fair.
Several employers expressed the high level of candidate matches as well. This can be directly contributed to the pre-screening processes of nVideoJOBS.
In May 2009, "Light Up Washington" (District of Columbia) moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC where more than 100 exhibitors showcased their wares and 1,700 small business owners attended. 600 plus candidates applied for positions with 100 successfully employed. Over 1,000 persons attended 24 seminars and more than 165 small business owners, government officials and private industry firms were present for the
"Light Up Washington" Awards and Recognition Luncheon.
In August 2007, the conferences humble beginnings started with "Light Up Washington" at the Show Place Arena located in Upper Marlboro, MD where more than 350+ exhibitors showcased their wares and over 4,000 small business owners from Maryland,
Washington, D.C., Virginia and Pennsylvania contributed to its success. The show highlights included more than 10 million dollars in giveaways from local merchants and over $15,000 in student scholarships were distributed.
