San Diego, Orange, Imperial APEX Accelerator is the region’s only federally authorized APEX Accelerator, operating under a Department of Defense Cooperative Agreement. Our mission is to assist small businesses in how to do business with federal, state and local government agencies.

We also provide a variety of services that are beneficial to prime contractor and agency sponsors. In addition to the below benefits, your sponsorship helps us to provide our services at no cost to small businesses located in San Diego, Orange, and Imperial Counties.

For more information on sponsoring APEX Accelerator, please contact Mike Sabellico, Regional Director, at (619) 216-6671 or msabellico@swccd.edu

1. Custom training and technical assistance tailored to train small businesses on the specifics of how to do business with your agency.
2. Assistance in locating potential contractors/subcontractors locally and nationally.
3. Providing assistance in developing or improving small business programs, as well as support with outreach events and training for small businesses.
4. Help with small business outreach strategies.
5. Assistance in meeting specific socio-economic contracting/subcontracting goals.
6. Access to experienced government contracting specialists.

1. Offering support for your supplier diversity or small business outreach program, including planning and support services for related events..
2. Assistance in locating potential suppliers or subcontractors locally and nationally.
3. Help with supplier diversity or small business outreach strategies.
4. Custom training and technical assistance for suppliers/subcontractors.
5. Assistance with FAR/DFAR interpretation for Contracts Specialists and Small Business Liaison Officers.
6. Access to experienced government contracting specialists.