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  "headline": "SWaM Certification: Vidya Is Certified in Virginia",
  "description": "Vidya earned SWaM certification from the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity as a Small, Micro, Minority Owned, and 8(a) business.",
  "datePublished": "2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z",
  "author": {
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    "name": "Neil Chaudhuri",
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  "articleBody": "I am excited to announce that hot off the heels of [8(a) certification by the US Small Business Administration](https://www.vidyasource.com/blog/vidya-is-8a-certified-by-us-small-business-administration/),\nthe [Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD)](https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/certification-division/swam/) has\nnow also certified Vidya as part of its Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business (SWaM) program.\n\nAt Vidya, we have been very privileged to deliver high-quality software to a wide array of government and commercial clients\nusing exciting technology while promoting lean principles, agile software development,\nand diversity in software engineering. The best part about it? It's been fun! Doing great work and contributing to the community—whether\nwriting on [our blog](https://www.vidyasource.com/blog/), answering questions on [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/users/1347281/vidya),\ncontributing to open-source on [GitHub](https://github.com/VidyaSource),\nspeaking at [conferences](https://www.vidyasource.com/blog/speaking-at-code-writers-workshop-2017/), and even posting video tutorials on\n[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24LVc8Bb65SF6LW-SLog9A)—have been the most rewarding professional experience of my life.\n\nVidya is based in Virginia just outside Washington, DC, and SWaM certification by SBSD shows Virginia that Vidya has demonstrated the kind of growth potential that should make state government agencies\nwho need technology services take notice. As the SBSD [describes](https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/certification-division/swam/):\n\n> The purpose is to enhance procurement opportunities for SWaM businesses participating in state-funded projects.\n\nWe look forward to building new relationships and to delivering our services to government agencies in the Commonwealth of Virginia. We are also excited about expanding\nour current offerings by making our courses available online and building new software products.\n\nWe want to thank the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity for recognizing Vidya's past success and future potential, and we cannot wait to do business\nwith you. [Let's talk](https://www.vidyasource.com/contact/).\n\n![Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity Small, Micro, Minority Owned, and 8(a) Certified](https://www.vidyasource.com/img/certifications/swam.jpeg)"
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