SCORE Cybersecurity Maturity Model Cert. for Small Businesses and Subcontractors

Event description

The Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is rolling out through every new DoD contract, and it flows down from prime contractors to the small businesses that supply them. Beginning November 10, 2026, outside assessments become a standard condition of award for contracts involving controlled information, and primes are already choosing suppliers based on readiness. This session is built for small business owners and subcontractors, not IT professionals. In plain language, it covers: what CMMC is and why it exists; the one question that decides which level applies to you; the rollout timeline and why your real deadline is your next contract, not a government date; what compliance actually costs a small business and the decisions that bring the number down; the free, DoD-funded resources available before you spend a dollar; and a practical 90-day starting plan. Every attendee receives a one-page readiness checklist to take back to their business. Presented by Tailored Compliance Solutions, a Beavercreek, Ohio compliance advisory firm serving small businesses in the defense supply chain.

Our Presenter, Bonnie Powell:

Bonnie Powell is the founder and principal consultant of Tailored Compliance Solutions, a boutique compliance advisory firm based in Beavercreek, Ohio. She brings more than 10 years of compliance leadership across industries, including program leadership and board-level compliance reporting, with framework expertise spanning CMMC/NIST 800-171, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 42001. A certified partner on both the Vanta and Drata compliance platforms, she is known for translating complex regulatory requirements into plain language for the founders, contract managers, and small business owners who have to act on them.