Rick Vrendenburg, San Francisco District’s Small Business Deputy discusses South Pacific Division small business achievements at Coast Guard Island, Calif., Aug. 8, 2013, as the keynote speaker for the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) – San Francisco Post’s meeting. Vrendenburg, keynote speaker at the monthly event, advocated small businesses to inform the Corps about their classifications such as “Woman Owned” or “Disabled Veteran Owned” as a way to open the door for future opportunities.