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SUMMARY:Set Your Small Biz Apart with SWaM Certification
DESCRIPTION:Are you a small\, women-owned\, or minority-owned business who wants to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia? \nSmall business owners who are looking to participate in Virginia’s specialized procurement and contracting opportunities are encouraged to become SWaM certified. The SWaM certification is a vehicle to promote economic growth of Virginia’s businesses. \nBecoming SWaM certified is just the first step in doing business with the Commonwealth. \nThis workshop will cover: \n\nThe SWaM Certification process\nRequired documents needed to apply\nHow to use the certification to do business with the Commonwealth (intro to eVA\, Virginia’s Online Procurement Portal).\n\nREGISTER\n  \n \nJoin speaker Ramain Gohar\, Business Service Manager (Central-West Virginia)\, Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity\, and learn how and why to become SWaM (Small\, Woman-Owned\, and/or Minority-Owned Business) Certified to gain advantage when seeking state or local government contracts. \n  \n\nHYBRID event: In person at 109 W Main St\, Orange or online via Zoom \n\nLight refreshments provided for in-person attendees beginning at 9:00am\nPresentation to begin promptly at 9:30am\n\n\nCohosted by: Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and Orange County Economic Development\n.   \n\n 
URL:https://dev.cvsbdc.laughingrhino.com/event/set-your-small-biz-apart-with-swam-certification/
LOCATION:Orange County Economic Development Office\, 109 West Main Street\, Orange\, 22960\, United States
CATEGORIES:Contracting,Hybrid event - online/in person
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SUMMARY:PTAC & Apex Accelerator present: Proposal Development
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Government Contracting\n\nThe Federal Government buys over $600 billion per year on goods and services\, 23% of that spend is allocated for Small Business. This is a huge opportunity for firms\, who qualify\, to grow their business and become part of the challenging world of Government Contracting through set-aside opportunities. In order to be successful in government contracting you must know how to respond to a solicitation with a winning proposal. This is the most valuable skill to have for winning government contracts. A properly formatted proposal will help you get noticed and differentiate you from your competition and show you are a responsible and responsive bidder. In this presentation you will learn: \n• Proper formatting of a proposal\n• Win Themes\n• Capture Management\n• How proposals are graded\n• What are some common mistakes in proposal writing \nJoin Lisa Wood\, Director of the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)\, for this informative presentation – a “must” for those who are considering the Federal Government contracting market and want to learn how to prepare for/navigate this huge potential market. This “beginners” class offers tips and tricks on how to win Federal business. \n\nFee: No Cost \n\nREGISTER\n  \nFacilitated by \n \nCapital Region SBDC
URL:https://dev.cvsbdc.laughingrhino.com/event/ptac-apex-accelerator-present-proposal-development/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Contracting
ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Region SBDC":MAILTO:info@capitalregionvasbdc.com
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SUMMARY:GovCon 101: Is Your Business Ready for Government Contracting?
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Government Contracting\n\nAre you considering registering your business to be a government contractor? Do you think government contracting might be a good option to help grow your business? If so\, then join us for GovCon 101. \nThis session will be help you to understand: \n\nWhether government contracting is a good option for your business\nIf your business is ready to enter the government arena\nThe process of registering to be a government contractor\nCertifications that might benefit your business as a government contractor\n\nThis event is free\, but you must preregister in order to receive the instructions to attend. \n\n\n\n\nSpeaker(s): Lisa Powell worked for the U.S. Small Business Administration at the Connecticut District Office from 1998 to 2019 as an Economic Development Specialist monitoring the HUBZone and 8(a) portfolios for the local office before joining the Virginia PTAC as a Procurement Counselor in January 2021. During her time at the SBA\, Lisa worked closely with all of SBA’s resource partners to facilitate procurement workshops held at local Community Colleges\, Chambers of Commerce and libraries. As a Business Opportunity Specialist\, she was involved with the Government Contracting programs that the SBA provides and worked very closely with the purchasing agents for the Federal and State Agencies as well as the larger prime contractors while organizing SBA Matchmakers and assisting small business. \nCo-Sponsor(s): \nIf you need further assistance or have a question\, please contact us at (540) 654-1383 \n  \nFee: No Cost \n\nREGISTER\n  \nFacilitated by \n \nUniversity of Mary Washington SBDC
URL:https://dev.cvsbdc.laughingrhino.com/event/govcon-101-is-your-business-ready-for-government-contracting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Contracting
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SUMMARY:Preparing Your Pitch - Best Practices in Developing Your Business Briefing - *Webinar (Live)* - PW
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Business Basics\n\nPromotional Video HERE \nWebinar Learning Objective \nPlease join Senior Business Counselor\, and Adjunct GMU Professor George Siragusa\, as he guides you through a step-by-step process of building a business briefing that is invaluable to startups\, early stage companies\, growth\, or even mature businesses!  During this NO-COST webinar you will: \n\nbecome aware of at least 5 scenarios in the life of a business when your business briefing may be needed and how they may be used in each case\nobtain a checklist containing 5 distinct “filters” or tests\, ensuring you have taken the necessary and critical Lean Foundational Steps prior to starting the development of your business briefing\nsee how an actionable framework\, containing 5 basic “themes”\, is used to test the critical business hypothesis in the marketplace needed  during the “Lean Discovery Phase” of your journey\, giving you deep insights and answers which will improve the effectiveness of your business briefing\nobtain an actionable\, easy to use\, step-by-step outline that forms the basis of a “StoryBoard”\, the precursor to the full briefing\, and the step that “jumpstarts” the process\nreceive a file with an actual local business briefing used in an attempt to raise capital\, complete with speaker notes and explained section by section along with perspectives\, “do’s and don’ts”\,  all intended to guide your business briefing development\nAND… hear answers to many of your business briefing questions in real time!\n\nTHERE IS NO COST to ATTEND; but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: George Siragusa – Senior Business Advisor\, Mason SBDC\, Adjunct Professor\, George Mason University teaching Entrepreneurship for Engineers at the School of Engineering\, and Senior Mentor for 3 area Startup Venture Accelerators \nCo-sponsor(s) & Partner(s): Prince William County Department of Economic Development & Prince William Chamber of Commerce \nCancellation Policy: Contact the Center regarding cancellation earlier than 24 business hours prior to event. Kindly email – help@masonsbdc.org (preferred) or call 703-261-4105 to notify the team. \nSpecial Instruction: This live webinar will be presented via Zoom. Webinar access details (Zoom invitation) will be provided after registration. \n\nFee: No Cost \n\nREGISTER\n  \nFacilitated by \n \nMason SBDC
URL:https://dev.cvsbdc.laughingrhino.com/event/preparing-your-pitch-best-practices-in-developing-your-business-briefing-webinar-live-pw-2/
LOCATION:Online
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