Webinar Overview The U.S. federal government spends nearly $400 billion annually with government contractors. For a small business to compete in this space, they need more than a quality solution at an economical price. They need a multi-pronged strategy for capturing business. If your company has been struggling to gain traction in the government market, or is looking to expand your federal footprint, it is time to look at your government bu...

The Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants' understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role. Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering process. Particip...

ChallengeHER was created in early 2013 by the Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN to promote the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program, to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain, and to provide an avenue for government agencies to meet qualified women-owned contractors. Since its creation, ChallengeHER has reached more th...

The Social Security Administration is hosting its Annual Small Business Procurement Conference. We are providing an environment to educate and promote the utilization of small and disadvantaged businesses as contractors to buyers and government program officials. The conference will include a guest speaker that is a nationally recognized advocate for veteran entrepreneurs, informative workshops, exhibitors, and a matchmaking session. The confe...

While nearly all government IT departments are being asked to deliver increased services with less funding --- the costs and latency constraints of traditional disk-based storage systems used in the past result in high costs and erratic performance, particularly for databases, virtualized servers, and virtual desktop applications. Solid-state, flash-based storage promises relief from the ongoing purchase cycle of massive, expensive, low-perfor...

MICC- Yuma Proving Ground invites you to a FORECAST FORUM with representatives from Yuma Proving Ground and Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) providing their anticipated forecast opportunities for 2014. No fee to attend but registration is required!

Did you know approximately $83 billion of the federal budget is expected to be awarded to small business contractors? In order to get a piece of the government pie, small business owners need to stand apart from the competition and be strategic when marketing their business to the government. The San Antonio American Express OPEN for Government Contracts event is designed to help small business owners boost their business through government co...

Summer Outreach: Seminar and Matchmaker - Outreach provides business development opportunities for vendors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement representatives, primes, and acquisition personnel. Among the skills you will acquire at this event: You will understand how recent events are effecting government procurements and how you...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...

Free ChallengeHER Event Connects Women Entrepreneurs with Govt Buyers Since the U.S. Small Business Administration’s signature Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program was implemented in 2011, women-owned firms have earned more than $100 million in contract awards through the use of set asides. A recent survey by American Express OPEN reveals that two-thirds of contracting firms owned by women (67 percent) find the WOSB...