The Government Contractors Association's (GCA) mission is to educate, facilitate, and advocate for business owners seeking government contracts. Over $500 BILLION is awarded annually in government contracts and 23% of it is allocated towards small business owners. Are you ready to learn the steps to start winning contracts? Learning "governese" (the language of government contracting) to become a successful government contractor can take years...

This webinar will examine business cash flow, the ways in which to calculate it, and its importance in the credit risk analysis process. Participants will learn how to calculate cash flow from information contained in the Profit and Loss Statements of Businesses and the tax returns that a business generates. In addition to calculating simple cash flow which relies on Profit and Loss Statement information, participants in this webinar will look...

Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions to assist government agencies to detect and prevent money laundering. In May 2013 FinCEN published issue #23 of The SAR Activity Review Trends Tips & Issues. Table 2 documents the most frequent activities defined in Category S – Other. Tax Fraud or Evasion makes up 22% of those cases. FinCEN goes on to discuss an Overview of Correspondent Banks, Tax Havens, Shell, Shelf and Offshore Co...

Designed especially for federal technical staff and federal contractors with custodial/janitorial contracts, this course will familiarize you with categories of biobased products relevant to the cleaning function, resources helpful in the selection of biobased products, and suggestions for conducting a pilot to test biobased products prior to adoption. Course Objectives: After completing this module, you will be able to: Explain mission-orient...

Designed especially for federal technical staff and federal contractors with responsibilities for facility operations and maintenance, this course will familiarize you with categories of biobased products relevant to the O&M function, resources helpful in the selection of biobased products, and ideas for overcoming obstacles to the adoption of biobased products. Course Objectives After completing this module, you will be able to: list biob...

Both individuals and businesses need to be aware of the risks of identity theft. One major question is “How do criminals steal personal information from individuals and businesses?” The financial costs to individuals can be in the tens of thousands of dollars and to businesses in the millions of dollars. It is important to recognize these risks and take steps to mitigate the risks. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND The first step in protecting...

The Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) will host the 2017 Department of Defense (DOD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Beyond Phase II (BPII) and Mentor Protégé Training Week (MPTW) “Future Innovation in the DOD Marketplace,” at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, August 14 – 17, 2017. This collaborative event is designed to strengthen DOD’s commitment to the...

In today’s workplace, it isn’t enough for your managers, supervisors and professional staff to be smart; what’s required is to have emotional intelligence training to gain the ability to manage effectively emotions and behavior; navigate emotional IQ, and make the right decisions that will achieve positive results. There are extraordinary benefits to boosting emotional intelligence to handle workplace training. With a greater...

This AML compliance webinar will look at the use of financial statements as a tool to commit fraud upon the financial sector and investors and common tricks used by fraudsters, as well as identifying “red flags” for potential problems. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Many companies have started addressing financial statement fraud due to the financial losses suffered and collapse of their well established brand identity. This webinar will di...

With the finalization of the FDA’s FSMA Preventive Control Rules, new FDA outbreak testing technologies and increasingly complex supply chain controls, spices and other low moisture foods are becoming increasing identified as outbreak contributors. Spices are frequently found to carry salmonella, are full of physical adulterants, are often not identified as allergens, and may be impacted by lead and, when not carefully controlled through...