July 2024
Acquisition Hour – Introduction to Certifications available to Minority Owned Businesses
February 22, 2017Start Date | February 22, 2017 |
End Date | February 22, 2017 |
Time | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Facility | Webinar |
Contact Info | Benjamin Blanc benjaminb@wispro.org (414)270-3600 |
Register Online | Register for Event |
Minority owned business can receive advantage when selling to various Public and Private entities.
In most cases, a certification process must be completed to qualify. It is important for business to understand the certification requirements and the potential benefits to their business prior to investing their time and resources in the certification process. This presentation will provide an overview of these programs, application process, describe eligibility requirements as well as the benefits and obligations for certifications with:
- Federal Government agencies
- State Government agencies (including WisDOT and State of Wisconsin)
- Local Government agencies (including Milwaukee City and County, Dane County, Madison (City), MMSD)
- Corporate (Large business)
Speakers:
Darryl “Shane” Mahaffy, Lead Business Opportunity Specialist – U.S. Small Business Administration
Joe Smetak – Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)
Join the Wisconsin Procurement Institute and guest speakers for the WPI ACQUISITION HOUR – a series of lunchtime FREE LIVE WEBINARS on a variety of Federal government contracting topics! You will need to register to have access and be able to interact with the guest speaker– the web link will be sent to you after registering for the WEBINAR. The schedule will be updated as speakers commit to participate. If you have any topics that are of interest to you – please send them to benjaminb@wispro.org
Please note: registrations for the Acquisition Hour Webinars are limited to 25 registrants. Due to the limited space available, if you unavailable to attend the webinar, please contact Benjamin Blanc as soon as possible.
To view a schedule of all upcoming webinars CLICK HERE.