BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240926T120000Z DTEND:20240926T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Webinar - Georgia DOAS Procurement Readiness Workshop DESCRIPTION:Small businesses are important to the growth and success of Georgia?s economy. They provide economic opportunity by offering greater access to business support services\, education\, and jobs for owners and employees. Government agencies know that directing spend to small businesses for the purchase of items and equipment that support their mission\, research or initiative is a great way to support small businesses.\n\n\n\nMost government agencies offer a good deal of information about how to do business with them and list upcoming opportunities. However\, the process to sell to the government can be bombarded with requirements that are difficult for a seller to understand\, respond to and follow. \n\n\n\nTo help navigate through the state procurement process\, the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) is excited to present a virtual series of readiness workshops that are targeted to the small business community. These workshops will intertwine the procurement process with essential small business development training on how to increase your business core capability and capacity. Through collaborative efforts with educational partner\, the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Minority Business Development (UGA SBDC MBD)\, our small business partners and industry experts\, DOAS will be able to provide information to small business participants on how to implement human resources\, insurance bonding\, and other financial considerations that may improve business efficiency in order to achieve its state government contract goals.\n\n\n\nCourse Outline\n\nHeld every Thursday between August 18 and September 29 from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.\n\n August 18\, 2022 Module I: Contract Opportunities\, Marketing & Research Strategies \n August 25\, 2022 Module II: Business Operations Strategies \n September 1\, 2022 Module III: Business Operations Strategies \n September 8\, 2022 Module IV: Procurement Business Development Strategies \n September 15\, 2022 Module V: Financial Management Strategies \n September 22\, 2022 Module VI: Small Business Readiness Checklist\, Connections & Executive Summary \n September 29\, 2022 Ceremonial Module: Networking and Small Business Readiness Certificate\n\n\n\nLearner Outcomes\n\n\n Supplier registration requirements \n Connecting with key partners and purchasing professionals \n Marketing strategies \n Do?s and Don?ts for submitting bids\n Elements of government contracting \n Understanding procurement opportunities\n Purchasing methods & Using P-cards \n Most common attributes of awarded suppliers\n Available resources to small businesses and more! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Small businesses are important to the growth and success of Georgia?s economy. They provide economic opportunity by offering greater access to business support services\, education\, and jobs for owners and employees. Government agencies know that directing spend to small businesses for the purchase of items and equipment that support their mission\, research or initiative is a great way to support small businesses.
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\nMost government agencies offer a good deal of information about how to do business with them and list upcoming opportunities. However\, the process to sell to the government can be bombarded with requirements that are difficult for a seller to understand\, respond to and follow. \;
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\nTo help navigate through the state procurement process\, the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) is excited to present a virtual series of readiness workshops that are targeted to the small business community. These workshops will intertwine the procurement process with essential small business development training on how to increase your business core capability and capacity. Through collaborative efforts with educational partner\, the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Minority Business Development (UGA SBDC MBD)\, our small business partners and industry experts\, DOAS will be able to provide information to small business participants on how to implement human resources\, insurance bonding\, and other financial considerations that may improve business efficiency in order to achieve its state government contract goals.
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\nHeld every Thursday between August 18 and September 29 from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.\n\n
\nLearner Outcomes\n\n\n LOCATION:Virtual UID:e.544.5094 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260509T070242Z URL:https://business.dekalbchamber.org/events/details/webinar-georgia-doas-procurement-readiness-workshop-5094 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR