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.
Most 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.
To 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.
Course Outline
Held every first and third Thursday of each month from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
August 18, 2022 Module I: Contract Opportunities, Marketing & Research Strategies
August 25, 2022 Module II: Business Operations Strategies
September 1, 2022 Module III: Business Operations Strategies
September 8, 2022 Module IV: Procurement Business Development Strategies
September 15, 2022 Module V: Financial Management Strategies
September 22, 2022 Module VI: Small Business Readiness Checklist, Connections & Executive Summary
September 29, 2022 Ceremonial Module: Networking and Small Business Readiness Certificate Saving time is the name of the game! This course will provide 20 tips and tricks to improve your ability to use Excel. Learn how to enter data for optimal use and skills such as generating charts & graphs, automatic formatting, and protecting spreadsheet data. Finally, learn several important formulas and how to use them to build spreadsheets to assist with business analysis for profitability and growth.
Course Outline
Tips & Tricks to quickly enter data such as dragging and locking cells
Conditional formatting of sheets to reduce time manually formatting color and high lighting
Keyboard short cuts to reduce time navigating Excel
How to generate charts and graphs and move them into worksheets and workbooks
Learn key formulas and how to use them to analyze data
Best practices for entering data into Excel and more!
Learner Outcomes
Participants will be able to display the following skills upon completion
Increase your comfort level and confidence using Excel
Generate charts and graphs
Learn key formulas and how to use them to analyze data
How to format cells to automatically change based on the data in the cell
Tips and tricks to enter data and reduce time navigating Excel
Webinar - Georgia DOAS Procurement Readiness Workshop
Webinar - 20 Excel Tricks You Should Know
