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Workshops offered on how to do business with
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October 28, 2014 |
If you have contemplated placing bids on federal
or state projects, working as a contractor for
governnent entities, or in other ways seeking to
develop a business relationship with the state
or federal government, you may be interested in
training sessions coming up next week.
Several Idaho and U.S. government agencies are
offering basic guidelines for doing business
with the government at free workshops planned
for Sandpoint and Kellogg, November 4 and 5. The
workshops are detailed below:
- Tuesday, November 4, from
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Idaho Department
of Labor, 613 Ridley Village Road, Suite C,
Sandpoint.
- Wednesday, November 5, from
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Idaho Department
of Labor, 35 Wildcat Way, Suite. A, Kellogg
The program will feature presenters from the
Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), the Idaho
Department of Commerce, the U.S. Small Business
Administration, and the U.S. Forest Service.
Participants will get an overview on bidding
with the state of Idaho, requirements for
bidding as a federal contractor, and how
business certifications can give an advantage
and services available, like free bid matching.
Other topics to be covered include how to learn
about government contracts and how to compete
for them, the difference between state and
federal contracting, understanding the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE) program, 8(a) Business
Development Program, HUBZone Certification,
other business certifications and where to go
for assistance.
For more information about the workshop, call
DBE Program Coordinator Liz Healas at
208-334-8567, or email her at
elizabeth.healas@itd.idaho.gov. A registration
flier may be downloaded at
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/civil/pdf/11-14NIDDoingBiz.pdf
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