REGISTRATION FOR WEBINARS WILL CLOSE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE START Significant opportunities exist for small businesses to sell to State and Local governments. Please join us and learn about how to do business with the City of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Speakers will discuss: What & how they buy How they announce opportunities First Steps – registrations, certifications, other requirements Provisions for non-performance /Force Majeure Speakers: Nikki Purvis, City of Milwaukee, Office of…

REGISTRATION FOR WEBINARS WILL CLOSE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE START The US SBA will be ending self-certification of Women Owned Small Business this year.  In summer 2020, the WOSB and EDWOSB certification process will change. Self-certification will no longer be an option, and women owned small businesses will have to either certify through SBA’s FREE online certification at certify.sba.gov or an approved third-party entity.  This webinar will walk you through the new process and share how a WOSB or EDWOSB…

REGISTRATION FOR WEBINARS WILL CLOSE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE START Businesses that are considered Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) due to social and economic disadvantage may qualify for certification under the 8(a) program. This presentation is recommended for any small business that may qualify as socially and economically disadvantaged, and wants to take advantage of the benefits of the 8(a) program. While there is no goal for the 8(a) program, the SBA supports a goal of 5% set aside for SDB.…

REGISTRATION FOR WEBINARS WILL CLOSE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE START A Sources Sought notice is a market research tool that Contracting Officers use to determine the availability of specific capabilities in the marketplace.  Sources Sought are also used to determine if there are enough qualified small businesses able to perform to potentially set aside the specific requirement.  These Sources Sought are posted in beta.SAM.gov and provide businesses a significant opportunity to present their qualifications and capabilities to support a specific requirement. Along…

REGISTRATION FOR WEBINARS WILL CLOSE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE START The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program helps small businesses in designated urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities. This presentation is recommended for any business that is interested in becoming an SBA HUBZone certified business. The HUBZone program qualifies your business to compete for the program’s set-aside contracts. HUBZone-certified businesses also get a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions. A business…