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Business Success Strategies |
| Friday,
March 16 |
Workshop |
San
Diego, CA |
10:00 AM
- 2:00 PM |
Highly interactive session detailing
"How to Sell to Fortune 1000 Corporations", focus on out of the box
strategies for breaking down barriers to contracting including
leveraging relationships with Tier 1 contractors. Information
provided to expand the knowledge and understanding of the various
types of contracts and methods micro and small businesses can
pursue.
- Real Life Networking Strategies
- Presenting Your Value
Proposition
- Strategies for Small and Mico
Business Survival
- Developing Relationships with
Prime Suppliers
- Building Better and Stronger
Relationships
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Blueprint for Doing Business with the
Public Sector |
| Friday,
April 13 |
Workshop/Webinar |
San Jose,
CA |
10:00 AM
- 2:00 PM |
Contracting basics and strategies for
doing business with Federal State and other public sector entities
are addressed. Knowledge of government procurement vehicles,
understanding solicitation requirements, small business set-aside
programs and searching strategies for identifying opportunities are
all critical to small business success. Training covers the
following areas:
- Understanding contract
requirements to ensure submission of competitive proposals
- Bidding strategies & challenges
- Small business incentives
- Role of CCR, ORCA, NAICS in
qualification process and other registration portals
- Navigating through the various
agencies to identify resources
Contracting strategies such as
leveraging diverse small business certifications, subcontracting
contract opportunities, searching for strategic partners, and
identifying opportunities for making bid / no-bid decisions are also
covered.
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Diverse Supplier Opportunities in
Renewable Markets |
| Friday,
June 22 |
Workshop/Webinar |
Sacramento, CA |
10:00 AM
- 2:00 PM |
Addresses the impacts and opportunities the economy will have on the
future growth and profits of small diverse business entities.
Understanding that "going green" is not just a marketing slogan, but
recognizing the importance of developing strategies for integrating
sustainability into the business model is imperative to long term
growth and profitability. The webinar focuses on educating small
diverse firms on the internal and external factors related to
opportunities in the renewable and sustainability market including:
- Introduction to renewable
markets and green business practices
- Research strategies to develop
sustainability goals
- Impact of internal cost
reduction strategies
- Resources for building a
sustainable business model
- Developing sustainability plans
- Incentives, certifications &
benefits available
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Increasing Operational Effectiveness |
| Thursday,
November 15 |
Workshop |
Washington DC |
9:00 AM -
11:00 AM |
How to leverage low-cost technology solutions to maximize
operational effectiveness, expand needed outreach and increase
profitability is the focus of this training. The following social
media strategies, one of the highest return on investment (ROI)
activities small-micro businesses can undertake will be covered:
- Social media basics
- Developing a business case
- Determining the best initiatives
based on strategic fit, impact and feasibility
- Implementing a social media
program
- Social media opportunities in
sales, marketing, and customer service
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