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SUMMARY:Federal Contracting Series for Small Businesses - 04/16/2024
DESCRIPTION:The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the Government Contracting Assistance Program (GCAP) will host the following collaborative in-person trainings across North Carolina during 2024. The duration for training is 3.5 hours which includes three one-hour sessions and two 15-minute breaks. \n\nREGISTER TO ATTEND\n\n \nPart 1: Federal Contracting Fundamentals (one hour). This training explores the fundamentals on doing business with the federal government. Topics include: levels of federal purchasing; how the federal government buys products\, construction and engineering and non-personal services; registering as a federal contractor; locating\, identifying and responding to federal business opportunities; and resources available to assist federal contractors in North Carolina.\n \nPart 2: Navigating Federal Small Business Certifications: An In-Depth Analysis (one hour). This session offers a deep dive into various certifications such as 8(a)\, HUBZone\, SDVOSB/VOSB and Women-Owned\, covering eligibility\, application processes\, and strategies for leveraging these certifications to expand business opportunities.\n \nPart 3: Effectively Presenting Your Small Business to the Federal Government (one hour). This training focuses on real world tips\, tricks\, tools and lessons learned on how to effectively market a business to federal customers. It also focuses on techniques to market a business to federal prime contractors\, in anticipation of teaming on current and future opportunities.\n \nThis is a FREE training opportunity\, however\, pre-registration is required.\n  \nSessions\n\n\n\nApril 16\, 2024 | 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.\n        Location: The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship\, Conference Room\n		1451 S Elm-Eugene Street\n		Greensboro\, NC 27406\n\n\nMay 9\, 2024 | 1–4:30 p.m.\n		Location: A-B Tech Community College\, Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development\n		10 Genevieve Circle\n		Asheville\, NC 28801\n        Campus map. The Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development (# 24 on the campus map)\, the meeting space is not in the Ferguson Building (#7 on the campus map).\n\n\nMay 16\, 2024 | Noon–3:30 p.m.\n	  Location: Cape Fear Community College\, Union Station\, Daniels Hall\n	  501 N. Front Street\n	  Wilmington\, NC 28401\n      *Lunch will not be provided\, bring your own lunch.\n      Parking: Parking passes will be emailed out to registrants closer to the event date for “VP” parking. Parking lot spaces will be subject to availability. There is also street metered parking available.\n      Campus map\n\n\nSeptember 17\, 2024 | 1–4:30 p.m.\n		Location: Wayne Community College\, Wayne Learning Center\, Moffatt Auditorium\n		3000 Wayne Memorial Drive\n		Goldsboro\, NC 27534\n		Parking: Front parking lot\n        Campus map\n\n\nOctober 8\, 2024 | 9–12:30 p.m.\n		Location: Fayetteville Technical Community College\, General Classroom Building\, Room 108\n		2817 Fort Bragg Road\n		Fayetteville\, NC 28303\n		Parking: Available in lot 30A.\n		Campus map (Building #17)\n\n\nOctober 22\, 2024 | 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m.\n	  Location: Catawba Valley Community Corporate Development Center\n	  2664 US Highway 70 SE\n	  Hickory\, NC 28602\n      *Lunch will not be provided\, bring your own lunch.\n\n\nNovember 21\, 2024 | 1–4:30 p.m.\n	  Location: South Piedmont Community College\, Tyson Family Center for Technology\, Classroom 1407\n	  3509 Old Charlotte Highway\n	  Monroe\, NC 28110\n      Campus map\n\n\n\n  \n\nMORE INFORMATION
URL:https://ncmep.org/event/federal-contracting-series-for-small-businesses-04-16-2024/
LOCATION:The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship\, Conference Room\, 1451 S Elm-Eugene Street\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27406\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business
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