2024 BIPOC Business Forum: Grow Your Business with Government Contracting

The 2024 BIPOC Business Forum is in the books!

Thank you to all of the business owners and subject matter experts who participated in the 2024 BIPOC Business  Forum: Grow with Government Contracting. 

The event provided  important information and insights on how to do business with the government.

Presentations included:

• Terry Homburg, KEDA APEX Accelerator business counselor, who provided  Introduction to Government Contracting
• Anastassia Hunte Gardner,  Research & Outreach Program Specialist, Procurement, Inclusion and Equity (PIE) program, Washington Dept of Enterprise Services, an overview of doing business with Washington State
• Tennille Johnson, Director of Business Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises shared info about socio-economic certifications 
• Dave Sweet, P.E., Director, SIOP Department – PSNS provided an Overview of SIOP  Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program’s (SIOP), presented an overview of the  project scope and current opportunities

Program master of ceremonies, Jenefeness Franke (Fiscal Finesse) led an excellent Small Business Panel: Overcoming Systemic Barriers to Government Contracting 

Slide Decks and Event Resources:

APEX Accelerator - INTRO TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

DES -DOING BUSINESS WITH THE STATE

OMWBE 101 

SIOP - SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTOMIZATION PROGRAM

RESOURCE CONTACT LIST

KITSAP APEX CLASS LIST

 PUBLIC WORKS - Process

 EVENT PHOTOS - Process

Presented by KEDA in partnership with The Kitsap Small Business Development Center, Washington APEX,  Fiscal Finesse and Kitsap Credit Union. 

Event photos by Erinn J Hale Photography. Follow her on FB: @erinnjhalephoto and IG: @erinnjhale