Event Resources - 2024 BIPOC Business Forum: Grow with Government Contracting
22 May 2024
BIPOC, APEX Accelerators, PTAC, SIOP
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
PUBLIC WORKS - Process
Event photos by Erinn J Hale Photography. Follow her on FB: @erinnjhalephoto and IG: @erinnjhale
Presented by KEDA in partnership with The Kitsap Small Business Development Center, Washington APEX, Fiscal Finesse and Kitsap Credit Union.
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