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SUMMARY:GCVCC Educates | Procurement and Government Contracting
DESCRIPTION:Join the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce (GCVCC) and Troy Small\, Business Consultant with the Small Business Development Center\, for a FREE webinar titled "Procurement and Government Contracting: What You Should Know" on October 26th from 11am to 12pm.\n\n\n\nThis session will provide an overview of the contracting process to help you determine if doing business with your local\, State and Federal Government is the right move for you and the growth of your small business. The U.S. Federal government awarded a record-breaking $145.7 Billion in contracts to small business concerns in fiscal year 2020. Do you want to learn how to get a slice of this pie and potentially win your own contract?\n\n\n\nDuring the webinar\, we will:\n\n	Discuss the basics of procurement and government contracting\n	Provide information on why you should consider selling your products and services to local\, State and Federal government\n	Give you the key reasons how small and disadvantaged business can capitalize on government contracting\n\n\nAbout the Speaker Troy Small is a Government Contracting Consultant and small business advocate with 28 years' experience in the Acquisition Career Field. He uses his experience as a former Marine Corps Contracting Officer to teach companies how to grow and expand their business with local\, State\, and Federal government. Troy is a small business owner and key member of several high performing teams that are focused on small business growth and entrepreneurship. He helps companies with strategic planning and determining how best to expand to the government contracting marketplace. Troy is a retired U.S. Marine with 20 years of service and is also a Marine Combat Veteran who served in Operation Desert Shield\, Operation Desert Storm\, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Join the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce (GCVCC) and Troy Small\, Business Consultant with the <a href="https://ociesmallbusiness.org/coachella-valley/">Small Business Development Center</a>\, for a FREE webinar titled &ldquo\;Procurement and Government Contracting: What You Should Know&rdquo\; on <strong>October 26th from 11am to 12pm</strong>.<br />\n<br />\nThis session will provide an overview of the contracting process to help you determine if doing business with your local\, State and Federal Government is the right move for you and the growth of your small business. The U.S. Federal government awarded a record-breaking $145.7 Billion in contracts to small business concerns in fiscal year 2020. Do you want to learn how to get a slice of this pie and potentially win your own contract?<br />\n<br />\nDuring the webinar\, we will:</span></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:#1F3864\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Discuss the basics of procurement and government contracting</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#1F3864\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Provide information on why you should consider selling your products and services to local\, State and Federal government</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:#1F3864\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Give you the key reasons how small and disadvantaged business can capitalize on government contracting</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="color:#1F3864\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="background:white\;"><u>About the Speaker</u> Troy Small is a Government Contracting Consultant and small business advocate with 28 years&rsquo\; experience in the Acquisition Career Field. He uses his experience as a former Marine Corps Contracting Officer to teach companies how to grow and expand their business with local\, State\, and Federal government. Troy is a small business owner and key member of several high performing teams that are focused on small business growth and entrepreneurship. He helps companies with strategic planning and determining how best to expand to the government contracting marketplace. Troy is a retired U.S. Marine with 20 years of service and is also a Marine Combat Veteran who served in Operation Desert Shield\, Operation Desert Storm\, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n
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URL:https://gcvcc.gcvcc.org/events/details/gcvcc-educates-procurement-and-government-contracting-4897
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