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| Gloria London please with conference attendance |
Baton Rouge, LA - The
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center had the Smith
Memorial Student Union teeming with small business owners and experts in the
field sharing and learning information at the 9th annual
"Connecting Businesses with Contracts" Procurement Conference today Thursday,
April 4. The event kicked-off with registration at 7:30 a.m. on the Southern
University A&M College campus, attracting a crowd of nearly 400 participants
including new and existing businesses, exhibitors, private and government
agencies.
“We wanted people to come
out and learn how to do business right, and they showed up, I’m very pleased at
the turn out,” said Gloria London, Director of the Center for Rural and Small Business
Development at the SU Ag Center.
The annual conference fosters
partnerships between all small businesses including small disadvantaged,
woman-owned, veteran-owned, Hubzone, Federal, State and Local Government
Agencies and major prime contractors. This event is free and open to all
current and potential small business owners, contractors and the public.
Representatives from
the United States Small Business Administration were available to discuss Small
Business Administration programs and services, loan guarantees, certification
process, government contracting opportunities and surety bonds. The Louisiana
State Contractors License Board, Louisiana Economic Development and Louisiana
Secretary of State’s Office were also available to answer questions from
individuals and businesses.
For more information, contact Gloria London at
(225) 771-4107; Eual Hall, Business Development Specialist, at (225) 771-4105;
or LaKeeshia Giddens, Program Director, E-Learning Center, at (225) 771-2160.
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
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