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| 12th annual Procurement Conference |
Baton Rouge, LA – Over 300 small business owners,
contracts, non-profit organizations, government agencies and prime companies
converged on the Smith-Brown Memorial Union on March 22 for the Center for
Rural and Small Business Development at the Southern University Ag Center’s 12th
Annual Connecting Businesses with Contracts Procurement Conference.
The event was co-hosted by the U. S. Small Business
Administration, Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC),
Louisiana Economic Development, Louisiana Small Business Development Center at
Southern University and the Goodwork Network.
Participants were able to network with each other and attended
workshops on the topics of: tax reduction strategies, protecting business assets
and six figure retirement planning; understanding state purchasing procedures;
increasing the potential of success for your businesses; obtaining and keeping
your contractor’s license; how the bank reviews/assesses your financial
statements, making your decisions based on financial statements and a panel
discussion on federal contract opportunities that are available and how to
secure these contracts.
A luncheon was also held during the conference that
featured a panel of entrepreneurs who discussed how they began their businesses,
the challenges they faced as start-up companies and how they found funding. Panel
members Lizette Gordon with Carousel Medical Equipment, LLC; Alvinette Teal
with Jesco Environmental and Geotechnical Services, Inc. and Danny Blanks and
James Washington with Ponchatrain Partner, LLC, also shared words of wisdom with
their fellow small business owners.
This year’s conference kicked off with a business to business
networking session on March 21 in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.
For additional information about the SU Ag Center’s
Center for Rural and Small Business Development Center, visit www.crsbd.com or call 225.771.2242.
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