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| File photos from the 2017 Procurement Conference. |
Baton Rouge, La. – Hundreds of current
and potential small business owners from around the state will
gather at Southern University’s Felton G. Clark Activity Center on March 27 for the Southern University
Agricultural Land-Grant Campus’s 14th Annual ‘Connecting Businesses
with Contracts’ Procurement Conference.
The conference, which will be held
from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., provides a venue for potential and existing business
owners, contractors, non-profits, small towns, and municipalities to learn
about the resources that are available through federal, state and local
government agencies and major prime companies.
Last year’s event drew a crowd of
nearly 400 exhibitors and participants; offering sessions for millennial business
owners as well as sessions on business tax strategies and financial management,
employee performance management, writing winning bids, effective marketing
strategies, construction law, and how to obtain and maintain a contractor’s
license.
The
conference is co-sponsored by the U. S. Small Business Administration;
Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southern University; Louisiana
Economic Development (LED) and the Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance
Center (PTAC).
Pre-registration
is required to participate in the conference, which is free and open to the public.
Individuals can register for the conference online at, Eventbrite.com
or by faxing a paper registration form to 504.589.2339 by March 20. Onsite
registration will also be available.
Small businesses are welcome to serve as
exhibitors for the event. Potential exhibitors are urged to submit an exhibitor
registration form by March 19 to jo.lawrence3@sba.gov or fax to 504.589.2339.
For more information about the
Procurement Conference or to obtain registration forms, contact Eual Hall at
225.771.4105 or via e-mail at eual_hall@suagcenter.com.
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