Baton Rouge, La. – Hundreds of
current and potential small business owners will gather at the Felton G.
Clark Activity Center on April 16
for the Southern University Ag Center’s 15th Annual ‘Connecting
Businesses with Contracts’ Procurement Conference.
The event, which will be held
from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., will feature sessions on Marketing Your Business to
the Federal Government; How to Get on a GSA Federal Supply Schedule; How to Get
a Loan, Financing Options or Capital Access and International Trade/Export
Financing; and Updated Tax Laws and Insurance Requirements. There will also be a
procurement panel consisting of federal agencies and prime contractors who will
discuss how you can do business with their respective agencies and companies.
The conference 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 prime companies.
Co-sponsors for the conference
include 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).
Online registration for the
conference is available here.
For additional information,
contact Eual Hall at 225.771.4105, Krystle
Washington at 225.771.3902, or e-mail jo.lawrence3@sba.gov.
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