2/28/2012
Learn how to do business with the government at three North Idaho workshops in early March
BOISE - Learn the basic rules of doing business with the government at three free workshops in Northern Idaho in early March.
The workshops will be held at:
Bonners Ferry, March 6, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Best Western Kootenai River Inn, 7169 Plaza Street, Bonners Ferry
Priest River, March 7, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Priest River Council Chambers, 552 High Street, Priest River
Hayden, March 8, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 151 W. Orchard Street, Hayden
The program will feature presenters from the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), the Idaho Department of Commerce, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Forest Service.
Presenters will discuss bidding with the state of Idaho and requirements for bidding as a federal contractor, as well as understanding the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone Certification Programs, and other business certifications. Participants also will learn where to go for assistance and how to access such free services like bid-matching and help with writing proposals.
For more information about the workshop, call DBE Support Services Coordinator Liz Healas at (208) 334-8567 or email her at elizabeth.healas@itd.idaho.gov. A registration flier may be downloaded at http://www.itd.idaho.gov/civil/pdf/N Idaho 3-12 Doing Biz.pdf.