4/3/2012
Free workshops in Orofino and Riggins in mid-April will show how to do business with government
BOISE - Learn the basic rules of doing business with the government at two free workshops in North Central Idaho later this month.
The workshops will be held at:
Orofino, April 17
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PDT
Best Western Plus at River’s Edge, 615 Main St., Orofino
Riggins, April 18
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MDT
Best Western Plus, Salmon Rapids, 1010 S. Main St., Riggins
The program will feature presenters from the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), the Idaho Department of Commerce, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Park Service 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/Orofino-RigginsDoing Biz.pdf.