Free Seminar: Positioning Women Owned Businesses For Success

Press release from the Minnesota Department of Administration:

March 21, 2021

In celebration of Women's History Month, the Department of Administration’s Office of Equity in Procurement (OEP) and the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) are offering a free half-day webinar targeted for Women-owned businesses.

The online event will take place on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Invited speakers include Commissioner Alice Roberts-Davis of the Minnesota Department of Administration and Commissioner Steve Grove from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, (DEED.)

Topics to be covered include:

• an overview of the state’s contracting with Women-owned businesses,
• a presentation on doing business with the state,
• a live demonstration of some of the technology used by the state for registering as a potential provider of goods and/or services,
• locating and responding to opportunities, and,
• applying for certification in the state’s Small Business Procurement Program.

Additional invited resources include: The Association of Women Contractors, MnDOT’s Office of Advancing Equity, DEED’s Small Business Development Center, the United States Small Business Administration, the Women’s Business Development Center, and Women Venture.
The day wraps up with “Office Hours” - staff from the OEP and PTAC teams, as well as some of the invited resource partners will be available to answer questions and provide additional information.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT: Procurement Equity Summit: Positioning Women Owned Businesses for Success in Government Contracting (ecenterdirect.com)

About the Minnesota Department of Administration's Procurement Technical Assistance Program:

Since 1991, the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has contributed to the growth of its clients and Minnesota’s economy by providing counseling and procurement technical assistance of the highest quality and relevancy. MN PTAC provides technical and marketing assistance to all Minnesota businesses interested in selling their products and services to the government. We provide the necessary tools to be competitive in the contracting arena. The Procurement Technical Assistance Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.

About the Minnesota Department of Administration's Office of Equity in Procurement:

The Office of Equity in Procurement helps ensure greater equity in state contracting and construction. It promotes opportunities to do business with the state, and provide assistance to small businesses owned by women, minorities, people with substantial physical disabilities, and veterans as they seek state contracts.

The office helps state agencies be leaders in equal employment opportunities, equal contracting opportunities, and full participation in civic life for all Minnesotans.

More than 1,000 small businesses are certified as veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged, or targeted group businesses in Minnesota based on the business's ownership by woman, minority, person with a substantial physical disability, or by its location in an economically disadvantaged area.

This press release was produced by the Minnesota Department of Administration. The views expressed here are the author's own.