Maryland Area Businesswomen Check out Alliance Baltimore
Written on September 29, 2008 by Amanda M. Gladden
Does your business provide a product or service that you could sell to government and/or large contractors? If you have ever wondered how to access the lucrative area of government procurement, you might want to attend this small business procurement event.
According to some estimates, the state of Maryland spent a whopping $4,597,866,779.00 through Government Procurement Awards last year. Learn how to take advantage of the multitude of opportunities to sell to government and large contractors at Alliance Baltimore, November 13, 2008 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Learn what it takes to be successful at this. Government contractors share their secrets. Discover what federal, state and local agencies are looking for both in quality and types of products and services.
Attendees will be able to obtain more leads and contacts in one day than anywhere else.
During Alliance Baltimore, small disadvantaged, women and minority-owned businesses, HubZone, 8(a), veteran and service-disabled owned businesses and small businesses in general have the opportunity to meet and network with over 60 federal, state and local agencies, major purchasers of a wide range of products and services.
The first day includes a tradeshow, MatchMaking Meetings, workshops and panel discussions presented by small business experts.
Small Businesses Pre-Schedule one-on-one MatchMaking meetings with government agencies and prime contractors. Attendees schedule their own meetings before they set foot in the door. Small businesses will be able to talk with State and Federal government agencies about upcoming projects.
Participating agencies include:
the US General Services Administration
US Army Corps of Engineers,
The Department of Veterans Affairs,
City of Baltimore, Defense Logistics Agency,
Internal Revenues Service,
Maryland Military Department,
Maryland Transportation Authority,
University of Baltimore
View a complete list of MatchMaking Hosts on the website at www.allianceforbiz.com.
Event Information:
Where: Baltimore Convention Center
One West Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21201 (map)
Phone: 410-649-7000
Event Hours: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
The 8(a) MARKETING WORKSHOP: A TEAM APPROACH TO YOUR SUCCESS will be offered on Friday, Nov 14th, 2008.
Register for this event online at www.allianceforbiz.com
or to receive further information on attending or exhibiting, call the even organizers, ShoWorks Inc., on (509) 838-8755 or email them at showorks@showorksinc.com.
Early Bird Registration is $150.00 per person before October 17, 2008 then the price goes up after October 17.
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October 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
This is interesting. I’ve heard that offering your services to government agencies can be very profitable. I am part of a small, woman-owned business that is just taking off. I’d like to know if my company would be eligible for this kind of government contracting.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Government contracts can be one of the most lucrative out there, not to mention steady. The stability of these contracts is unrivalled and the banks love it when you have these and will lend you as much money as you want. Hard to win though is the pity.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Is it necessary to obtain government procurement business to be involved?
November 11th, 2008 at 6:22 am
An important part of any business that plans on entering a tradeshow is ensuring the exhibition is unique and eye catching. Especially true if you are going after government or other very high profile contracts, never under estimate the power of good brand awareness.
November 15th, 2008 at 1:33 am
I attended a similar small business procurement event like this before and I can say that it is really helpful for business owners to understand the in and out of procurement process in the government and other large organizations.
November 15th, 2008 at 3:40 am
Exactly Government contracts are very beneficial to grow our business. I have applied this on our business thats why its profitable. Thanks for sharing this info with us..
December 1st, 2008 at 3:48 pm
One of the really great things about government procurement is that once you get on an approved suppliers list, you tend to get a lot of business without having to put in proposals each time.