Upcoming Events & Training
Upcoming Events and Training
Give Me 5 Federal Contracting Training Webinars
Give Me 5’s ongoing webinars and regional events bring you the most up-to-date and relevant information on the federal procurement marketplace.
Registering for any Give Me 5 Session gets you:
- Access to the live webinar
- Links to download the podcast, presentation, and all supplemental documents
Give Me 5 Training 303 - Pitfalls to Growth – What’s Keeping you from Winning Contracts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT
This session will assist you with discovering the most common strategies that business owners overlook when trying to win a government contract. In Part A of this series, the focus will be on Customer Relationship Management. You learn: how the government is different from your other customers, what to keep in mind when connecting with the government, and tips and success strategies for building a successful Customer Relationship.
Course Instructor: Catherine Giordano, President & CEO, Knowledge Information Solutions, Inc. and WIPP National Partner.
Click here to register.Give Me 5 180: "A Government Contracting Success Story"
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3 PM ET/12 PM PT
Barbara English interviews WIPP member and successful Government Contractor, Hester Clark, President, The Hester Group for a special "walk through" of how she moved her business into the federal contracting arena. The discussion will center around lessons learned, challenges that were presented and the success that she achieved. This first hand account will give you insight into how she navigated this process and how her experience can help you grow your own business.
Course Instructor: Barbara English, President, English Solutions, INC and featuring Hester Clark, President, The Hester Group.
Click here to register.Give Me 5 141: Intro to Teaming
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 3 PM ET/12 PM PT
Teaming is a great option for small businesses looking to win government contracts and expand their business. Finding companies with complementary skills and capabilities helps you compete for Schedule orders for which you wouldn’t otherwise qualify. Teaming also helps eliminate geographic and resource barriers an individual business owner may face, while reducing risk by sharing responsibilities. Join this informative webinar to learn help your business achieve further success through teaming.
Course Instructors: Michelle Thompson-Dolberry, President, EMDO Enterprises and WIPP Director of Strategic Initiatives and Denise Rodriguez-Lopez, Esq. President & CEO, The KMJ Company.
Click here to register.Give Me 5 106: Does the Government Buy What I Sell?
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 3 PM ET/12 PM PT
Discover how to determine whether the Federal Government buys the product or service your business offers. Learn the who, what, when, where and how of the buy-sell cycle of the federal government. This information will be key in your "go to market strategy" to land the world’s biggest customer.
Course Instructor:Doña Storey, President, GOVtips,LLC.
Click here to register.Give Me 5 Training 303 – Pitfalls to Growth – What’s Keeping you from Winning Contracts (Part B)
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 2 PM ET/ 11 AM PT
This two part series will assist you with discovering the most common strategies that business owners overlook when trying to win a government contract. In Part B of this series, the focus will be on finance, profitability, and administration. You learn: how to establish an effective financial reporting structure, financial considerations for development of cost proposals the infrastructure that must be in place to ensure your success and understanding the recent changes to the FAR for submitting and costing federal proposals
Course Instructor: Michelle Hoffman, CPA, Hoffman CFO Consulting
Click here to register.Give Me 5 101: Introduction to Federal Procurement and a Guide to Central Contractor Registration
Wednesday, March 21, 2012,3 PM ET/12 PM PT
Topics discussed include the tremendous opportunity in federal contracts for women business owners to expand their business and CCR Registration including information you need to register, how to register, and how to build your SBA profile after registration.
Course Instructor: Gloria Larkin, President, TargetGov
Click here to register.Give Me 5 131: Using your WOSB Certification to Win Contracts
Wednesday, April 4, 2012,3 PM ET/12 PM PT
Now that you are self-certified as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), it is critical that you know the requirements unique to the WOSB Program for you to participate in, compete for and win federal contracts. This session takes you through the next steps after certification including the 4 required steps to compete for a WOSB set aside contract and how to grant the contracting officer access to your certification in the repository
Course Instructor: Gloria Larkin, President, TargetGov
Click here to register.Give Me 5 129: How to Write Successful Proposals (Three Part Series)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3 PM ET/12PM PT. (Part One).
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 3 PM ET/12 PM PT. (Part Two)
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 3 PM ET/12PM PT. (Part Three)
This very special 3 part series will give you step by step instructions on the Do’s and Don’ts on how to write winning proposals on federal government solicitations. You will learn in detail the contents of an RFP, understanding pricing tools and whether "to bid or not to bid". Don't miss this unique and intensive learning opportunity.
Course Instructor: Barbara English, President, English Solutions, Inc.
Click here to register for Part One - Wednesday, March 28, 2012Click here to register for Part Two - Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Click here to register for Part Three - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Give Me 5 150: Introduction to The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program
Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 3 PM ET/12 PM PT
The SBA’s The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract program became effective on February 4th, 2011 authorizing contracting officers to restrict competition to Women-Owned Small Businesses on federal contracts. This webinar will help you understand how the program works, how to participate in the program and how to use the program to help grow your business.
Course Instructor:Ann Sullivan, President, Madison Services Inc. and WIPP Government Relations.
Click here to register.