LSBDC at Southeastern to host class on proposal preparation
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana
University, along with SBA and PTAC, will host two free programs in Hammond in February
- one on 8(a) certification and one on developing a strong winning proposal. Both
seminars are scheduled at the Southeast Louisiana Business Center, located at 1514
Martens Dr., room 208.
The first seminar, “8(a) Certification,” is scheduled Feb. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m.
“The SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, named for a section of the Small
Business Act, is a program created to help small, disadvantaged businesses compete
in the American economy and access the federal procurement market, said SBDC Training
Coordinator Karen Romero. “During this workshop, we will walk you through the completion
of the online certification process.”
Romero said basic eligibility requirements for businesses include the following:
• the business must be a small business
• the business must be unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more socially
and economically disadvantaged individuals who are of good character and citizens
of the US
• the business must be daily managed by one or more socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals who are of good character and citizens of the US
• the business must demonstrate the potential for success (two-year rule).
Topics include eligibility criteria for Section 8(a) program participation, overview
of the electronic application, review of the required supporting documentation, guidance
in completing the electronic application and uploading required documents, and additional
information as needed by participants.
Guest speaker for the workshop is SBA Deputy District Director for the Louisiana
District Office, Jo Ann Lawrence.
The second seminar titled “Developing a Strong Winning Proposal” is scheduled
Feb. 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The guest speaker is PTAC Program Manager, Cindy Carrier.
Topics to be covered include understanding government procurement instruments;
effectively responding to requests for government proposals; what today’s winning
proposal looks like; exchanges/communications with contracting officers; best value
to the government; how the government evaluates proposals; proposal conferences; helpful
hints writing proposals; things to avoid in proposal writing; and developing cost
and pricing.
There is no cost to attend the events, but registration is preferred. For more
information, call 985-549-3831 or email lsbdc.slu@lsbdc.org. Registration is available online at www.lsbdc.org.
