Southeastern SBDC to host government contracting series
Thursday, July 18, 2019
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana
University is hosting a free government contracting series in Hammond. The series
consists of four separate workshops scheduled from August through November and features
Deputy District Director of the Louisiana District Office of the US Small Business
Administration Jo Ann Lawrence as guest speaker.
Co-sponsored by the US Small Business Administration and the Procurement Technical
Assistance Center, the workshops are scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Southeast
Louisiana Business Center, located at 1514 Martens Dr. and include the following:
• “Access to Capital: Getting the Financing You Need” – Aug. 14. Topics include
the types of loans available, developing a loan proposal, and what is important to
a lender and credit management.
• “Building Wealth through Government Contracting” – Sept. 11. Topics include
how the government buys, small business goals, how to access and bid on contracts,
submitting successful offers, certificates of capacity, building capacity through
subcontracting and joint venture relationships.
• “The System for Award Management Registration” – Oct. 8. Those who wish to
do business with the Federal Government must have an active registration in SAM. The
workshop will walk attendees through completion of the SAM registration process.
• “Beneficial Certification and How You Can Benefit” – Nov. 13. The workshop
will walk attendees through completion of certification applications and will include
certifications for the following: HubZone, Women-Owned Small Business and Economically
Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
and Veteran-Owned Small Business, 8(a) Business Development Program, Louisiana Unified
Certification Program/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise,
Women Business Enterprise, and State and Local Disadvantaged Business Enterprise.
A SAM registration must be active to complete any certifications.
Individuals can elect to attend one, some, or all of the seminars in the series.
Although there is no cost to attend, seating is only guaranteed for pre-registered
attendees. To register or for more information, call (985) 549-3831. Online registration
is also available at www.lsbdc.org.
