NBDC’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is a non-profit organization offering free counseling services to businesses in Nebraska wishing to compete and win contracts with the government, and nominal fee-based services for locating daily bidding opportunities. They offer numerous seminars and events to help educate those who attend and provide networking opportunities.
Here are some of their events in March:
Veteran Business Owners Forum
Date: March 1, 2013
Time: 7:15am (sign-in), 7:30am-9:00am (program)
Location: UNO Thompson Alumni Center
Content: This event is a forum for possible teaming, partnership, and education on veteran related businesses. Come team up with veteran owned businesses in Nebraska.
Panel Discussion: Tommy Garrett (The Garrett Group), Steve Wolf (Issues Management Solutions), and Lisa Wolford (CSSS.NET)
Registration: http://ptac.unomaha.edu/vetforum.cfm or contact Kelly Grant at (402) 554-6252
Applying for Small Business Certifications
Date: March 5, 2013 • Time: 10:00am-Noon
Location: University of Nebraska Kearney, West Center Building, Room 120E
Content: This workshop will provide you with information on whether your business is qualified for 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-Owned, and Veteran-Owned certifications and how to get certified.
Registration: http://ptac.unomaha.edu/events.cfm or contact Traci Miller at 402-554-4085
Women Owned Construction Consortium
Date: March 8, 2013 • Time: 8:30am-10:00am
Location: UNO, Mammel Hall Suite 200, 6708 Pine St. Omaha, NE
Content: Join us to work together and expand opportunities for women in a traditionally male dominated arena.
Registration: http://ptac.unomaha.edu/wocc.cfm or contact Kelly Grant at (402) 554-6252
Winning Federal Contracts for Your Business
Date: March 21, 2013 • Time: 8:30am-10:30am
Location: U.S. Small Business Administration, Omaha, NE
Content: This informative workshop, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA), will provide you with the information and resources to set your business on the path to winning government contracts.
Registration: contact Mary Graff at mgraff@unomaha.edu
Selling to the Government: Finding Bid Opportunities
Date: March 26, 2013 • Time: 11:45am-12:45pm
Location: University of Nebraska Kearney, West Center Building Room 120E, 1917 West 24th Street. Also available as a webinar
Content: Discover how to locate bidding opportunities with the many government agencies that buy what you have to sell.
Registration: http://ptac.unomaha.edu/events.cfm or contact Scott Knapp at 308-865-8244