Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and EZ Certify. com, LLC Hosting 2004-2005 Business Coaching Seminar Series for Presidents
"Succeeding with 8(a) and Federal Procurement", with EZ Certify President Dick Otero - First Seminar: "Dispelling the Myth and Fears of Federal Procurement and the 8(a) Program", presented on Friday, November 12, 2004, at the Sheraton College Park, Calverton, Maryland.
(PRWEB) November 3, 2004
The Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MDHCC) has aligned with Small Business Certification experts from EZ Certify. com, LLC (www. ezcertify. com ) for a series of Breakfast Coaching Seminars. The seminars will be presented by the MDHCC as an educational and business development support benefit to its membership, and are open to all small business owners who are eligible for 8(a) and other SBA programs.. The seminars are intended to provide Hispanic, other minority, and woman-owned small businesses that desire to conduct business with the Federal government with the management, marketing, selling, financial, project management, and procurement skills to effectively acquire, execute and derive benefits from participating in the largest marketplace in the world, the U. S. Federal Procurement Marketplace.
The seminars are also designed to demonstrate to the current and prospective membership that the MDHCC is taking a lead role in their development, education, and business support. In teaming with EZ Certify, the seminars are intended to reach beyond the Hispanic community to all minorities, women and small business owners in the DC Metro areas, who have an active interest in learning the "secrets of success" that those currently in the SBA 8(a) program, as well as the corporations who have successfully graduated from the 8(a) programs have learned from doing business with the US Government.
"We know that there are many small business owners out there who have wanted to work with the Federal Government, but do not have the right information to go about how to get started in this field," EZ Certify's Dick Otero explained. ”This is one of the main reasons that we feel the need to do these seminars. I must receive between ten and fifteen inquiries of this type daily, if not more, from business owners from the greater Washington-Baltimore area asking questions such as, "I am an accountant, and I want to work with government contracts. How do I do this?", or "I am a Hispanic female starting my own company? I want to start a solid company and I want it to last, but how do I secure long-term contracts?" Also, we get questions like this "How can a small business like my own 'compete' with a large corporation, and how do I team up with a larger business?" These questions, and questions about financing, investments, and networking are among the topics that the Breakfast Seminar Series will be targeting.
"The seminars are meant for those businesses who want to become successful federal government contractors, whether 8(a) certified or not." Otero said. "We are looking for a few good business owners who want to follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before them, by following a “tried and true” formula that will guarantee to enhance their business success if they follow this method."
First Session 1: "Dispel the Myths and Lose the Fear" of Successfully
Participating in Federal Procurements
8:am - The Science of Networking (breakfast)
9:00am - Dispelling the Myth and Fears of Federal Procurement and the 8(a) Program (seminar)
Noon - networking continues
The seminar series will kickoff on Friday, November 12th, 2004, and will be a series of twelve seminars in all. They will be held every month. Some of the topics for the the first seminar in the series will include:
The 8(a) Program– What is it anyway? 8(a) Participants – A National and Maryland Profile of the Companies The Real Benefits of Being Certified, 8(a) an underutilized tool for growth and success Dispelling the Myths that have Scared Away so Many-- The 8(a) Application – Cautions and Tips to Successfully Complete all of the Pieces Why so Few Apply: What About You? The 8(a) Certified Company Success Stories How do I Get Certified? Questions and Answers (until your are satisfied that YOU CAN or CAN’T be certified).
The first seminar will be on Friday, November 12, 2004. It will be held at the Sheraton College Park, 4095 Powder Mill Road Beltsville, MD 20705 one mile from Interstate 95 on exit 29B – Calverton, Maryland. The cost for MHDCC members is $50. For non-members the price will be $75. Attendance includes Country Kitchen Breakfast Buffet. For Registration, Sponsorship, Membership, and Information, contact the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at 410-558-3515, 1-866-787-3727, or 1-800-730-1303. Attendees may also securely register online at www. mhdcc. net.
For more about EZ Certify and 8(a) Certification and small business programs, please log onto www. ezcertify. com. If you are with the media and you are interested in interviewing Dick Otero, please contact Abbe Buck at HighViz Consulting Group at 1-800-380-2825.
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