I am back in Lawrence after a great Midwestern driving trip last week, where I spoke at two fantastic government contracting events.
Category Archives: Events
Posts dealing with seminars, webinars, and other government contracting events in which Steven Koprince is a speaker, panelist, sponsor, etc.
SBA Small Business Mentor-Protege Program: Live Training August 11, 2016
The recently-finalized SBA small business mentor-protege program will change the landscape of set-aside contracting–for large businesses and small contractors alike.
I am excited to announce that Koprince Law LLC has partnered with GOVOLOGY to offer a live electronic training on this important new program. Please join us on August 11, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. Central for this 90 minute training. The training is open to the public, so please follow this link to register. If you’re a Koprince Law LLC client or SmallGovCon newsletter subscriber, check your email for a special discount code.
See you online on August 11!
SDVOSB Updates: Free Webinar August 4, 2016
It’s been a year of big changes in the government’s SDVOSB programs. First came the Kingdomware Supreme Court decision, which was soon followed by the SBA’s final rule adopting a new “universal” mentor-protege program–and imposing many new requirements on SDVOSB joint ventures.
On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Central, I will host a free webinar to discuss these important changes. To register, just follow this link and complete the brief electronic form, or call Jen Catloth of Koprince Law LLC at (785) 200-8919.
See you online on Thursday!
SmallGovCon Welcomes Candace Shields
I am very pleased to announce that Candace Shields is joining our team of government contracts bloggers here at SmallGovCon.
Candace comes to us from the Social Security Administration, where she was an Attorney Advisor for several years. As an associate attorney at Koprince Law LLC, Candace’s practice focuses on federal government contracts law.
Please check out Candace’s online biography and great first blog post, and be sure to visit SmallGovCon regularly for the latest legal news and notes for small government contractors.
SmallGovCon: Proud To Be Part Of WIFCON.com
I am pleased to announce that SmallGovCon is now being republished on what I think is the nation’s best and most venerable government contracting legal website: WIFCON.com. You can find us on WIFCON.com’s blogs page from now on (and, of course, right here at SmallGovCon.com).
Thank You, Quad Cities!
I am back from a trip to the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, where I gave two presentations at the Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium. My first presentation focused on upcoming legal developments (including the big Kingdomware Supreme Court decision, which is due any day now); my second talk centered on the SBA’s pending universal mentor-protege program.
It was great to spend two days meeting with small government contractors, large mentors and small business liaison officers, government officials and others in the industry. A big “thank you” to the Iowa/Illinois Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association for organizing an outstanding event. Thanks also to the Illinois PTAC, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, and all of the other event sponsors for their contributions, and to the Midwest SBLO Group for inviting me to address its quarterly meeting. And of course, thanks to all of those who attended the conference (and my presentations!)
If you weren’t able to make it the Quad Cities for this year’s event, please feel free to contact me for copies of my PowerPoint slides. As for me, I’ll be sticking closer to home for a little while, before kicking off a busy August with a trip to Texas for the 20th Annual Government Procurement Conference. Hope to see you there!
Thank You, Texas!
I am back in Lawrence after a great trip to the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the Alliance Texas procurement conference. At the conference, I was part of a panel discussion on the legal aspects of joint venturing and teaming for small government contractors.
Many thanks to Cathy Doerr and the ShoWorks team for organizing this great event, Stephanie Lewis of the SBA for moderating the panel, and John Ruiz of Miratek for his insightful discussion of his company’s experiences with teaming. And of course, thanks most of all to the small business owners and others who attended the panel and stopped by the Koprince Law trade show booth. I enjoyed meeting everyone.
ShoWorks’ series of Alliance procurement conferences doesn’t end in Texas. Up next: Alliance Baltimore on November 10. As for me, I’ll next be traveling to the Quad Cities for the annual Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium. I hope to see you there!