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Event: Small Business Teaming Success Workshop

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If you are interested in small business teaming, and located in the Pacific Northwest (or plan to be), please join me and other presenters on May 3, 2013 for a free all-day workshop designed to give small contractors an in-depth look at teaming, joint venturing and subcontracting on federal procurements.

I will offer two sessions during the workshop: “Legal Aspects of Teaming and Government Contracting” and “Compliant and Effective Teaming Documents.”  Other sessions will include “Introduction to Teaming,” “To Bid or Not To Bid,” and “Proposal Writing in the Teaming Environment.”

The workshop will be held in Oregon City, Oregon (near Portland) and is sponsored by two great organizations, Powering Up! Small Business Teams and the Clackamas Small  Business Development Center. Visit the workshop’s registration page to sign up.  I hope to see you there!

Event: APTAC Spring Conference

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I am excited to announce that I will be presenting at the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers Spring Conference in Atlanta.

The presentation will focus on recent changes enacted in the National Defense Authorization Act, including changes to subcontracting limits, the Women-Owned Small Business Program, federal mentor-protege programs, and more.  I will also discuss other changes on the horizon in 2013.

The presentation will be given on Monday, April 22, 2013.  Attendance is limited ATPAC members.  For more information, contact APTAC.

Introducing SmallGovCon Guest Perspectives

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As we begin a new year with important legal ramifications for small businesses, I am pleased to introduce a new SmallGovCon series offering viewpoints on those legal issues from thought leaders throughout the government contracting community.

The new feature, Guest Perspectives, kicks off today with a guest post by Kevin J. Allis, the director of the Native American Contractors Association.  The post, titled “Section 811 Stifles Native American Growth,” is well worth a read.

If you are interested in the possibility of contributing to Guest Perspectives, please contact me.

Event: Mentor-Protege Roundtable And Book Signing, Hosted By MAGIC

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I am pleased to announce that I will be joining the Mid-America Government Industry Coalition for a roundtable on federal mentor-protege programs on March 26-27, 2013 in Midwest City, Oklahoma.

Each program attendee will receive an autographed copy of my book, The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts.  (If you already have a copy, here’s your chance to pick up gift for that special government contractor in your life).  The program will offer lots of important information on federal mentor-protege programs and invaluable networking opportunities–you don’t want to miss it.

If you are a government contractor in the Midwest, you owe it to yourself to attend a MAGIC event and see what this great organization can do for you.  For more information on the March 2013 mentor-protege event, click over to the event’s page on the MAGIC website.

See you in Oklahoma!

Event: 51st Annual National Seminar on Government Contracts

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I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at the 51st Annual National Seminar on Government Contracts in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.  My program will provide an overview of the federal government’s small business contracting programs, and is entitled, “Small Business Contracting: What You Need to Know About the ‘Other’ 23 Percent of Federal Prime Contracts.”

As a native of Grand Forks, North Dakota–about a stone’s throw from the Minnesota border–the Twin Cities were the closest large American metropolitan area (among bigger cities generally, Winnipeg is closer).  I grew up hearing Twins games on the radio and suffering through some epic Vikings playoff meltdowns.  As an adult, I’ve come to know the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport very well in stopovers to visit my family.  Suffice it to say, I am looking forward to this trip, and not just for the great government contracting programs.

Speaking of great programs, the National Seminar features an all-star lineup of sessions given by government and industry leaders.  You can check out the program on the National Seminar on Government Contracts website.  I hope to see you there!