Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Women-Owned Business Set-Aside Program

The Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce Government Procurement Relations Committee is hosting its next Contacts-for-Contracts event on the topic of teaming with women-owned businesses. Why would companies want to team with women-owned businesses? Now women-owned businesses have a set-aside program and can qualify for government contracts with limited to no competition.

Learn more on June 14 @ 7:30AM--Meet us for breakfast at the Belle Haven Country Club.

Register at http://www.inkwellduck.com/contacts-4-contracts.html

Saturday, May 7, 2011

A Click for Your Thoughts

What was your most valuable take away from Friday's marketing to the government using social media presentation?

Here are Lara's links for a quick review: presentation http://bit.ly/kYxJT5 and CSCI’s home page as well at www.csci-va.com.

Please share your most valuable take away in the comments below. Thanks!

Our Government & Social Media

Lara Coffee hit a homerun at the Mount Vernon-Lee District Chamber of Commerce Government Procurement Relationship Committee meeting yesterday.

Here are the links to her presentation http://bit.ly/kYxJT5 and www.csci-va.com. There are some great hyper links in it as well.

Thanks Lara!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Government Procurement Relations Committee Meeting Friday--May 6th @ 9AM

The Government Procurement Relations Committee meets Friday, May 6th @ 9AM. Guest speaker: Lara Coffee, VP of Communications and Marketing with CSCI. Lara is excited to join us on Friday to discuss marketing to the government using social media. She has a fantastic presentation ready.

Kick-off your Friday morning at the chamber office— networking, making contacts, building our contracting community, and learning how to secure that next government opportunity (breakfast refreshments served). Location: 6911 Richmond Hwy, Ste 320 Alex, VA 22306