Great Speakers & Great Program

The Contacts-for-Contracts Women in Government Contracting was outstanding.

The panel of three speakers was amazing--

1. Allegra McCullough brought years of wisdom and experience to the podium from the inside of government evaluating the ability of companies.




2. Maria Asuelimen is currently in the trenches working with small businesses and managing an SBA portfolio of 100 small businesses.




3. Karen Maples delivered passion and enthusiasm to the accomplishment and drive of women entrepreneurs.

See bios for the full impact of what they brought to the table-- http://www.inkwellduck.com/contacts-4-contracts-bios.html

It was a fascinating and truly informative morning.

Don't Miss Tomorrow Morning...

Attend breakfast tomorrow with women who are positioning themselves for prosperity in government contracting... http://www.inkwellduck.com/contacts-4-contracts.html

Teaming with women to win is of interest to men too!

Learn appropriate teaming for winning set-asides.

7:30AM at the Belle Haven Country Club
(south of the beltway off Rte 1--Near Huntington Metro)

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

Set-Asides for Women-Owned Small Businesses

This month SBA has made Women-Owned Small Businesses qualified for contract set-asides. WOSB are eligible for set-asides for less than $3 million for most contracts or $5 million for manufacturing. http://www.bpwfoundation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=5682

On November 10 @7:30AM attend the Winning Army Contracts event to ask questions about the Small Business Programs for WOSB set-asides with the Army. Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber invites you to join them at Belle Haven Country Club.