Workshops and Seminars

HOW TO RESPOND TO AN RFP

A speaker will provide a sample RFP to participants and walk through the requirements and the sections to help the businesses to understand the document. They will discuss the importance of pricing methodology.
They will also discuss the importance of meeting all the requirements required in the document to provide a complete response to the request.

They will answer questions as requested by the attendees.

BONDING/INSURANCE:

A Bonding specialist will come in and discuss the importance

of having the proper insurance levels to qualify your company for work. They will also discuss the severe consequences if you do not have the proper level of insurance and how it could put you out of business, or worse in jail.

They will also discuss the importance of bonding and the reasons why you can’t secure bondingat the levels you need. Finally, how to increase your bonding levels after you get it.

FUNDING YOUR BUSINESS:

DAAG will have a funding company or banking institution come in to talk about the beneﬁts of funding and the different ways you can get your business funded properly.

They will discuss the importance of the D&B credit rating of your business and how it effects the banking institutions and/or funding company’s decision on whether to provide the funding you are seeking.

They will also sit one on one with the businesses that are ready to proceed and apply funding at that time.

BUSINESS 101:

This seminar is for the new business owner who is just learning how to do business with the government. It will provide basic information about how to get your business registered to how to obtain an EIN for your business. It will talk about how to get a D&B number so that you can begin to establish credit for your company.

It will also talk about the importance of doing your due diligence in obtaining the proper insurance, getting an accountant or accounting system, and having a lawyer or contracts administrator that can review any contracts that you win so that you can execute properly and to the letter of the law.

THE ONE ON ONE
WORKSHOP

THE ONE ON ONE WORKSHOP (GOVERNMENT TO BUSINESS)

These workshops will be by appointment only. DAAG will meet with all the procurement specialists to see what opportunities they have available in the 6, 9, and 12-month time frame and meticulously research the list of businesses that can be matched to these opportunities for competition. Once this is established, we will arrange discussions between the businesses and the procurement specialists so that these businesses have an opportunity to present capability in this setting. DAAG will host 2 events in 2017.

LARGE BUSINESS PRIMES TO SMALL BUSINESSES

These workshops will be open to the public. DAAG will meet with the large prime contractors currently working or trying to obtain work in
the Charleston County area. DAAG will work with the large primes to see what information they would want the other businesses to provide in this meeting. Then we will set up discussions between the businesses and the large primes so that these businesses have an opportunity to present capability in this setting.

Get In Touch

233 Frankie Ln, Suite 2
Ladson SC, 29456
843•697•2055
info@diversityaagroup.org