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SUMMARY:Small Business - Doing Business with Government Information Session
DESCRIPTION:The Chamber invites you to an informational seminar on Small Business - Doing Business with the Federal and Provincial Government. The session will be facilitated by Tess Menges\, Supply Officer at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)\, in conjunction with B.C. Government procurement representatives Brooke Hayes and Elizabeth Lowe.\n\n\n\n10:00am - 11:30am - Tess Menges\, Brooke Hayes and Elizabeth Lowe\n\n\n\nFederal Opportunities:\n\n \n\nThe government of Canada purchases approximately $20 billion of goods and services each year. PWGSC has awarded over $20 million alone in contracts to small and medium business in Prince George.  Federal government tenders (tender notices and bid solicitation packages) are now on the new Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders\, the single window access to federal government tenders and procurement data.  Ms. Menges will be speaking on the functionality of the new site and how it will make it easier for you to do business with the government of Canada.\n\n \n\nThe Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) seminars are targeted for small and medium companies in all industries that want to learn the process around selling to the government of Canada and the government of B.C.\n\n \n\nProvincial Opportunities:\n\n \n\nEvery year the Province of British Columbia buys good and services from businesses of all sizes. Your business could be one of them. Businesses and individuals of all types\, including corporations\, limited partnerships\, co-operatives and not-for-profit societies\, are encouraged to respond to B.C. Government bid opportunities. BCBid.ca is the provincial government's online site where you can access government and broader public sector bid opportunities free-of-charge. Ms. Hayes and Ms. Lowe will be presenting the features of the online service and the ways in which your business could be the next vendor to the B.C. Government.\n\n \n\nThis seminar will help you:\n\n\n\n  Understand the contracting process\n\n  Register in supplier databases\n\n  Build relationships\n\n  Search for opportunities \n\n  Bid on opportunities
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9pt\;">The Chamber invites you to an informational seminar on </span></span><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9pt\;"><span style="background-color:#ffffff\;">Small Business -</span></span></span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9pt\;"><span style="background-color:#ffffff\;"> </span>Doing Business with the<span style="background-color:#ffffff\;"> </span><span style="background:yellow\;"><span style="background-color:#ffffff\;">Federal and Provincial</span></span><span style="background-color:#ffffff\;"> </span>Government.&nbsp\;</span></span></strong></em><strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9pt\;">The session&nbsp\;will be</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9pt\;"> facilitated by Tess Menges\, Supply Officer at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)\, in conjunction with&nbsp\;B.C. Government procurement representatives Brooke Hayes and Elizabeth Lowe<strike>.</strike></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><u>10:00am - 11:30am - Tess Menges\, Brooke Hayes and Elizabeth Lowe</u></strong><br />\n<br />\n<strong>Federal Opportunities:</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;">The government of Canada purchases approximately $20 billion of goods and services each year. PWGSC has awarded over $20 million alone in contracts to small and medium business in Prince George.</span></strong> &nbsp\;<strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;">Federal government tenders (tender notices and bid solicitation packages) are now on the new </span></strong><strong>Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders</strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;">\, the </span></strong>single window access to federal government tenders and procurement data.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Ms. Menges will be speaking on the functionality of the new site and how it will make it easier for you to do business with the government of Canada.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThe Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) seminars are targeted for small and medium companies in all industries that want to learn the process around selling to the government of Canada and the government of B.C.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>Provincial Opportunities</strong>:<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nEvery year the Province of British Columbia buys good and services from businesses of all sizes. Your business could be one of them. Businesses and individuals of all types\, including corporations\, limited partnerships\, co-operatives and not-for-profit societies\, are encouraged to respond to B.C. Government bid opportunities. <strong>BCBid.ca</strong> is the provincial government&rsquo\;s online site where you can access government and broader public sector bid opportunities free-of-charge. Ms. Hayes and Ms. Lowe will be presenting the features of the online service and the ways in which your business could be the next vendor to the B.C. Government.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThis seminar <strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;">will help you:</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n&bull\; Understand the contracting process<br />\n&bull\; Register in supplier databases<br />\n&bull\; Build relationships<br />\n&bull\; Search for opportunities&nbsp\;<br />\n&bull\; Bid on opportunities</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: 'Segoe UI'\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: medium\; margin: 0px\;">\n	&nbsp\;</div>\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n
LOCATION:Prince George Chamber of Commerce Boardroom 890 Vancouver Street
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URL:https://business.pgchamber.bc.ca/events/details/small-business-doing-business-with-government-information-session-10-21-2013-161
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