CALTRANS District 12 Outreach Event

The California Department of Transportation is hosting a Contractor and Small Business Informational Outreach Event at District 12 headquarters.
Information will be provided about upcoming projects that have an estimated capital construction cost between $30K to $1 million. Fourteen projects will be advertised for bid before 7/2011 and nine additional projects before 4/2012. The total value of all 23 projects is estimated to be close to $10 million. You are invited to come to this early notification meeting to learn more.

When:        Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Where:       Caltrans District 12 Headquarters
                  3347 Michelson Drive
                  Irvine, CA 92612

When you arrive, check in at Caltrans 1st Floor Security. Identification will be required. You will be directed to Room 218.

There is a charge for parking and it will not be validated.

For additional event information, contact Elizabeth Philippon, Caltrans District 12 Small Business Liaison, at 949.724.2021.

 

IRVINE

Irvine Marriott

April 20

8AM to 4PM

Get ready to grow your business! The 2011 Next Steps for Small Business tour, a no-cost event, aims to help small business owners take new ground in expanding their operations. Whether it is expanding your sales through social media, learning about how to sell to the government, or finding out the many benefits to selling internationally, attendees will leave with new ideas for growth!

Each event features expert speakers who will explore “what it takes to be successful in today’s economy,” and participants will get small-group face-to-face contact time with panelists from all the breakout topics. Each year there are a handful of events business owners should not miss. This is one of them!

BREAK OUT SESSIONS

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING:

Don’t miss out on this revolutionary marketing movement to position your business for growth. Panelists will offer innovative ideas and techniques to help you improve sales and build customer contacts.

SELLING INTERNATIONALLY:

Arm yourself with what you need to know to tap into the international market.

ACCESS TO CAPITAL:

Don’t be in the dark about what banks and investors are financing. Find out how you can position yourself to optimize your business’ access to capital.

PROCUREMENT:

If you’ve ever thought of doing business with the government or a major corporation, our experts can help you prepare, decide if you’re ready, and set you in the right direction.

To register go to: www.californiasbdc.org/nextsteps.

Turner School of Construction Management

Turner School of Construction Management Training Program is about to begin once again. It will kick-off with a welcome reception on Monday, April 4, 2011 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the Plaza of the METRO Headquarters building at One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, 90012. Classes will begin the following day, April 5, 2011 from 6 pm - 9 pm on the 15th floor of the same location and will consist of fourteen classes.


This is a tremendous opportunity for MBE/WBE/DBE certified construction related firms to benefit from the many years of experience and knowledge that is exchanged in this award winning program.


NO START-UP COMPANIES PLEASE. The deadline for applications is March 25, 2011.


For more information, contact either Kiara Walbridge or Michelle Ballard at Turner Construction at 714.940.9000.

The Art of Proposal Writing

The Orange County SBDC is presenting "The Art of Proposal Writing" workshop on Thursday, 3/3/11 from 4 PM to 6:30 PM.

The workshop will help you learn how to make the "right" bid/no bid decisions and how to write a winning proposal.

If you struggle with proposal writing, this workshop will help you improve your writing and analyzing skills and improve your overall chances for success.

For more details and to register, go to http://ocsbdc.com/training/winter11.htm.

WBEC-West Southern CA

WBEC-West Southern California is holding a workshop and networking event on March 10, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

For more information go to:
http://www.labavn.org/misc/docs/March_10_Prime_Supplier_Final.pdf