2013 Free Webinar Series Posted
Hello Small Business Community,
We hope everyone is have a great holiday season and that you have learned a lot this year through our training programs. We use your great feedback to help us increase the quality of our training sessions and to develop valuable outreach initiatives.
Recently we posted the FREE 2013 classes for the 5 Part Series "Doing Business with GSA" and you can register at both www.gsa.gov/smallbizevents and www.gsa.gov/smallbiztraining .
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Small Business and Sustainable Solutions
Hello Small Business Community,
It is a beautiful day in September and I am wondering about our move to a more sustainable work environment and how that affects our small businesses as we seek to provide the best customer care.
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Sharing Good Information
The following was forwarded to me to share with small businesses. As we seek to meet the goal of Executive Order 13514 which requires 95% of government procurements to be sustainable - opportunities like the one below will become more and more like the norm.
See below and hope it opens doors.
Revised March 16, 2012
Subcontract Opportunities on DOE Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) for GSA’s Net Zero Challenge
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Small Businesses Growing in a Sustainable Market
This year our agency (GSA) is collaborating with the Department of Defense to identify the challenges of small business working in the Federal Market with the new sustainable procurement requirements from Executive Order 13514 and how we can make those challenges become opportunities for small businesses instead. Currently agencies are bein
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Lessons Learned in Social Media
To kick off 2012 I wrote an article for agency personnel getting started with social media. As I was reading over the edits to the article I thought this might be helpful also for our small busness community looking to step into the social network. I'm in no way an expert as some of you proably have figured out. I'm still in the learning curve and adapting to the changing cultures of each site. I make mistakes with URL's, editing and more but I'm here trying to give what I can every day to make a difference for small businesses. I'm growing with you and hoping that every moment I spen
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Small Business and GSA Schedule Changes
Did you know that there are many changes coming that will affect the way that agencies purchase from small business? As these changes happen we at OSBU are working hard to get you good and current information.
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GSA Issues RFI on Reopening Multiple Award Schedule 75
GSA has released a request for information (RFI) to gather feedback regarding reopening Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 75: Office Products and Supplies to new offers in fiscal year 2017. This very important step took several months of discussions between GSA, the vendor community, and industry stakeholders in order to determine which direction to go in regards to MAS 75.
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UPDATED POST: Virtual Training Opportunities for Small Businesses
Doing business with or want to do business with GSA? Below are some helpful training videos to help guide you through the world of contracting with GSA. Most of these courses are available at anytime and can be taken from the comfort of your own home! Visit GSA’s Training for Small Businesses page and the Small Business Administration’s Learning Center for additional training videos and webinars,such as those listed below.
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