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2009 Training Calendar

The PTAC program is proud to provide clients with a wide variety of training opportunities. Some of these opportunities occur on a regular basis; others we have provided links to their web sites to view their educational and training events. These links are not endorsed at all by the PTAC program, but can provide the business owner valuable information in beginning, growing, expanding your business in many different areas. If you have a potential site that you would like us to list or you find a bad link, please contact

Lori Wells .

Day/Date Place Time/Cost Counseling Name
 

First & Third Thursday  at

email to this link;

pre-register/questions

for the next date &/or to PRE-REGISTER.

Seattle Public Schools

John Stanford Center for Eductional Excellence

2445 3rd Ave. South

Seattle, 98134

 

8am-11am

No Charge

RSVP Required

(limited to 30 seats)

 

Government Contracting 101

During this training you will learn: Government Contracting Basics, What does the gov't purchase and from whom, Are you ready to sell to the gov't; What certificates are available;

Acronym soup - DUNS, CCR, FSBS, ORC and many more.

 

Monthly -

email to this link;

pre-register/questions

for the next date &/or to PRE-REGISTER.

Seattle Public Schools

9:30am-11:30am

No Charge

RSVP Required

(limited to 30 seats)

GSA 101

• GSA “Basics”
• Schedules-Who is eligible?
• How do I get registered?
• How to become GSA contractor.
• Q&A (as time permits)

 

Montly -

email to this link;

pre-register/questions

for the next date &/or to PRE-REGISTER.

Seattle Public Schools

8am-11am

No Charge

RSVP Required

(limited to 30 seats)

Marketing Strategies

• How to effectively market
• How to define key market
• What works & doesn't
** Bring your marketing material, ideas and tools to class

 

 Next Montly -Tues, May 26

  

email to this link;

pre-register/questions

for the next date &/or to PRE-REGISTER.

Seattle Public Schools

8am-11am

No Charge

RSVP Required

(limited to 30 seats)

Certification Guide

• List of certifications
• Which do you qualify for

• Certification benefits
• How to get started?
• How to utilize the certification
• Q&A (as time permits)


Non PTAC Training      
Second & Fourth Thursday

Seattle SBA Office

10:30-11:30am

Free- No registration is required.

 

Small Business Taxes & Bookkeeping for the sole Proprieter

Important information about your federal income tax responsibilities, which forms to file, what taxes to pay and when they are due.

Please go to www.sba.gov

Ongoing Classes

SBA Online - Virtual Classes

Course available at : www.sba.gov/training

From the SBA's training site, click on the menu of free online courses, and then select the first course listed under Government Contracting

Self-paced course

 

Business Opportunities: A guide to Winning Federal Contrracts

 


Steps to Obtaining a

GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract


This program is for commercial products and services.  For Construction, Architecture, Real Estate or Interior Design please visit www.gsa.gov/pbs or call 202-708-8711.

Please note, this class is 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and will be recorded. If you are receiving this email after attending a class, you will need to enter your contact information to review the recorded session.

This LIVE GSA MAS Program webinar has a limited participation of 1000.

You must register to access both the presentation and the audio portion of this webinar. Registration ends one day prior to the class. Attempting to register the day of the class may result in rejection of your registration.

It is our hope that this training saves you time and money by eliminating the cost associated with attending meetings at our facility.  We also hope that we will be providing you with substantial information to help you participate in our Multiple Award Schedules Program.


For more information about our office, please visit www.gsa.gov/sbu

         

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

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