Event Details

The session will focus on preparation for contracting; state, local, federal and tribal. Learn the eligibility requirements for a woman-owned small business and how to register. Learn more about SAM, DUNS number, 8a, and Hubzone requirements. Find out how to utilize contracting opportunities. Discover opportunities for Choctaw and tribal members. This session will be good for any woman entrepreneur or any business owner interested in doing contracting with any government entity or tribe.

Listen and be inspired by a Native American woman business owner who has multiple certifications and has been successful at gaining several government and tribal contracts.

Click here to see flyer: Durant April Opportunities for WOSB

Presenters:

Ron DeGiacoma, KTC OBAN

Terri Shook, SBA Procurement Center

8a Representative, SBA

Pam Walker, SBA

Boyd Miller, Choctaw Nation

Pam Bickford, Cherokee Data Systems

James Ray, REI’s Minority Business Development Agency

Barbara Rackley, REI’s Women’s Business Center

Partners: Durant Area Chamber of Commerce, Durant Main Street, OSU Extension, Choctaw Nation, OkSBDC, SE Center for Economic Development, Southern Workforce Board, Choctaw Nation and REI Women's Business Center, funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

A light lunch will be served. You will be redirected to PayPal to pay for registration. Fee is non-refundable. If you cannot attend, your registration may be able to be transferred to another workshop. For more information please call REI WBC at 800.658.2823.

NOTICE - To qualify for the Choctaw Business Training scholarship, please include your date of birth below. Upon verification, you will be notified. You must be a Choctaw CDIB card holder to meet the requirements.