Landing a lucrative government contract might get a little easier if you’re a minority business owner. At least, that’s what the federal government has in mind.
The Obama administration, along with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, announced a plan today that would promote contract opportunities to minorities, women and veterans who own businesses.
The government-wide plan means federal contract-procurement officials will hold or participating in more than 200 events over the next 90 days, where they’ll share information on contracting opportunities.
For now, the dates and locations of many events seem to be pending.
Here’s what President Barack Obama had to say about the plan:
“Small and minority-owned businesses must play a significant role in our efforts to restore economic growth. Small businesses employ half of the nation’s private sector workforce; create a large share of the Nation’s new jobs; and introduce many groundbreaking ideas into the marketplace. It is essential that we provide our Nation’s small businesses with maximum practicable opportunity to participate in Federal Government contracting.”
His statement continues: “In order for the Federal Government to better meet or exceed the goal of 23 percent of prime contracts for small businesses, Vice President Biden and I have tasked Small Business Administrator Karen Mills and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke with leading a federal government-wide initiative to increase outreach. Over the course of the next ninety days agency officials will take an important step forward by holding or participating in more than two-hundred events focused on sharing information on government contracting opportunities.”
Stay tuned. We’ll update you with event details when they’re available.
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