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GEARS 8(a) Small Business Leadership Development (SBLD) Seminars
Helping Small Business Owner Reach New Horizons for Success!
Preparation is critical to successfully starting and building a business. That’s
why we are dedicated to offering GEARS 8(a) Small Business Leadership Development
(SBLD) Seminars for your organizational development. These series of seminars and
trainings will provide you with guidance, tools and resources necessary to manage
and sustain your business. You will learn about a variety of important business
development topics, including: strategic planning, business accounting and pricing
basics, technology services to promote your business, legal considerations, and
effective marketing and outreach strategies.
The GEARS 8(a) SBLD Seminars series will challenge and energize you, give you a
fresh perspective on real-world challenges, and equip you with success strategies
for organizational leadership and management. GEARS 8(a) SBLD training sessions
on proposal development and preparing an 8(a) Certification Package will provide
support that can assist your assent to new horizons.
Part 1: Enrichment Seminars
Seminar 101 Accounting and Pricing
Date: May 12, 2009 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Improve your chances of winning contracts through creating effective pricing and
cost proposals. Gain an understanding of how to calculate cost elements,
including: indirect costs, indirect rates, general and administrative rates, and
other fees. Learn techniques to maximize profit and minimize costs.
These techniques will help you develop an accurate government accounting system
so that you can produce accurate financials. This seminar will present information
on the following topics:
- Government Accounting Systems
- Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Pricing and Cost Proposals
- Maintaining appropriate financials
Fee: $400.00
Instructor: Kevin Duncan
Seminar 102 Organizational Development
Date: TBA Time: TBA
Learn about systematic, strategic and cost-effective techniques for successful organizational
preparedness. This seminar will present information on the following topics:
- Strategic Planning
- Effective Management
- Project and Program Evaluation
- Human Resources (HR) Issues
- Record Management
- Corporate Compliance
Fee: $400.00
Instructor: Rodney Baker
Seminar 103 Small Business and the Law
Date: TBA Time: TBA (Morning)
Learn laws that manage and regulate small businesses. Help your business get and
stay on the right track by being able to interpret government regulations and contracting
laws proceedings of your business. This session will present information on the
following topics:
- Consulting Contracts
- Teaming Agreements
- Product Development Agreements
- Non-disclosure Agreements
Fee: $250.00
Instructor: Donna L. Johnson
Seminar 104 Technology
Date: TBA Time: TBA (Afternoon)
Learn about using the best IT sources to help your company deliver top-notch services
and promote your business. This session will present information on the following
technology services:
- Website Design
- Database Development
- Video Ads
- Survey Development
Fee: $250.00
Instructor: Anthony Rhudd
Seminar 105 Marketing and Outreach
Date: TBA Time: TBA
Learn effective and innovative marketing and outreach strategies. Presents information
on how to take advantage of the resources available for small businesses to grow
and maintain reach within various sectors. This seminar will present information
on topics that include:
- Partnership Development
- Networking
- Conference Attendance
- Agency Presentations
- Proposal Development
Fee: $400.00
Instructor: Bridget Hardaway
Part 2: Hands-on Training Courses
Training 201 Proposal Development
Date: June 25, 2009 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Can you afford not doing business with the government? More than 40% of government
services are contracted out. Learn the components of a typical Request for Proposal
(RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ), Request for Information (RFI), and others.
Gain valuable leads on sources of RFPs. Learn how to build an effective proposal
development team and strategies for developing a response. Training will include
the following topics for discussion:
- Sections L and M
- Bid/no-bid decision
- Review Strategies
- Team Building Strategies
Fee: $750.00
Trainer: Bridget Hardaway
Training 202 Preparing an 8(a) Certification Package
Are you prepared to become 8(a) certified? Come receive one-on-one training to prepare
your 8(a) certification package. Receive an assessment of your 8(a) readiness for
only $250.00 for a two-hour review. Additional advisement and counseling services
will be offered for $150.00/hr.
Contact Information
Elizabeth A. Cochran
Senior Project Manager
GEARS, Inc
ecochran@getingears.com
Office: 404-328-9850
Fax: 404-328-9854
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