SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
SBA Offers Online Training Course: ‘How to Win Federal Contracts’
T
he U.S. Small Business Administra- tion offers an online training course to
help strengthen access to contracting op- portunities for small businesses, including those owned by women, minorities, dis- advantaged individuals and veterans. The training course, “Recovery Act Opportunities: How to Win Federal Con- tracts,” is part of a federal government- wide initiative announced by President Obama and being led by SBA and the De- partment of Commerce. “Government contracts can play a key
role in helping small businesses turn the corner in terms of expansion and job cre- ation,” SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills said. “But make no mistake, the benefits the government receives are equally as impressive – working with small busi- nesses allows the federal government to work with some of the most innovative companies in America, often with direct contact with the CEO.” “The SBA online training course can
help businesses access the federal pur- chasing system and position themselves
AT&T Honors Suppliers for Outstanding Performance A
to compete for the commercial opportuni- ties offered by government contracting,” Mills continued. President Obama has reiterated his Ad- ministration’s commitment to providing “our Nation’s small businesses with maxi- mum practicable opportunity to partici- pate in federal government contracting.” The SBA and Commerce are expanding their outreach to contracting officials across the federal government to ensure they have the tools to meet their annual contracting goals and increase opportuni- ties to small businesses, including those owned by veterans, women and minori- ties, as well as those in designated HUB- Zones. As part of the outreach to small busi-
T&T* announced the 2010 AT&T Supplier Award winners, who are being rec- ognized for their outstanding performance and service to AT&T affiliates during
the past year. The AT&T Supplier Award program annually honors suppliers, who provide
products or services that support AT&T operations, for their contributions across a broad scope of selection criteria, including: supplier diversity results, creative cost management solutions, teamwork, customer service, product/service performance and sustainability. “AT&T’s Supplier Award program acknowledges the contribution of its strategic
suppliers by highlighting those who have added significant value to AT&T, and who have far exceeded expectations in supplier relations,” said Tim Harden, president of AT&T Supply Chain and Fleet Operations. “These suppliers play a vital role in help- ing AT&T deliver the services, value and innovation necessary to serve our residen- tial and business customers and to maintain our company’s leadership position in today’s competitive and dynamic global marketplace.” This year, AT&T is recognizing six suppliers that went above and beyond in pro-
viding AT&T with better products, superior services, enhanced cost structures or best-in-class approaches that contributed to the company’s success during the past year. AT&T uses more than 5,000 companies as major suppliers for materials and ser-
vices. As part of the annual program, the company took out a half-page ad in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal to publicly thank the selected companies.
AT&T 2010 Supplier Award Winners
BBDO Atlanta • Hewitt Associates LLC • Juniper Networks Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd • Tech Mahindra Ltd •
Telcobuy.com
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
Source: PRNewswire 12 PROFESSIONAL WOMAN’S MULTICULTURAL MAGAZINE CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF DIVERSITY
nesses, the comprehensive online course uses both audio and script to provide in- formation about the federal marketplace, contract rules and, most importantly, how to sell to the government and where to find contract and Recovery Act opportuni- ties. The training portal is a free online training course designed to assist entre- preneurs during this period of economic recovery. This self-paced, instructional guide provides an overview of the federal procurement process. The Recovery Act Opportunities
course is available on SBA’s Web site at
www.sba.gov or directly at
www.sba.gov/ fedcontractingtraining. The course is in- dexed by subject matter to allow ease of use, and it includes multiple direct links to additional contracting resources. The Recovery Act Opportunities
course includes direct links that highlight the best contracting resources and engag- es small business owners in the contract- ing process. The course also includes practical and fundamental steps to engage business owners in the federal contracting arena. It is one of more than 24 online tutorials offered by the SBA, and is avail- able 24/7.
For more information please visit
www.sba.gov. WWW.PROFESSIONALWOMANMAG.COM
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