Office of Continuing Education

Seminar
                  The Government Wants You! 
                  Are You Ready To Do Business With The Government?

Time
                  9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Cost
                  $99  (includes lunch)

Have you ever had the desire to step into the arena with the government and become a vendor to the biggest customer in the world?  The government buys many products and services, but not so much like a consumer.  By attending this seminar, you will be able to ask any question that has been bugging you about doing business with the government.

Take the “Doing Business with the Government” Quiz

                                      1.  What does the government buy?
                                      2.  How do you get through all of the red tape?
                                      3.  What language is the government speaking?
                                      4.  Where do I fit in with my product or service?
                                      5.  Am I too small to work with the government?
                                      6.  How long does it take to be paid?
                                      7.  How long must I have been in business to qualify?
                                      8.  Certifications - what is their purpose?
                                      9.  How do I find opportunities with the government?
                                    10.  Are there special opportunities for service-disabled veterans?

If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions once, chances are you do have an interest in doing business with the government, and you need to have your question(s) addressed.

If you asked yourself two - five questions, your interest is much more serious and you definitely are thinking about doing business with the government.  What are you waiting for?

If you asked yourself five or more questions, it is time to get started!

By attending “The Government Wants Your Business” you can go away being able to answer two final questions:
                                    Do I want to do business with the government?
                                    Am I ready to do business with the government?

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Presenter

Deborah Wallace-Flagg

Deborah Wallace-Flagg is President of Government Procurement Services.  She consults with a variety of procurement and government contracting officials, executive business owners, and non-profit agencies, working to create diversity opportunities and solutions to world-small business-procurement impacting problems.  She also provides educational training and seminars to motivate and educate procurement/contracting professionals and small businesses in bridging Business to Government (B2G) relationships.

Ms. Wallace-Flagg has been a government procurement and contracting professional for twenty-nine years.  She has held several responsible positions in Prime Procurement, Contract Management, and Small Business Liaison.  She has worked on multimillion dollar contracts with small and major prime contractors within the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Defense (DOD) Research and Development.  She has been acknowledged by many small and large prime contractors for her extensive work and dedication in meeting or exceeding their subcontracting goal plans. She has assisted small businesses in becoming successful business partners with the government in the federal small business program.

Some of Ms. Wallace-Flagg’s more notable high-profile programs have included the NASA space shuttle program, neuro-medical research, night vision goggle, virtual reality, flight simulation and the Imax theater project.  She also served as the corporate government small business liaison officer (SBLO) for many of the prime contractors.

Prior to her current position, she was Regional Director of the Southwest Central Ohio Procurement Technical Assistance Center, a non-profit agency funded by the Federal Department of Defense.  She directed outreach programs to prime contractors, sub-contractors, non-profits, and small businesses in building relationships and educating them on “How To Do Business With and Market To Federal, State and Local Governments.”  She also performed outreach in the Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) and collaborated with numerous federal, state and local governments, including universities, chambers, and prime contractors.