Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) is hosting a free Government Contracting Seminar for minority-owned and women-owned businesses to be held at the Nicholas Student Center at John Tyler Community College, Chester Campus on July 8th, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.  The seminar is free and open to any minority-owned and women-owned business person in the Fourth District who is interested in gaining insight and information into contracting to the federal government.

Congressman Randy Forbes, along with representatives from the Crater Procurement Assistance Center, the Small Business Administration, and a successful small business owner will be on hand to provide an overview of the federal registration process, including, small business regulations and Central Contractor Registration; an overview of small business programs, including 8A, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone and Mentor Protégé; information on tools to use in government contracting and on how to look for opportunities in the federal government. 

Resources from the Crater Procurement Assistance Center and the Small Business Administration will be available for participants. 

To ensure an adequate amount of resources are available for our participants, RSVPs are required for this event.