Arkansas APEX Accelerator offers workshop on small business certifications
Earning small business certifications is one way business owners in Arkansas can improve their chances of securing government contracts. The Arkansas APEX Accelerator will host a free workshop on “Small Business Certifications: Increasing Your Opportunity for Success in Government Contracting” on Jan. 22 in Pine Bluff.
By Tracy Courage
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts:
- Training offered Jan. 22 in Pine Bluff
- Register online by Jan. 21 at ecenterdirect.com/events
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(With Arkansas APEX Accelerator logo )
LITTLE ROCK — Earning small business certifications is one way business owners in Arkansas can improve their chances of securing government contracts.
The Arkansas APEX Accelerator will host a free workshop on “Small Business Certifications: Increasing Your Opportunity for Success in Government Contracting” on Jan. 22 from Noon-1:30 p.m. at The Generator, 435 S. Main St., Pine Bluff.
“Small business certifications do not guarantee the awarding of government contracts, but they do increase the possibility of being awarded one,” said Tim Hicks, procurement counselor with Arkansas APEX Accelerator. “Participants will learn about federal and state certification processes, and they’ll learn about tools they can use to benefit their overall success rate in doing business with the government.”
Hicks will lead the training and be available by appointment to meet with small business owners before and after the training. Office hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. To schedule an appointment, contact Hicks at thicks@uada.edu.
Other resource partners will be present at the training, including representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration-Arkansas District, Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and Arkansas Department of Transportation.
The Arkansas APEX Accelerator is part of the Community, Professional and Economic Development department of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, part of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, whose mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices
The Arkansas APEX Accelerator offers year-round trainings and counseling to help business owners secure government contracts. The Arkansas APEX Accelerator is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense. It has offices at the Cooperative Extension Service state office in Little Rock and satellite offices at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville and at Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development in Jonesboro.
To learn more about the Arkansas APEX Accelerator services and events, visit http://uaex.uada.edu/APEX
To about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on X and Instagram at @AR_Extension. To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uada.edu. Follow on X at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on X at @AgInArk.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension
and Research programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender
identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital
or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and
is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on three campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact Tim Hicks at thicks@uada.edu as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.
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Media Contact: Tracy Courage
Director of Communications-Extension
U of A System Division of Agriculture
501-658-2044