TxDOT Small Business Briefings & Contract Opportunity
Deshotel to Speak and Co-Host
This year, TxDOT and other leading state agencies along with
key decision makers will come together to bring you two days of
business empowerment workshops and direct contracting opportunities
in four major cities throughout Texas to include: Beaumont (Oct.
24-25, 2007), Corpus Christi (November 14-15, 2007), Fort Worth
(February 20-21, 2008) and San Antonio (March25-26, 2008).
This year TxDOT will be kicking off the small business briefings
in the Beaumont/Golden Triangle area.
The General Industry empowerment sessions will include topics
as: Technical Assistance for Small Business Development; Small
Business Certifications; Professional Service Consulting Contracting;
State Contract for information Technology Products and Services;
Small Business Financial Resources; Marketing Your Business to
the State; Construction/ Maintenance Contracting; and Selling
Goods and Services to the state.
The HUB Discussion Workgroup Outreach Committee is co-hosting
an Economic Opportunity Forum
which will provide small businesses director contract and procurement
opportunities ON-THE-SPOT. Guest agencies include but are not
limited to the following list: Health & Human
Services Commission, Department
of Information Resources, University of Texas Systems, Texas Association
of HUBs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accountants, Texas Youth
Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Education
Agency, etc.
“This is a high level and great opportunity to further our recovery
and economic growth,” Deshotel stated. “I hope that many of you
will spread the word and attend. Contracts will be given on the
spot”
On the Spot Awards
October 24-25, 2007
Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza
3950 I-10 South, Beaumont, Texas 77705
For on-line registration go to this Web
address
http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/find.htm
Contact my district office at 409-724-0788 or Shirley Collins Clark at
281-416-3293 for more information.
This is our opportunity to advance Southeast Texas Economic Development!
Please register today!
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Texas State Representative Joe Deshotel
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