Upload
douglas-banks
View
230
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
“Overview”
Florida SBDC at FGCU
Helping Businesses
Grow & Succeed
“Doing Business with the Government”
State Designated as Florida’s Principal Provider of Business Assistance [§ 288.001, Fla. Stat.]
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Mission Statement
We are a customer-driven organization of business professionals, dedicated to helping small businesses succeed, by enthusiastically providing creative solutions which exceed customer, employee, and stakeholder’s expectations.
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Statewide Infrastructure
Our NetworkStatewide network of 43 centers involving: • State Universities• Colleges• Chambers of Commerce• Economic Development Councils• Federal, State & Local Government
Agencies
Additional outreach is provided at more than 50 outreach locations, utilizing resource partners such as chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, business incubators and lending institutions.
Locations
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Accelerating Florida’s Economy
Only statewide provider of entrepreneurial and emerging growth company services, playing a vital role in Florida’s economic development:
• Assisting entrepreneurs in every stage of the business cycle, from prospective entrepreneurs to mature businesses looking for growth opportunities and more;
• Working with firms in all industry sectors; • Utilizing the expertise and resources of some of the best universities in
Florida (Florida Gulf Coast University)and a professional staff of eleven business consultants;
• Accessing the resources of a national network of more than 5,000 SBDC professionals; and
The FSBDCN is nationally accredited through the Association of SBDCs by Congressional mandate.
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
FSBDC Services
Consulting Personalized, confidential and provided at no cost
TrainingValue-added from the basics to advanced topics
Business Data & InformationCurrent and expansive information for better decision-making
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Purpose-Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
Educate Businesses on Government Procurement
Generate Sales and Jobs for Florida Businesses
Improve the Business Climate and Economic Development in Florida
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
What does the Government Buy?
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
What does the Government Buy? Construction
Research and Development (R&D)
Manufacturing
Supplies
Services
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
How does the Government Buy?
Opportunities-Solicitations posted at www.fbo.gov
Open Market Contracts GSA Contracts IDIQ Contracts Fixed Price Type Contracts Cost Type Contracts Credit Cards
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
How Big is the Bag of Money?
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Government Spending
$5.5 trillion a year (Federal, State, County and City Governments)
$105 billion a week $15 billion a day $625 million an hour $10 million a minute $175,000 a second
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Federal Government Contracts and Credit Card Purchases
$600 Billion a year in Contracts!!!!
Credit Card purchases exceed $15 Billion Annually
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
How are you going to get there?
Selling to the Government entitiesFederalStateCountyCity
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
GET REGISTERED
www.sam.govwww.irs.govwww.myflorida.comSpecific FL County and City
web sites Fedgov.dnb.com/webform
Dun and Bradstreet Number
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Summary
• What the Government Buys• How Big is the Bag of Money• Opportunities• Register• Assistance
Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Q & A
“Daniel Telep Jr.”Florida Gulf Coast University FSBDC239.745.3708 or 239.745.3700“[email protected]
www.fsbdcswfl.org