SBA: What You Need to Know about Certifications, Marketing & Subcontracting (Live Webinar) – Registration Closed.

SBA: What You Need to Know about Certifications, Marketing & Subcontracting

Many government agencies require that some percentage of the procurements be awarded to small businesses. Certifying your business can definitely help you successfully compete for government contracts.  Small business certifications document a special capability or status that will help you compete in the marketplace.

Attend this webinar free and learn about certifications, how to market your business to government agencies as well as tips for subcontracting with prime contractors.

Get Free Assistance with Government Contracting

The PTAC Team will discuss the free services offered to small business owners when exploring government contracting opportunities.

Learn from the experts

Janett M. Peralta
Business Opportunity Specialist, SBA

Janett is a Business Opportunity Specialist at the SBA. During her seven-year tenure, she has been helping small businesses to start and expand into the federal government market including educating clients about their certification options and federal contracting process.

Prior to joining the SBA, Janetta held several positions at the Department of State serving at US Embassies in Zimbabwe-Africa, El Salvador-Central America, and Cambodia-South East Asia.  She also worked in the private sector for 17 years as a Human Resources Administrator at major publications and frame manufacturers in New Jersey.

Janett earned the Federal Acquisition Certification among other distinctions in the field of business and economic development from the Federal Government and private sector.  Janett enjoys playing with her grandkids, movies and traveling.

Maryann Williams
Director, UCEDC PTAC

Maryann brings over 30 years of government contracting experience to her position as director of UCEDC’s PTAC program.  She brings a unique perspective to the job as she’s held positions on both sides of the table – helping businesses to obtain government contracts as well as overseeing the government contract process for a manufacturing concern in New Jersey.

Following an 18-year tenure as a senior contracting official for Greenbrier Industries in Englewood Cliffs, Maryann served as director of the Rockland County PTAC for 13 years. She joined UCEDC in 2007, and under her direction, the PTAC program was awarded the 2010 “Outstanding Center Award” by the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC).

Nadine Clark
Procurement Counselor, UCEDC PTAC

In her role as a procurement counselor with UCEDC’s PTAC program, Nadine assists small business owners with marketing and selling their products and services to federal, state and local government agencies.

With more than 20 years of combined experience in both the public and private sectors of government contracting, Nadine has a thorough grasp of how to navigate the government contracting system.  She believes that this familiarity enables her to successfully help small businesses understand how to find, bid, win, and perform on government contracts.

This program is supported
by TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation