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MATC Offers Training to Help Wisconsin Businesses
Win Government Contracts
Madison Area Technical College will help area businesses
learn how to effectively compete for contracts to sell their products
and services to the federal government at two training seminars
to be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2005. The training sessions
will be conducted by the Business Procurement Assistance Center
(BPAC) in Room 104/105 at the TEC Corridor, 3591 Anderson Street,
Madison, WI 53704. A $25 fee for each seminar will cover the cost
of materials.
“Helping local businesses learn the ins-and-outs of government
procurement is one of the most effective ways MATC fuels economic
development.
The more businesses we can train to compete for federal contracts,
the stronger Wisconsin’s economy will be,” said Dr.
Bettsey Barhorst, MATC President. “Our seminars have been consistently successful
in helping businesses tap the potential of the federal contracting
market. Wisconsin
has traditionally lagged in winning its share of federal dollars,
but there are great opportunities for employers who learn the system,” said
Denise Kornetzke, BPAC director. “Essential Elements of Federal Contracting” will be
held in the morning from
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. on November 9, 2005. Attendees will learn
how to register with the federal government, identify which agencies
buy their products and how to focus their research on contracting
opportunities targeted to their business. “Finding Opportunities” will be held
in the afternoon on November 9, 2005 from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Almost all government contracting opportunities are posted
on the Internet. In this seminar, businesses will learn
how to locate these opportunities without getting overwhelmed by
hundreds of websites.
Registration for the BPAC seminars is required
and can be done either online or by phone. Visit http://matcmadison.edu/bpac/events.htm for
online registration and additional information. Registrants
may also contact BPAC by email at bpac@matcmadison.edu or
by phone at (608) 243-4490. BPAC, established by Madison
Area Technical College in 1988, provides technical and marketing
assistance to Wisconsin businesses. In 2004,
BPAC helped companies win over 3,200 government contracts valued at over $205
million, resulting in the creation or retention of 6,575 jobs in Wisconsin.
MATC
is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s
16 colleges. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts
and science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and activities,
as well as customized employee training. MATC provides training in more than
100 career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and certificates,
and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all or parts of 12 counties
located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction through five campuses
and various other locations throughout the district.
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