Federal Matches Made in Almost Heaven
Doing Business with the Federal Government Workshop

FAIRMONT, WV - A Government Contracting Workshop “Federal Matches Made in Almost Heaven - Doing Business with the Federal Government” will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2007, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the West Virginia High Technology Conference Center (formerly the IRS Building), in Fairmont, WV.

West Virginia has 38 federal agencies and 14 large contractors located throughout the state that spend over $2 billion annually. Representatives from several of the agencies and contractors will be participating in this matchmaking event and will be available to meet exclusively with small business owners to provide information on how to do business with them.

Open to existing, expanding or start-up businesses, this unique FREE business program will provide information on federal contracting and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Certification programs. The event will feature panels from the Federal Agency and Prime Contractors as well as individual matchmaking sessions.

Invited Agencies and Prime Contractors include the Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture, NASA, GSA, Veterans Administration, NIOSH, EG&G Technical Services, Stoller, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, Kenny Construction, Azimuth, Inc. and more.

The event is made possible by support from the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), the Regional Contracting Assistance Center (RCAC), the Small Business Development Centers of West Virginia, Work Force West Virginia Entrepreneurship Alliance, WVU-Parkersburg, West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation.

To register, go to www.ptac.org and follow directions or contact the SBA’s West Virginia District Office at (304) 623-5631. Future “Federal Matches Made in Almost Heaven – Doing Business with the Federal Government” workshops are planned for October 23 in Martinsburg, WV, October 31 in Beckley, WV and November 13 in Parkersburg, WV.

All SBA programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.