Southwestern Region Procurement Workshop - October 2003

PowerPoint Presentations from
Small Business Procurement Workshop
An Introduction to Business Matchmaking

The following are presentations from the workshop for downloading and referencing.

An Overview of Small Business Development Centers

• A presentation covering resources and services offered by the University of Houston Small Business Development Center (UH SBDC) network.
  SBDC Presentation

Doing Business with the Federal Government

• Michael Barrera, the Associate Deputy Administrator of Government Contracting and Business Development with the SBA introduces the Procurement Academy.
  SBA Presentation

• Valerie Coleman, PCR/CMR with the SBA provides a thorough introduction to doing business with the Federal Government.
  Federal Government Presentation

Doing Business with Large Corporations

• Christina Hanger, VP of Operations with HP provides key insights on doing business with large corporations and HP in particular.
  HP Presentation

Doing Business with Local Government

• City Purchasing Manager, Calvin Wells, gives insights about doing business with the City of Houston and introductions to key contacts.
  City of Houston Presentation