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Coming Soon - Follow the Money: How to Identify & Engage Your Economic Development Support System Virtual Training Webinar

 

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
 Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
 Strategic Outreach Communications (SOC) 
 Virtual Training Webinar 
 

Follow the Money: How to Identify & Engage Your Economic Development Support System

presented by Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

Virtual Format: Powered by Cisco Webex
 

Training Event Description

For every business, no matter your location, there is an entire economic development support system operating around you. This session will explore how to identify and access the resources available in your specific region and sector. 

 

Information covered in this training will include: 

  • An overview of programs like the Manufacturing Extension Partner (MEP) network and the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
  • Understanding the differences between and how to work with local and regional economic development corporations, economic development departments, chambers of commerce, state and local representatives.
  • Sourcing programs and grants related to prize opportunities, research awards, and the Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund.


This training will not be a review of every resource, but an exercise in how to find or access resources and capitalize on opportunities. If time permits, the training expert will perform live walkthroughs identifying several attendees’ economic development support systems.

Targeted Outreach Federal Socioeconomic Classifications (participation is not limited to the below classifications)   

  • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
  • Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)
  • Woman- Owned Small Business (WVOSB)
  • Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone)
  • 8a
  • Minority-Owned Small Business 
  • Small Business

About Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) 

The mission of the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center is to increase the global competitiveness of the Texas Economy by growing the extended manufacturing enterprise. TMAC delivers hands-on business management, technology and operations solutions to a wide range of businesses, including manufacturing, distribution, logistics, construction, health care and government. TMAC has a wide array of services that accelerate profitable growth by developing and improving profits, products, processes, technologies and people. Focus areas include Strategic Management, Technology and Operations.

 

Disclosure Statement

The participation of any commercial entities in VA outreach and training programs does not convey or imply that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs directly or indirectly endorses any product or service provided, or to be provided, by the commercial entity, its successors, assignees, or licensees. Furthermore, the Department of Veterans Affairs does not warrant any services that may be provided by the commercial organizations listed.

 

For more information about the Strategic Outreach and Communications Program, contact Curtis Brandon at Curtis.Brandon@va.gov.

 

For registration support, contact the Direct Access Program Planning Support Team at directaccess@va.gov or 202 461 4694.

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+1 202-461-4694
DirectAccess@va.gov
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