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Congressman Christopher Carney will host a Small Business Contracting Seminar on Monday, June 8 from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Evans Hall in the Hibbard Campus Center at Keystone College.
Local business owners will receive necessary tools to succeed in the area of government contracting. Business owners will learn how to register their businesses with the appropriate agencies, search for bidding opportunities and learn what resources and organizations are available to help guide them through the process.
This seminar should especially interesting since so much of our local workforce is made up of small-business owners.
Speakers include
· Congressman Christopher P. Carney (PA D-10)
· Stan Soloway, President, Professional Services Council
· David C. Dickson, District Director of the Small Business Administration
· Mike Star, Manager, Supplier Development and Outreach Department of General Services, Bureau of Procurement
· Kevin Boshears, Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for the Department of Homeland Security
· Timothy Foreman, Director, Navy Office of Small Business Programs
· Jeff Box, President of NEPA Alliance and Karen Ostroskie, Government Procurement Manager at NEPA Alliance
· Maureen Dispenza, Director of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce
· Austin Burke, President of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
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