The Capital Region Minority Supplier Council Will Host "The Inside Scoop on Federal Contracting During Covid-19"
Over 500 Businesses Registered to Attend
SILVER SPRING, Md., April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Over five-hundred minority and women-owned businesses registered to attend an online webinar specifically designed to help them find business opportunities with the federal government during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC) will conduct a webinar to discuss "The Inside Scoop on Federal Contracting during COVID-19" on Tuesday, April 7th from 9:30am – 10:30am.
The webinar will be hosted by Sharon Pinder, President & CEO of The Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC) and Tommy Marks, Director, MBDA Federal Procurement Center. The panel of experts also include Antonio Doss, District Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington Metropolitan Area District Office and Kay Riplinger-Baltz, Acting Director for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Office of Small Business Programs Chairman, DoD Northwest Regional Council.
These experts will provide relevant and current information around how minority businesses across the country can access funding through the SBA and how to best secure contracts with the federal government. Over five-hundred minority businesses have signed up to participate in this fireside chat to learn more about access to funding but also how best provide their products and services to the federal government.
The Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC) published Volume 1 of The Business Consortium HotSheet® immediately on March 18, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President & CEO, Sharon Pinder shares that the goal with our newsletters and webinars is "to provide a valuable, real-time and informative resource to our network of minority businesses and corporate members who are all working to identify ways to manage and do business as we work through this pandemic."
A few spots are available to participate in this webinar. You can register by clicking on this link -- Business Consortium HotSheet LIVE Webinar.
Please stay tuned with as we continue to provide real-time news, information and resources across our network of minority businesses and corporate members. You can follow us @CRMSDC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LINKEDIN.
About Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC)
The premier 501(c) 3 business development organization supporting economic development in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia.
The CRMSDC Business Consortium encompasses the Council, the MBDA Business Center, DC and the MBDA Federal Procurement Center. The Federal Procurement Center is the nation's only federally-funded entity dedicated exclusively to helping minority business enterprises (MBE's) gain access to federal contracting opportunities.
Established in 1972, CRMSDC is one of 23 regional affiliates of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) the only nationally recognized MBE certifying authority. CRMSDC is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland with offices in Baltimore and Alexandria, Virginia.
In June, the Washington Business Journal recognized us as one of the Top 25 Business Advocacy Groups in the D.C. Region.
Contact:
Sonya Bigelow-Smith, Director Business Development
Telephone: 301.593.5860
Cell: 301.593.5863
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.crmsdc.org
SOURCE The Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council
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