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2016 Economic Impact Award Announced at APTAC Annual Meeting

May 18, 2016 Native PTAC Receives 2016 Economic Impact Award. Source: APTAC, May 10, 2016 The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) presented its 2016 Economic Impact Award to the Kylene Peters and Marnie Tyson of the Native Procurement Technical … Continued

New President-Elect Announced at APTAC Annual Meeting

May 17, 2016 Florida PTAC’s Jane Dowgwillo Elected President-elect of National Association. Source: APTAC, May 10, 2016 The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) is pleased to announce that Jane Dowgwillo, Statewide Manager of the Florida Small Business Development Center … Continued

PTACs Help Thousands of Small Businesses Win Government Contracts

May 12, 2016 Over 73,000 Contracts Awarded worth more than $12 Billion Source: APTAC, May 12, 2016 Across the country, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) are helping small businesses win government contracts. According to the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, … Continued

Outstanding Project Award Announced at APTAC Annual Meeting

May 12, 2016 Iowa PTAC Receives 2016 Outstanding Project Award Source: APTAC, May 10, 2016 The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) presented its 2016 Outstanding Project Award to the Iowa Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) for their development of … Continued

New President Sworn in at APTAC Annual Meeting

May 11, 2016 Kansas PTAC’s Terri Bennett Becomes New President of National Association Source: APTAC, May 10, 2016 The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) is pleased to announce that Terri Bennett, Program Manager of the Kansas Procurement Technical Assistance … Continued

APTAC Releases Call for Presentations for Fall 2016 Conference

Conference Theme: “What Government ‘Acquisition Reform’ Means for Business” The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) has released the Call for Presentations for its Fall 2016 Training Conference in Washington, DC. The theme? “What Government ‘Acquisition Reform’ Means for … Continued

Tennessee PTAC Successfully Assists Small Business

January 26, 2016 PTAC Work Leads to $526 Million Economic Impact in FY15 Source: University of Tennessee PTAC, December 2015 Clayton Poff started his business, Energy Cost Reducers LLC (ECR), on “less than a shoestring.” Seven years later, his business is on … Continued

Indiana PTAC Event Featured in the Chicago Post-Tribune

January 25, 2016 This recent article from the Chicago-Post Tribune highlights the kind of assistance that PTACs all around the country are providing to their local small businesses.  Congratulations to Shane Springer and the Indiana PTAC for work well-done! Small … Continued

PTAC of Delaware Successfully Assists Small Business

January 21, 2016 Continued Success can be Attributed to Expansion, and Industry Diversification Source: PTAC of Delaware, Juanita Beauford, January 15, 2016 BATTA has utilized the resources provided by the PTAC since 2000. Since then, BATTA has seen a tremendous gain … Continued

FEMA Registration is Free

January 15, 2016 Beware of ‘government vendor registration’ websites that charge a fee Source: Georgia Tech PTAC, July 22, 2014 In a recent story, we alerted you to the existence of websites which unnecessarily lead businesses to pay a fee to … Continued