2025 T.I.P.S. Small Business Webinars Series
Training & Insights for Procurement Success
Join us each month for free webinars curated to help small, minority, women, and veteran business owners improve core competencies and gain an insightful understanding of the State's procurement processes.
All sessions are free and require advance registration.
Registration opens approximately 3 weeks in advance.
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August & September 2025 - REGISTRATION is now open!
- September 9, 2025
Maryland's MBE Rights & Responsibilities for Prime & Subcontractors
What rules govern the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program? Competition is tough
in the State contracting arena. Your chances of success are much greater when you understand the rules. This is particularly important when performing as an MBE. Join us for an in-depth look at the statutes and regulations in place today, as well as your rights and responsibilities as an MBE prime contractor or subcontractor.
- September 23, 2025
Government Contracting for Small Contractors - Maryland Construction Opportunities
Do you want to learn how to better access & prepare to bid on open solicitations? During this session, our guest instructors will explain how to decipher the procurement announcement (Solicitation). They will discuss how to best understand the various bid announcements (RFP, RFQ, Solicitation, etc.), estimating contract best practices, as both a General Contractor and/or a Subcontractor. They will also discuss the Submission process (preparation), award process & negotiation (understanding final award contract language and compliance), post award admintration processes (compliance documents, MBE reports, certified payroll, invoicing, etc.).
- October 7, 2025
- MBE Compliance Considerations for Prime Contractors
- October 28, 2025
Using AI in Operations, Marketing, Sales and Service
- November 4, 2025
- Contracting in Maryland's Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Program
- November 18, 2025
- Anatomy of a Bid for Prime & Subcontractors
- December 2, 2025
- Public Data Mining Strategies
- December 16, 2025
- The Science of Effective Networking
**Visit us often as we continue to update any changes to the rest of our
2025 T.I.P.S. Small Business Webinar Series classes and topics.
Registration opens approximately 3 weeks in advance of each webinar.
Thank You!
What you need to know:
- There is no cost to attend the T.I.P.S. Webinar Series.
- Advance registration is required.
- Most sessions will be recorded; by registering, you are consenting to be recorded.
- Upon receiving a registration confirmation, participants are given a unique link to join the event.
- All attendees will be in listen mode only (your camera will be off and your mic is muted).
- Most classes include interactive polls and Q&A sessions.
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