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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March 2025 - REGISTRATION is now open!
- May 13, 2025
Veteran Small Business Federal & State Updates
In honor of National Small Business and Military Appreciation Month, you will hear from veteran small business resources including the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and our own Maryland's Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Program updates. We will also be joined by a VSBE Liaison with the Maryland Department of General Services to give VSBE best practices. We will take a look at the certification process at both the State and Federal levels, review common procurement best practices, tactics, and protocols to help veteran business owners compete with greater confidence.
- May 20, 2025
Anatomy of a Bid for Prime Contractors & Subcontractors
If you are a Small, Minority, Women and/or Veteran-Owned company and want to perform as a Prime Contractor (Primes) to do business with the State of Maryland you will learn about the parts of a solicitation, their meanings, and what Primes should pay attention to in order to be deemed a responsible bidder. Primes will also learn some of the requirements such as monthly reporting once a contract has commenced. In addition, Small, Minority, Women, and Veteran-Owned companies wishing to perform as Subcontractors (Subs) on State contracts will learn how to be proactive in their search for partnering with Prime Contractors and what is expected of them once a contract is awarded.
- June 17, 2025
- Maryland MBE Rights & Responsibilities
- June 24, 2025
- Strategies for Digital Marketing
- July 8, 2025
- Prime Contracting in the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program
- July 22, 2025
- Crafting a Compelling Capability Statement
- August 12, 2025
- Subcontracting in the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program
- August 26, 2025
- Cash Flow Management & Projections
Visit us often as we continue to post 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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