Free Program Helps Small, Minority, Women, and Veteran-Owned Businesses Compete with Confidence

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs today announced its 2022 Technical Training Classroom schedule, a monthly webinar series supporting the small business community across the state.

“We want to see Maryland's small, minority, women, and veteran business owners compete with confidence in the state contracting arena," said Jimmy Rhee, special secretary of the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs. “The curriculum of this webinar series is carefully curated to achieve that goal."

Offered at no cost to small, minority, women, and veteran business owners and entrepreneurs, two dozen sessions will be conducted throughout the year. Staff from the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs will teach classes focused on navigating the state procurement process while small business owners and representatives from small business resource organizations will lend their expertise to cover topics focused on improving overall operational efficiencies.

“We moved this program to a virtual platform in 2020 and immediately saw increased engagement," Rhee said. “In 2021, we conducted 24 virtual webinars and reached more than 2,500 guests." 

The Technical Training Classroom webinar series is offered twice each month. Advance registration is required to attend these free sessions. 

Registration is now open for the two January sessions:

• 1/25/2022 at 10 am - What Every Business Owner Needs to Know About Their Contracts
• 1/27/2022 at 10 am – Prime Contracting in Maryland's Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program

Visit goMDsmallbiz.maryland.gov to view the full 2022 Technical Training Classroom schedule.​

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