Georgia’s State Purchasing Division built a training program for small businesses to learn how to contract with the state. The program combines state and local government experts, industry experts, and small business development experts all into one training series. Before the training was completed, attendees had already begun to win contracts.  Providing a networking platform for small business suppliers, while improving employee engagement through cross-division relationship building is a win-win for the agency and for the small business.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the components of the Georgia Small Business Workshop program.

2. Understand the challenges and benefits of developing and implementing a small business workshop initiative.

3. Identify some steps that participants could take to develop and implement their own program.

Course Technology Requirements:

• Internet connection
• Support web browsers:
• Recommended: Chrome, Firefox, Safari (latest versions)
• Avoid: Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge
• If prompted, accept all cookies and allow popups
• Access to Procurement U LMS
• Ability to play and listen to audio through computer speakers or headphones