NYC Procurement Fair

June 2019 Hello Tom, Now that June has come and gone, we are firmly in the summer season. And that's the perfect time of year to dig in deep and start to build up your small business! Just a few weeks ago, I attended the NYC Procurement Fair, and it was terrific. Honestly, seeing so many minority and women business owners coming together to learn to connect with NYC government agencies… It was lovely to see. Of course, there were an awful lot of questions that got kicked up among the attendees. The fair was definitely a great introduction to working with government agencies, but if you want to land those procurement contracts, you're going to need to get into the nitty gritty of it all! Don't worry though because I have you covered this summer! For a quick grounding on how to do business with large corporations, I've written up this blog for you. It will give you an overview of the process that small businesses need to go through to land the lucrative contracts they need to grow. And if you want to really dive into the topic, I invite you to sign up for my free webinar all about how to acquire contracts with NYC agencies through discretionary purchases, coming up on July 10th. Hope you have a wonderful, productive, and, most of all, successful summer! All my Best, Jean Kristensen Beyond the Capability Statement It was great to see so many of you at the NYC Procurement Fair on June 11th. I was also grateful for the opportunity to connect with NYC agencies buyers to explore prospects for the next fiscal year. In my opinion, there has never been... READ MORE How to Do Business with Large Corporations Over the past several weeks, I’ve had several interesting conversations with diverse suppliers who were seeking to gain access to the corporate supply chain. Published reports reflect that when a small business acquires a contract with a government agency or corporation, they grow by about... READ MORE UPCOMING WEBINAR How to Acquire Contracts with NYC Agencies through Discretionary Purchases Wednesday, July 10, 2019 10-2 PM EDT The recently proposed legislation seeks to increase the discretionary purchasing threshold from 150,000 to $ 1 million. This allows NYC agencies to award contracts to small, minority and women-owned businesses without a formal competitive process. The Mayor of NYC has announced that the City intends to award 20 Billion to MWBEs by 2025 using a variety of procurement methods.  Discretionary purchases is an excellent way for MWBEs to gain access to the supply chain while concurrently acquiring the experience necessary to compete for larger projects. REGISTER NOW