Roanoke County Department of Economic Development is hosting a “Doing Business with the Commonwealth – Navigating and Targeting” workshop that will outline the opportunities and steps to connecting to state government markets.

Topics will include:

Accessing new markets/sales growth/getting new customers
How to sell to state government and locate BIDS/RFP’s
How to download and review BID/RFP documents
How to get register to eVA, Virginia’s state procurement system
Getting SWAM Certified
Run reports to determine product/service market, customer/agency targets and
private sector markets.

Cost: FREE – Advanced registration required

If you have questions or require additional information, contact Melinda Cox with Roanoke County Department of Econonomic Development at 540-772-2185 or email at mcox@roanokecountyva.gov or contact Sandy Ratliff with the Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity at 276-676-3768 or email at sandy.ratliff@sbsd.virginia.gov.