Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) February 18, 2013
Michael Perch, principal consultant at Road Map Consulting LLC., is continuing his SCORE DC workshop series with SCORE I am 8(a) Certified, Now What Do I Do? Workshop held on Wednesday, February 20th at the SCORE Washington, D.C. Chapter office located at 740 15th Street, NW from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
This workshop is designed for soon to be certified SBA 8(a) companies as well as those companies that have been in the program and not fulfilled their projected levels of federal government contract business.
Perch, a SCORE Mentor, is a leading expert on government procurement toting a 100% designation approval rate for his clients. During the workshop, he will share real-life tested and proven strategies and tactics that will successfully propel an 8(a) company.
The staggering statistic that over 60% of all SBA Certified 8(a) companies never receive one contract, while in the nine (9) year program, bears evidence business owners must strategize in order to get the maximize benefit of this designation. The other two classes Perch teaches in this series are entitled “How to gain SBA 8(a) Certification” and “ 8(a) Company Best Practices”
Michael Perch has been active in the SCORE Washington, DC Chapter since 2007. Perch also teaches workshops on Project Management, GSA Schedules and Marketing to the Federal Government.
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program offers small business owners resources and support to help grow their businesses through counseling, training workshops, management and technical guidance, and access to government contracting opportunities. The main goal of the program is to help owners of small businesses that are considered socially or economically disadvantaged become thriving competitors in the federal marketplace.
This half-day SCORE workshop is geared toward women and minority business owners who want to learn how to conduct business with the government. The registration fee for this event is $30.00 for online event registration and $40.00 for on-site registration. Visit http://washingtondc.score.org/ to register today.
More About Road Map Consulting LLC: Michael Perch is the Principal Consultant at Road Map Consulting, LLC. (RMC). RMC provides consultation on federal and state government contracting, financial management, project management, proposal writing and business coaching. Based in the Washington, D.C. Metro area, the firm delivers winning strategies for every stage of marketing to the government by helping business owners secure federal designations and obtain contract vehicles. With an experienced staff boasting over 75 years of experience, the company has maintained a 100% approval rate for 8(a) applications and GSA proposals submissions.