Business Opportunities with Local Governments 

                                                                                                       City of Houston Office of Business OpportunityPort of Houston  Metro Logo

When

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST
Onsite Registration: 10:00 AM
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Where

Houston Permitting Center - Rm 2D 
1002 Washington Blvd
Houston, TX 77002  

 
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Contact:
Lalitha Raman 

Lraman611@yahoo.com
713-487-6565

ABOUT US:

SCORE is an all-volunteer group with real-world business experience, dedicated to your success.
Our Mission: Help Small Businesses Succeed.
Our Mantra: We educate, counsel, mentor.

Founded in 1964, SCORE is a non-profit association and a Resource Partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
For more details go to:
www.scorehouston.org 

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Are you a small business owner who is looking for opportunities to work with the City of Houston, Metro or the Port of Houston?

This workshop will outline the opportunities that are available with these entities to:

  • supply material, 
  • provide services, 
  • be a subcontractor for a prime contractor.  
At the end of the workshop the participants will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a SCORE mentor and network with other small business owners.

 

Presenters

Will Norwood is the Business Development Manager for the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity. Will is responsible for assisting small, minority, and women owned businesses in navigating through the procurement process of the City of Houston. In addition, he assists companies by providing business programs to help build their capacity and identifying additional public and private sector contract opportunities in the Greater Houston Area. His background includes finance, sales, marketing, and non-profit. A native of Houston, Will graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Major in Marketing and a Minor in Economics.

Alexander Sandoval, currently with METRO assists contractors and suppliers as it applies to government procurement for established businesses and professionals as they seek business opportunities. He has over sixteen years of financial, procurement and accounting experience. Alexander has worked for an international management consulting firm as a Project Manager/Senior Consultant. He has provided general business and supplier diversity assistance to agencies like U.S. Department of Commerce - Minority Business Development Agency, University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Department of Transportation. Alexander holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Pedro Garcia is Manager, Outreach Program with the Port of Houston and has many years of experience working with small business contractors. As one of the nation’s busiest ports, the Port of Houston generates nearly $7 billion in business activity annually.  Enrolling in the Small Business Development Program at Port Houston opens a door and creates opportunities for your small business in a variety of ways. Pedro can certainly help you to work with the procurement and
contracting processes.