UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator to Host Government Contracting Webinar May 13

Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn about government contracting Tuesday, May 13.

Janean Forsyth and Sara Mikesell Growney will discuss the subject during a Wyoming APEX Accelerator “Lunch and Learn” webinar titled “Government Contracting 101” from noon-1 p.m. To register, go here. Registration is free. The webinar is the first in the Government Contracting Fundamentals Summer Series presented in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Wyoming APEX Accelerator, part of the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network housed at the University of Wyoming, is the state’s expert in government contracting assistance.

The webinar offers an introduction for small-business owners to sell their goods or services to the government, including required registrations and finding and marketing to customers.

Forsyth, Wyoming APEX Accelerator program manager, has a background in compliance, training, human resources and equal employment opportunity. She is passionate about helping small businesses succeed in navigating the world of government contracting.

Mikesell Growney is a procurement adviser for Wyoming APEX Accelerator. She was a decade-long business owner and has experience in marketing, accounting, lobbying, public relations, public policy, grassroots organizing, campaigning and legal work.

For more information, call Tyler Schanck, marketing, communication and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email tschank@uwyo.edu.

The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. The Wyoming SBDC Network is supported by state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. SBA.