UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator to Host Webinar on Developing Unsolicited White Papers Feb. 26

Small businesses, entrepreneurs and startups will have an opportunity to transform defense innovations into winning federal government contract pitches during a webinar Thursday, Feb. 26.

The Wyoming APEX Accelerator will sponsor “Developing Unsolicited White Papers,” a webinar scheduled 9-10 a.m. To register, go here. The event is co-hosted by the Kentucky APEX Accelerator.

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.

During the webinar, J.C. Watkins, a procurement consultant for the Kentucky APEX Accelerator, will provide recipients with a structured framework for an unsolicited white paper. This framework can better equip firms to pitch an idea to governmental buyers and/or offices of small business programs. The framework is adaptable, so contractors may tailor each section to highlight their own unique strengths and the specifics of their innovative solution for strengthening the defense industrial base.

The presentation will walk participants through a generic white paper, showing suggested sections and elements to be included in each section. For attendees, some experience in working in the government contracting sector is expected.

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have stepped through the sections of an unsolicited white paper; reviewed elements to include in each section; and received a white paper template.

For more information, call Tyler Schanck, marketing, communications and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email tschanck@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. Small Business Administration.