WBE Events

One of the advantages of being a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise certificate holder is the access to special forums for networking with corporations that want to do business with WBE's. It's also important to learn about ways that you may utilize the certification to expand your markets. Events listed below are not endorsed by the Department of Commerce and are provided as informational only.

Statewide Events

SAGE (Success - A Group Effort) (172 KB pdf)
The Small Business Development Center and the Small Business Administration will sponsor a women's procurement conference on June 25, 2008 at the USDA Forest Service in Madison. This conference will provide businesses with information about business matchmaking and how to use the internet to find the right contacts for expanded business opportunities.

Federal Contracting Events

The Business Procurement Assistance Center (BPAC) provides technical and marketing assistance to Wisconsin businesses interested in selling their products and services to the federal government. Entry-level seminars provides a solid orientation to the federal contracting environment for those women-owned businesses interested in expanding their markets into the federal arena.

The Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) provides guidance, training and hands-on assistance to firms in developing government business and improving process and technical capabilities to access and compete in the Government marketplace.

For additional information on the on any information provided on this page please contact Carol Dunn at 608-267-0297 or carol.dunn@wisconsin.gov.