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I’m Certified, Now What?

Jan 16 10:00 am — 12:00 pm
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Get valuable information on how to best utilize your Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) and your Small Business (SB) certification.

As a small business, you are not too small to land a contract. And if you’re a disabled veteran, the State of California has incentives for doing business with you. If you’re certified SB or DVBE then it’s time to pursue contract opportunities with California state government. Join us to learn how to find out which agencies buy what you sell, how to connect with SB/DVBE advocates, and how to elevate your business’s chances of winning a CA State contract!

Webinar topics include:

  • Cal eProcure Profiles
  • Keywords and UNSPSCs
  • Contract Opportunities
  • Research Past Purchases
  • SB/DVBE Advocates
  • Reciprocity Partners
  • Emergency Contracting
  • Commercially Useful Function

This event is part two of a three-part CA contracting training series!

Review the recording of the first session

Register for the third session of this series

Meet your speaker

Josh Kress,

Business Outreach Liaison,

CA DGS OSDS

Image: Josh Kress, business outreach liaison with CA DGS OSDS

Josh Kress joined DGS and the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services (OSDS) as a Business Outreach Liaison in May 2024.In this role, he educates business owners about the benefits and opportunities of pursuing a Small Business (SB) certification, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) certification, and contract opportunities with the state of California.

Prior to that Josh owned a small business from 2018 to 2023 in the restaurant industry navigating the effects of Covid beginning half way through his second year in business. While owning the business he also was a National Sales and Marketing Director in the private sector.

Prior to that he had worked for the State of California for 10 years beginning as a Supervising Prison Cook with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. For his last 8 years he was with Caltrans in various positions. Josh’s time with Caltrans had him managing an administrative office, managing resources for a statewide division, acting as an Assistant Resident Engineer being the field inspector and project manager for small construction projects in Monterey County, two years as an Outdoor Advertising Field Inspector, and finishing creating online Project Management courses while earning his Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Josh believes in OSDS’ mission and the value of providing information and resources to small and disabled veteran owned businesses.

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Registration Cost: FREE

Location: Virtual (Zoom Webinar)

Event Contact: Norcal APEX Accelerator

P: (707) 267-7561

E: info@apexnorcal.org

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This no-cost training event is hosted by

Norcal APEX Accelerator

Northern California APEX Accelerator is a government-funded nonprofit formed to help small businesses find, bid on, and win contracts with federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.

CA DGS Office of Small Business & DVBE Services (CA DGS OSDS)

www.dgs.ca.gov

The CA Department of General Services Office of Small Business and DVBE Services (CA DGS OSDS) commits to helping small, diverse and disabled veteran businesses thrive. OSDS assists businesses with certification and access to procurement opportunities through outreach, education and advocacy. OSDS also works to ensure the state as a whole and each department and agency meets the goal of spending 25% of contract dollars with California certified small businesses and 3% with disabled veteran business enterprises.