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02/03/2006
Tennessee Business Matchmaking Program
Here is an excellent opportunity for Hispanic Chamber members who are small business owners.
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development would like to invite our Chamber membership to participate in the first East Tennessee Business Matchmaking event on April 20, 2006, at the Centre at Millennium Park in Johnson City.
Co-sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Small Business Administration, Tennessee Small Business Development Center and East Tennessee State University, this event is the first of a series of business matchmaking conferences being organized throughout the state. During this one-day event, small, minority and women-owned businesses, or "sellers", will be matched with federal, state and local government agencies and large corporations that have contract opportunities. This event is specifically targeted for existing small, minority and women-owned businesses, including small manufacturers that have the capability to do business with the government and larger corporations. The goal of this event is to create jobs and economic growth for East Tennessee's small and diversity businesses.
In order for small, minority and women-owned businesses to participate, they must register between March 1-30. Companies must have the following documentation to prepare for the event:
• Register their company in the Central Contractors' Registry (CCR). In order to register in the CCR, the company must first have a Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS).
• Identify their products or services by the United Nations Product and Services Code. There is a nominal fee of $35 for each "seller".
Only one representative from a business can attend the event. We encourage our members who have small businesses to register early during the registration period since only the first 300 registrations will be accepted.
Assistance is available to help sellers prepare for the event. If you are interested in receiving a "seller" or small business informational packet, please contact Luis Velázquez at (865) 246-2628 or by e-mail at Luis@hccet.org. More information about the event can be found online at www.tnecd.gov/matchmaking. In addition, the Tennessee Small Business Development
Centers in East Tennessee are scheduling technical assistance workshops during February and early March to provide hands-on assistance to sellers. During the workshops, a trainer will show participants how to register in the appropriate databases and identify their product and services codes. For more information about
the workshops please find the press release included below or contact Teresa Blair at the TSBDC at (423) 439-8505.
The business matchmaking program will provide unique opportunities for small businesses to meet with government agencies and large corporations in a way not
previously possible on such a large-scale basis.
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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ready for Speed Dating for Businesses?
Johnson City, TN—Business matchmaking is just around the corner. Tennessee Business Matchmaking is a series of business-to-business matchmaking conferences offered by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Its purpose is to match small and diversity businesses with federal, state, and local government agencies and large corporations that have actual contract opportunities. The first of three conferences in Tennessee will be April 20, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Centre at Millennium Park in Johnson City.
Are you ready to meet potential business partners? If you’re a small business owner with the capacity to meet the challenges of doing business with government agencies and large corporations, you need to get a head start before the matchmaking event. The Tennessee Small Business Development Center in cooperation with the TN Dept. of Economic and Community Development has prepared a workshop to get you ready to participate. The 90-minute workshop includes information on registering with the Central Contractor Registry Database, identifying your United Nations Standard Product and Service Codes, and obtaining a DUNS number. All of those are required before you can register for the event. Participants will also get an overview of the Business Matchmaking process in order to prepare for the event.
Workshops will be held in the following locations:
-Bristol: March 2, 9:00-10:30 ETSU at Bristol
-Elizabethton: February 14, 9:00-10:30 Truman Clark Annex of Carter Co. Health Dept.
-Greeneville: February 7, 9:00-10:30 Greene County Partnership
-Johnson City: February 16, 9:00-10:30 ETSU Innovation Laboratory.
February 22, 9:00-10:30 ETSU Innovation Laboratory.
March 1, 9:00-10:30 ETSU Innovation Laboratory
-Kingsport: February 21, 9:00-10:30 Chamber of Commerce
February 28, 10:30-12:00 Chamber of Commerce
February 28, 1:00-2:30 Chamber of Commerce
-Rogersville: February 23, 9:30-11:00 Community Room, US Bank
Please contact Teresa Blair at the TSBDC to register: (423) 439-8505 or blairt@mail.tsbdc.org. There is no charge for the workshop. A $5 CD will be made available which recaps the instructions and offers tool and resources for getting the information on your company necessary to register.
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Contact:
Michael P. Martin, Training Coordinator
Tennessee Small Business Development Center at ETSU
2109 W. Market St.
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-8505 martinmp@mail.tsbdc.org
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