BUSINESSES IN DEVELOPMENT (B.I.D.) State Contracting Certificate Program

Learn how to GROW YOUR BUSINESS with your Local, State and Federal Governmental Agencies

The Community & Economic Development unit at Prairie View A&M University has been meeting with the Texas Comptroller’s Purchasing division to focus on strategies that increase bid participation and sales among Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB’s) who can provide goods and services to over 200 Texas agencies, universities, school districts, and large industries that participate in the statewide bidding process.

In coordination with the State Comptroller’s Office, and the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and its partners, the Cooperative Extension Program has developed the BID Certification Program to train HUBs on how to do business with State and local government.

Upon program completion, participants will be certified by PVAMU and will be included our exclusive list of trained vendors to be shared with our network of State purchasers as well as free business marketing through our various multimedia outlets.

Space is limited for this program so call your local Community and Economic Agent to confirm a seat. Prairie View Cooperative Extension wants you!!!

Courses:

• HUB Overview and Updating Profile

• Business Planning

• Business Marketing

• Keep Your Books: Basic Bookkeeping

• Access to Alternative Capital

• Supplier Diversity and Subcontracting Plans

• Proposal/Bid Writing I

• Proposal/Bid Writing II

• Graduation/Pitch Contest

9 free courses including:

REGISTRATION CONTACT

Please contact Gregory Rose, Harris County Extension Agent with the Community Economic Development

Prairie View A&M University

Houston, TX 77047

713-682-5034 (office)