How to do Business with the State of California

Join is us in celebrating National Small Business Week 2023!
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Last year the state of California spent more than $10 billion on goods and services, including more than $2 billion with small businesses. State agencies buy everything from construction and fencing to marketing and pest control services. They even buy goats for grazing!
Understand the basics of state government contracting and get valuable
information on how to get certified as a small business (SB) or disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) and begin selling your products and services to the state of California.
Find the slides and support documents for this training at this Google Drive link:
drive.google.c...
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Find your local APEX Accelerator office for no-cost government contracting assistance!
www.aptac-us.o...
Are you located in Northern California? Apply with Norcal PTAC online today!
norcalptac.org...
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Norcal APEX Accelerator (formerly Norcal PTAC)
www.norcalptac...
Northern California APEX Accelerator (Norcal 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. Over 90 APEX Accelerators - with over 300 local offices - form a nationwide network of more than 600 dedicated procurement professionals who work to help local businesses successfully sell their products and services to government agencies.
Our mission is to advance entrepreneurship and economic growth through procurement technical assistance for all businesses in Northern California. We help our clients identify, obtain, and perform on prime and subcontracting opportunities with local, state, tribal and federal governments. We support all businesses in our service area, with an outreach emphasis on underserved businesses such as women, minority, LGBTQ+, and veteran owned businesses, and businesses located in low-wealth, rural, or disaster impacted areas.
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In Partnership with:
CA Dept. of General Services
Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services (OSDS)
www.dgs.ca.gov...
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