PARTNER EVENTS

Greetings Small Business Trade Partners!

This announcement is to invite you to RSVP for the outreach event we are hosting this week, Wednesday, April 3^rd, 2024, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm EST for DBE/DBP networking for the Wet Utilities, Dry Utilities, Roadways, Traffic Striping, Roadway Signage, Traffic Control, Signalization, and Earthwork scopes of work.

Location: Huntington Empowerment Center

774 Mount Vernon Avenue

Columbus, OH 43203

We are looking forward to providing access to the large bidders for these opportunities.

All bidders are required to provide a 25% DBE/DBP participation plan.

Also, we will have light refreshments, so looking to understand the head count.

Thanks in advance for your RSVP (Link below) and see you this Wednesday!

Marketing Plan Workshop

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 @ 6 PM

EDUCATION

How to Fund Your Business - Webinar via Zoom

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 1 PM

From Posts to Profits: Social Media Posts That Turn Followers Into Customers

Monday, April 8, 2024 @ 3 PM

Benefits of Volunteering with SCORE as a Business Mentor

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 @ 1 PM

NETWORKING

2024 GovTech Summit

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 9 AM

Accelerate Success: Mastering the Go-to-Market Strategy, Product-Market Fit, and Capitalization

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 11:30 AM

OhioX’s Tech @Night: Columbus

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 5 PM

FUNDING

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You could receive up to $4,000 for your small business through the NASE Growth Grants program.

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3. Get Grants to Grow: $200,000 grant fund available for eligible small businesses

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