MARCH NEWSLETTER | 2024

"It was great! It was awesome.

Thank you Marisol and Team for putting the conference together. The presentation was full of great insights and quite useful."

- Ignatius O. Okonkwo, Ph.D., P.E. (President and Principal Engineer of Earth Design Associates, Inc.)

"Today is March 21, 2024, and already HER, LLC is working with two contacts from the CT APEX Accelerator Government Contracting Networking & Training event on Tuesday, March 19. 2024.

The federal contracting business seems overwhelming at times. However, the more I attend sessions with CT APEX I feel more comfortable about moving forward in the federal process of obtaining contracts.

Thank you to all the CT APEX staff for your leadership, guidance, and resources."

- Vine M Samuels, MPH (CEO of Health Education, Resource Management & Training (HER), LLC)

"EcoThink Group's recent success in securing government contracts is a testament to the invaluable support provided by CT Apex counselors and their comprehensive training events. With their guidance and expertise, our company has not only attracted interest but also demonstrated a high level of confidence in delivering top-notch service. CT Apex are effective mentoring partners because they offer free of cost advice ranging from general governmental business set up and step by step certification guidance all the way to collaborating with us to create effective business development strategies. Their in person training events are so helpful because they invite government contracting experts who share tips and best practices. I do not know of any business consulting service that would provide so much support at no cost to us!"

- Marina Rosin (President of ECOthink Group)

"Dave Bertnag and I very much enjoyed the Government Contracting Networking and Training Event on Tuesday, March 19th. The speaker, Judy Bradt, was so good! We learned a great deal about Simplified Acquisitions and Micro Purchasing, which very well may turn out to be productive avenues for us. We also enjoyed meeting other small business people we may potentially work with in the future. We came away feeling energized and informed. Thanks for a great afternoon!"

- Cathy Torrisi (Sr. Grant Writer of Element 119 LLC)

"I thought the event was extremely insightful and informative. It was a good field learning opportunity for me. It was encouraging as well and Judy was so down to earth and helpful just like all the Apex staff I’ve come across so far. Thank you for the invite."

- Donnell Durden (CEO of Aligning LLC)

"Thanks to you, [Marisol], and your team (Andres and Jonathan) for inviting me to this event.

It was helpful to meet other small businesses and listen to their approaches.

I am grateful to Andres and Jonathan for introducing me to folks at the CT VA and hope that they will reach out, soon. They also connected me to Paul Whitescarver, who said he will reach out to the Groton sub base. I am grateful and hope it leads to concrete opportunities.

Your speaker was helpful; however, I realize that there was a broad range of businesses and stages of those businesses, presenting a challenge to provide useful information. The most helpful information that she provided was to reinforce the use of FY to conduct business development and the P Card explanation."

- Sharon Wood (CEO of Happy People Games Inc.)

Other Client Successes

"This grant will undoubtedly enhance our ability to serve our clients and contribute positively to our community. The funding provided will be allocated towards improving our capacity to train our staff and offer advanced training programs. We believe that investing in the development of our team is crucial for the continued success and growth of Blue Line Traffic. By partnering with consultants from organizations like WBDC and CTAPEX, we have already gained invaluable insights, knowledge, and certifications that will undoubtedly benefit our operations for years to come. I can honestly say that I would not be where I am today without this support."

- Alison Burdick Reichard EdD (Owner of Blue Line Traffic LLC), Grant Recipient

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