Woman-Owned Business (WBE) Events

• Womens Speaker Series - February 9, 2011 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 - WCTC Richard T Anderson Education Center, 800 Main St., Pewaukee
• March 2011 Business Women's Expo - March 1, 2011 - Alliant Energy Center - A premier day-long event designed to appeal to professional women, women business owners, and those interested in doing business with this important target market
• Growth Strategies and a Practical Guide to Government Contracting - Thursday, April 21, 2011, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m - Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  A day long conference to help small businesses learn about entering or expanding their government sales.
• Western Dairyland's Womens Business Conference - Now in it's eighth year the annual Western Dairyland Women's Business conference continues to draw women entrepreneurs from all across the Wisconsin. This year's full day conference will be held at the Eau Claire Plaza Hotel & Suites on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Track on state and federal procurement. For more Information visit the Women Business Center homepage.
• Federal and State Small Business Programs and Certifications February 17, 2011 Brown Deer, Wisconsin. To help with recent changes in State and Federal Certification programs.

Federal Contracting Events
The Business Procurement Assistance Center (BPAC) provides technical and marketing assistance to Wisconsin businesses interested in selling their products and services to the federal government. Entry-level seminars provides a solid orientation to the federal contracting environment for those women-owned businesses interested in expanding their markets into the federal arena.

The Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) provides guidance, training and hands-on assistance to firms in developing government business and improving process and technical capabilities to access and compete in the Government marketplace.

For additional information on the on any information provided on this page please contact Carol Dunn at 608-267-0297 or carol.dunn@wisconsin.gov.