Marcellus Shale Contracting Opportunities

Did you resolve to construct a prosperous business in 2012?

Event: FREE Small Business Forum &  Discussion to learn about Marcellus Shale, capital access, and contracting opportunities
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Time: 8:15 to 10:00 a.m. (continental breakfast included)
Location: Charleroi Borough Building, Fallowfield & 4th St., Charleroi, PA
Register: Seating is limited. To register, email donn@charleroiboro.org or call 724-483-6011.

Want to explore Marcellus Shale opportunities in the new year? Can you grow your business through contracting or capital access but don’t know where to turn for free assistance? Then plan to attend a business-to- business workshop that will address the Marcellus Shale industry and FREE resources available to Mon Valley business owners.

Workshop Participants:

• Small Business Administration 
• Internal Revenue Service 
• Diversity Business Resource Center 
• Washington County Council on Economic Development 
• Small Business Development Centers 
• Government Agency Coordination Office 
• Community Bank 
• Southwestern PA Commission 
• Seton Hill University's E-Magnify Women’s Business Center

SBA's Federal Contract Program for Women

The SBA holds monthly web chats to answer questions from the small business public and provide responses from experts on a variety of dynamic small business issues.

During the latest web chat, Michele Chang, senior advisor in the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development at the SBA, answered questions about the “SBA’s Federal Contract Program for Women - Part 2." Read a transcript of that web chat here. (For Part 1 and other archived web chat transcripts, visit the SBA's Online Business Chat room.)

The SBA's Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract program authorizes contracting officers to set aside certain federal contracts for eligible women-owned small businesses or economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses. Learn more here.