Presented by Mr. John Geiger, County Internal Services, General Manager of Standards and Practices.
All too often small businesses read the government contract and ask “Can’t this be written so we can understand it?” It can - with the help of the remodeled, annotated, 2010 Clear Mark award-winning “plain language” version presented by Los Angeles County. If you are a small business entrepreneur, especially without the benefit of an attorney on staff, you do want to miss out on this free advice and counsel.



Presented by County Internal Services, Purchasing and Contracting.
How does one go “beyond the bid” stage and win a contract with the County? Learn important tips and how to be ahead of the competition from the County’s Purchasing Agents which contracts over $1 billion in products and services annually.



Learn from real-life businesses how to achieve maximum success through energy efficiency and sustainability; how programs such as “on bill financing” and tax incentives can save you and your business money!



Learn how to survive the challenges facing small business today – come to discuss and share innovative solutions and creative ideas to help your small business sustain itself in the troubled economy. Survey conducted by the National Association of Women Business Owners, Los Angeles Chapter (NAWBO- LA) with analysis by USC and KH Consulting Group; Los Angeles County Office of Small Business and Commission was one of the local collaborators.




The federal government and local prime contractors have a goal to award 23% of their project dollars to small business owners - including women, minority, veteran and service disabled veteran owned companies. Learn how to partake in the contracting and subcontracting opportunities from General Services Administration, the Department of Defense and local defense contractors.



Learn from SBA and their partners how to seek working capital and technical assistance in these challenging times – and connect with resources that help boost your business to the next level.



Being certified as a small business can reap many rewards including price preferences and prompt payment – learn how certifications with the City of Pasadena, County of LA, State of CA-DGS and the federal government can give you an edge over the competition!