UW’s Wyoming APEX Accelerator and Wyoming SBA to Host Government Contracting Training in Cheyenne

Last year, the federal government spent more than $423 million in Wyoming. About $61 million, or 14 percent, was awarded to Wyoming firms. Small-business owners will have the opportunity to sell their products and services to local, state or federal government agencies Thursday, Nov. 7.

Janean Forsyth will head a Wyoming APEX Accelerator workshop titled "In-Person Matchmaking for Government Contracting" from 1-4 p.m. at the Laramie County Library, located at 2200 Pioneer Ave. in Cheyenne. The presentation will take place in the Cottonwood Room. The workshop is co-hosted by the Wyoming Small Business Administration (SBA). To register, go here. Registration is free.

Wyoming APEX Accelerator, part of the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network housed at the University of Wyoming, is the state's expert in government contracting assistance.

The workshop will include an introduction to free resources to help small businesses navigate the federal procurement process; individual meetings with federal agencies to discuss services and supplies they buy and how they purchase them; how to market products or services one-on-one to the participating federal agencies and UW; and a matchmaking event to allow small businesses to obtain their share of millions of dollars spent by the federal government each year in Wyoming.

Agencies that will be represented are the Bureau of Land Management; the Federal Highway Administration; F.E. Warren Air Force Base; General Services Administration; National Park Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Forest Service; UW; Veterans Affairs; and the Wyoming National Guard.

Forsyth, Wyoming APEX Accelerator program manager, has a background in compliance, training, human resources and equal employment opportunity. She is passionate about helping small businesses succeed in navigating the world of government contracting.

For more information, call Tyler Schanck, marketing, communications and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email [email protected].