 April 17, 2023- You're Certified with Cook County, Now What?
As we aim to strategically engage the Cook County business community with the intention of attracting qualified vendors for current and future procurement opportunities, the Office of Contract Compliance introduces the 'Contract Connection' webinar series.
Are you certified and completely lost on what to do next? Do you have a sub-contracting goal or desire to scale from sub to prime contractor? Join OCC and Harvind K. Singh, President of SINGH + Associates, as our conversation brings insight and practical tips to the Sub to Prime journey as well as ways that you can leverage your certification for contract positioning.
This virtual event is open to the Cook County vendor community and small businesses interested in certifying with Cook County.
Space is limited and registration is required to attend. To attend, scan the QR code above or click here.
 April 24, 2023- Doing Business with the Forest Preserve of Cook County
As we aim to strategically engage the Cook County business community with the intention of attracting qualified vendors for current and future procurement opportunities, the Office of Contract Compliance introduces the 'Contract Connection' webinar series.
What do you know about the Forest Preserve? Did you know that they procure just about anything? Did you also know that it's not as difficult as you think to do business with them? Join the OCC and Sergio Silva, Cook County Forest Preserve's Compliance Administrator, as we chop it up about all things doing business with the Forest Preserve, AND how your business can get a piece of the pie.
This virtual event is open to the Cook County vendor community and small businesses interested in certifying with Cook County.
Space is limited and registration is required to attend. To register, scan the bar code above or click here.
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Make sure your business contact information is current in the Diversity Management System (M/WBE Vendor Certification Registered Directory) and you have all NAICS codes listed associated with your Nature of Business.
Once in the System, you can search results which can be downloaded to Excel, by clicking the "Download Results to Excel" button after your search results are displayed. To download the full Certification Directory do not enter search criteria, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the "Download Entire Directory to Excel" button.
- Anthony Lindsey, Compliance Officer
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Vendor Meet & Greet Snapshot
Our Meet & Greet with e-Local Marketplace offered a great opportunity for Cook County vendors and small businesses to learn about e-commerce and selling their products on a larger scale to larger buyers. The engagement was phenomenal! The marketplace has a list of buyers to include the City of Evanston and Northwestern University.
We are planning a second virtual event for those who couldn't attend so stay tuned for more information.
If you are interested in registering your business on the ELM platform, the $400 annual fee is being waived until 11:59pm, Monday April 3, 2023.
You can register here: START SELLING | e-Local MARKETPLACE
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