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Finding opportunities
You have registered in SAM and are hunting on sam.gov for bidding opportunities, but that doesn’t mean you will find the right opportunities. Learn how to increase your chances and become a proactive hunter. Learn tips for positioning, websites to search, subcontracting tactics, forecasting of government purchases, places to register, and strategies to deploy.
DBE Business Academy: Building a viable business course 106 - Break-even analysis
Examine the theory of break-even analysis for an investment in a business, a capital investment, and an expansion of business operations. In this course, we cover the life cycle of the investment, cash flows, expenses and more. This is a beginner-level course.
DBE Business Academy: Becoming successful course 205 - Accounting with QuickBooks
In this intermediate-level course, learn to use QuickBooks for sales, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
OSHA 10 Certification training
In this two-day workshop, receive an introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards and regulations and earn OSHA 10 Certification. All certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Targeted Group Businesses, and Veteran-owned businesses are eligible to attend. Learn OSHA Focus 4 skills: Falls, Electrocution, Struck By, Caught in Between. Learn about personal protective equipment. Focus on highway heavy safety. Gain confidence in a lifesaving emergency.
First Aid, CPR, and AED Certification training
Learn how to give first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to use automated external defibrillators. Earn the National Safety Council First Aid, CPR, and AED Certification.
DBE Business Academy: Making money course 204 - Maximizing profit
Learn how to use accounting practices for your business needs. Review general ledger theory, income statements, job costing, payroll, and tax preparation. This is an intermediate-level course.
How to bid with MnDOT
Join us to learn the ins and outs of how to look for projects and submit a bid with MnDOT. We walk through the steps to take to prepare for a successful bid submission including how to register as a supplier in the SWIFT system, complete the MnDOT vendor form, find the plan room, and use Bid Express. This session is offered in partnership with Minnesota Department of Administration's PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center).
DBE Business Academy: Bidding and estimating course 202 - Bid preparation
Prepare for bidding MnDOT work. In this intermediate-level course, we cover all bid documents, bidding strategies and the effects of economic factors. We’ll explain the differences between bidding on horizontal and vertical construction.
DBE Business Academy: Becoming successful course 203 – Implementing operation strategies
Understand management units and how to identify short-term and long-term goals. Learn how to create a SWOT analysis and its benefits. Discuss MnDOT prequals, handling economic downtime and more. This is an intermediate-level course.
Drafting a business capability statement
Learn the requirements for a clear, concise, and accurate business capability statement. Work through exercises to identify your business priorities and focus. List your employees’ strengths and resources. Create a business capability statement founded on those priorities and abilities. See good and bad examples of business capability statements. Participants will work through creating several drafts. Receive resources for developing additional capabilities and learn about future classes addressing this. The instructor has expertise in teaching clear, concise writing classes for the public works industry. Join these classes via Zoom, or in person (bring a laptop).
Designing a business portfolio
Learn what makes a professional and high-quality business portfolio. Receive examples of company overviews, project descriptions, and resumes. Work through exercises to complete documents for your business portfolio. Create a document that describes your company's work and priorities. Assemble lists of completed projects, project details, accomplishments, references, photos, and dollar value. Format this information into a word document and then create a pdf for use in marketing. Create a professional resume and bio for each employee that emphasizes their strengths, abilities, credentials and experience. Join these classes via Zoom, or in person (bring a laptop).
DBE Business Academy: Staying out of trouble course 207 – Contract protection
Understand the laws that affect the construction business. Discuss reducing business liabilities. Gain an understanding of business law, change orders, subcontracts liability, bonds and more. This is an intermediate-level course.
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