You're DBE Certified - Now What?

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Congratulations! You gathered stacks of company documents, filled out numerous application pages, nailed the site visit interview, and got certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). Now what? Certification is just the beginning of your contracting journey. Getting DBE certified is certainly a big feather in your cap and it can provide you with more contracts, bigger payouts, and repeat work on USDOT funding-assisted contracts. But, it's not a guarantee. You still have to make it work for you.

What You'll Learn:

• Get registered where it counts
• Develop your unique selling proposition
• Create a compelling Capabilities Statement
• Find prime contractors and state/local agency contacts with DBE goals
• Market your certification to the people who care
• Find contracting opportunities for DBE subcontractors
• Use the DBE Directory to build your capacity
• Maximize your certification work codes

Suggested Audience:

DBE firms who were recently certified or those who have been certified for awhile but have not received many contracts as a result.

Speaker

Cathy Kramer is the statewide Program Manager for CDOT's Connect2DOT Program. She has helped hundreds of DBE-certified firms navigate government contracting, network and market to prime contractors, find opportunities, and successful bid on contracts. She has supported several of these firms from startup through graduation from the DBE program and will share her experience and insights about what makes a DBE firm successful.