Federal Government Business Resources
Small Business Administration (SBA)
(414) 297-3941
http://www.sba.gov
Selling to the Government
Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)
756 N. Milwaukee St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 270-3600
http://www.wispro.org
Guides, trains and provides assistance to firms wishing to provide their products or services to federal, state and local government agencies and their prime contractors
Wisconsin Department of Administration State Procurement
http://www.doa.state.wi.us
Centralized purchasing and financial management for other state agencies and programs
University of Wisconsin Office of Procurement – Information for selling to the UW system
Business Procurement Assistance Center (BPAC)
3513 Anderson St., Ste 108
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 243-4490
http://matcmadison.edu/bpac
Provides technical and marketing assistance to Wisconsin businesses interested in selling their products or services to the federal government
Central Contracting Registration
http://www.ccr.gov
Registrant database for federal acquisition
Federal Acquisition Jumpstation
http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.html
Links to federal acquisition sites
Federal Business Opportunities
http://www.fbo.gov
Commercial vendors and government buyers can post business opportunities
Federal Marketplace
http://www.fedmarket.com
Sell to government
General Service Administration (GSA)
http://www.gsa.gov
Funding Information
Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
http://www.medconline.com
Wisconsin Supplier Development Council
608 241-5858
http://www.suppliercouncil.org
Combines private, public and non-profit resources to foster minority business development and job creation
Public/private partnership: loan and grant programs, loan calculator, micro-loans
Grant Opportunities
http://www.grants.gov/
Finding and applying for federal government grants
Grants for Non-Profits, etc.
http://www.grants.gov/index.jsp
List of available grants and how to apply
Assistance Programs/Organizations
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center
http://www.uschamber.com/sb/default
Small business resources and information
Minority Business Development Agency
http://www.mbda.gov/
Minority business networks, initiatives, application
Veterans Corporation
http://www.veteranscorp.org/
Business resources for veterans
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
http://www.ushcc.org
Business and economic resources for Hispanic-Americans
National Association of Women Business Owners
http://www.nawbo.org/
Resources, networking for women-owned businesses
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. (WWBIC)
(414) 263-5450
http://www.wwbic.com
Business education and assistance for women, micro-loans
Women’s Business Center (National)
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
http://www.wbenc.org/
Resources, links for women-owned business
Women Owned Business Selling to the Federal Government
http://www.womenbiz.gov/
Information, resources
National Minority Supplier Development Council
http://www.nmsdcus.org/
Links between corporate America and minority-owned businesses
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
(800) 940-7232
http://www.sce-sbdc.uwm.edu
Federal/state initiative: minority entrepreneurship, marketing, personnel management
Funding Information
Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
http://www.medconline.com
Wisconsin Supplier Development Council
608 241-5858
http://www.suppliercouncil.org
Combines private, public and non-profit resources to foster minority business development and job creation
Public/private partnership: loan and grant programs, loan calculator, micro-loans
Grant Opportunities
http://www.grants.gov/
Finding and applying for federal government grants
Grants for Non-Profits, etc.
http://www.grants.gov/index.jsp
List of available grants and how to apply
Assistance Programs/Organizations
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center
http://www.uschamber.com/sb/default
Small business resources and information
Minority Business Development Agency
http://www.mbda.gov/
Minority business networks, initiatives, application
Veterans Corporation
http://www.veteranscorp.org/
Business resources for veterans
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
http://www.ushcc.org
Business and economic resources for Hispanic-Americans
National Association of Women Business Owners
http://www.nawbo.org/
Resources, networking for women-owned businesses
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. (WWBIC)
(414) 263-5450
http://www.wwbic.com
Business education and assistance for women, micro-loans
Women’s Business Center (National)
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
http://www.wbenc.org/
Resources, links for women-owned business
Women Owned Business Selling to the Federal Government
http://www.womenbiz.gov/
Informational Resources
National Minority Supplier Development Council
http://www.nmsdcus.org/
Links between corporate America and minority-owned businesses
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
(800) 940-7232
http://www.sce-sbdc.uwm.edu
Federal/state initiative: minority entrepreneurship, marketing, personnel management
Wisconsin Innovation Center
(262) 472-1365
Wisconsin Innovation Center
(262) 472-1365
Federal contracts and schedules, travel resources, becoming a vendor
Commercial News USA
The official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It is published bi-monthly as part of a public-private partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service.
http://www.thinkglobal.us