Selling to the Government

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

http://www.uwsa.edu/proc/

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

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