2019-08-15 婦女企業認證 Special events at LGCC

 Today is the big day!

I have been working on the WOSB Certification event for 2 months

 

Thanks to LaGuardia Community College SBDC's collaboration

I conduct monthly seminar here, plus a special event today

9:30am-11:30am "Starting a Business at 50+" 

 Thanks Shavan Overstreet, LaGuardia SBDC Office Manager,

for working with me on today's two events.

We modified the flyers several times, responded to questions, and promoted the events far and deep.

87 people registered for the morning event and 119 registered for the afternoon event.

 Thanks Everlyn Carrasco, Business Adviser, LaGuardia Community College SBDC

 Courtesy of  Evelyn

Courtesy of Evelyn

 After the "Starting a Business at 50+" around 11:37am

 30 minutes break before the WOSB Certification event at 12:00 noon

 

Courtesy Sing Tao Daily Xingyue Yan (Please scroll down to see the article on Sing Tao NY 8-16)
Opening Remarks, Rosa Figueroa, LaGuardia SBDC Director

Thanks to the Elevator Pitching judges
L-R: Jimmy Lam, PTAC
Ibrahima Souare, PTAC
Jennifer Krottinger, SBA

Thanks to the volunteers for their pitching  

 WOSB pitching 

 Thanks to the 9 entrepreneurs/WOSB for their pitching

She brought her sample ram cakes

 Courtesy of Evelyn

Courtesy of Evelyn

Courtesy of Sing Tao Daily Xingyue Yan

Group photos for the news reporters: WOSBs pitching volunteers and Partners
Thanks to the partners (R-L): Ibrahima Souare, Assistant Director, PTAC
Rosa Figueroa, Director, SBDC
Jimmy Lam, Procurement Counselor, PTAC

Jennifer Krottinger, BOS, SBA

 Thanks to Jennifer's excellent presentation on "Ten Tips to Win an Award"

 Thanks to all the attendees for spending a lot of time in the four steps before today

 Courtesy of Evelyn

 Courtesy of Evelyn

Courtesy of Evelyn

 Q&A session

 2:00pm Those who have finished the 4 steps going to the Computer Lab

to complete their self-certification.

3:05pm After my "Marketing to the Government agency for contract" presentation

Excellent audience

  On my way to the computer lab,
Ingrid Layne has completed her self-certification and is leaving.

Ingrid Layne sends me this "Thank You Note". So sweet!
Man-Li it is always pleasure going to your workshops.
You're really helpful and give a lot of needed information.
I truly appreciated your help on my certification journey and building my business.
I hope to be part of your Emerging Leaders Program soon!
Thanks for everything that you do to help me grow my business.

Ingrid Layne, CEO and Fonder
Venture Kids Inc and Venture Forward LLC

 So glad her completing her WOSB self-certification 

  Thanks to Jimmy for working hard helping many attendees finish the 4 steps

 She is WOSB certified, and working on her EDWOSB certification to the last minute.

3:45pm The computer lab closing

 On the F train

 Tired, but happy for those WOSB benefited from today's program. 

 Waiting for the bus. Too tired to walk home.

 They are so beautiful

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Thanks to Kaisa, Sinovision, for the excellent film

Sinovision News

http://video.sinovision.net/?id=51638

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Thanks to Xingyue Yan, Sing Tao Daily for the excellent article
NY Sing Tao 2019-8-16

 超過20位婦女商家在此次活動上完成自我認證，離獲得政府合約又進了一步

聯邦小商業局等機構辦活動 鼓勵華裔商家申請政府合約

本報記者顏星悅紐約報道

  政府為少數族裔婦女企業提供許多資源和優惠，而不少符合要求的華裔商家不自知，白白錯過良機。為了向婦女企業家提供資訊并協助完成相關認證，聯邦小商業局（SBA）、拉瓜迪亞社區大學技術協助中心（PTAC）、小商業發展中心（SBDC）於昨（15日）在該大學舉辦活動。

 聯邦小商業局經濟發展專員郭曼麗指出，聯邦政府採購有5%保留給少數族裔，另有5%留給婦女企業，還有3%為「歷史上低度利用地區」（HUB Zone）準備，華埠和法拉盛都屬於該地區，這意味著在該地區營業的華裔婦女企業有機會申請其中的13%。根據最新法規，婦女企業自我認證的要求即將改變，當天有超過20位婦女商家在專家的指導下完成認證，離獲得政府合約又進了一步。

 技術協助中心的顧問林吉米（Jimmy Lam，音譯）強調，由於少數族裔婦女企業獲得政府合約的成功率較高，一些華裔商家就把公司掛在妻子名下，而在面試時妻子一問三不知，被取消申請資格。這種行為屬於欺詐，婦女必須真正管理企業才能申請。

 他發現，一些華裔商家不諳英語，商業計劃書完全由別人代寫，這不利於申請。商家應詳細計劃資金走向、貸款計劃、目標客戶等，才能在眾多申請者中脫穎而出。通常，商家開業后6個月才開始賺錢，商家必須考慮清楚自己的資金是否足夠支撐前期的負擔。此外，一些公司經營多年，而規章制度以及相關文件一直沒有更新。最新法規要求，申請者必須符合最新的法規。

 在法拉盛從事房地產業的黃向欣從6月開始準備申請政府合約，希望拿下市政府的裝修項目。「面臨很多困難，需要完成繁瑣的申請

步驟，但拿到政府合約以後好處多多。」她說，「政府是最大的採購商，與政府簽約就不需要到處找客戶，政府還會提供許多保障和資源。」

小商業發展中心主管費羅拉（Rosa Figueroa）表示，該中心提供聯邦、紐約州和市的少數族裔婦女企業認證，有需要的商家可以致電1（718）482-5306或發送郵件至ptac@lagcc.cuny.edu預約商業輔導，該中心提供中文翻譯。