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Dear SCORE Clients and Associates,
The Greater Lynchburg Chapter of SCORE has some news to share with you:
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Greater Lynchburg SCORE
Federal Building
1101 Court Street, Suite A42
Lynchburg,
VA
24504
(434) 846-3235
news@lynchburgscore.org
http://www.lynchburgscore.org
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Website Update
Our
website has been redesigned with new content added. We hope you will
find our site easy to navigate and informative. Please visit at http://www.lynchburgscore.org.
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Greater
Lynchburg SCORE announces it will be publishing a periodic e-newsletter that will cover a
variety of business-related topics, a Q&A section, and other
information of interest to our clients and associates in the Region 2000
small business community. We will also send out periodic e-mails to
announce workshops and other items of immediate interest. You may sign
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Your Business - Surviving the Recession
We would like to call your attention to a new self-study presentation
available through our website, "Your Business: Surviving the
Recession." The presentation is intended to be a self-guided workshop
with advice on ways to position your business to survive the current
economic decline. It is in PDF format and available for download on our
website at http://www.lynchburgscore.org. After you review the presentation, if you have any questions or comments, please be sure to contact us.
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Doing Business with State and Local Government
Each year, the Commonwealth of Virginia buys about $5 billion in goods
and services from businesses in Virginia and other states. In addition
to the Commonwealth, localities within the state purchase another $5
billion in goods and services each year. Some of these procurements are
major construction projects and blanket orders for goods and services
from large enterprises. But a major portion of the procurement dollars
are reserved for small business enterprises, including items such as
mowing and landscaping services, food supplies for institutions,
janitorial services, painting and other maintenance services, and
hardware supplies.
To
improve the efficiency of procurement actions and to increase
competition, the Commonwealth has invested in a new web-based system
called eVA, accessible at http://www.eva.state.va.us/.
The Virginia Governor's office requires that all state procurements now
be placed through eVA, unless a specific waiver is granted. Altogether
171 state agencies and 492 localities now use eVA, and more than 32,000
vendors are registered in the system.
To be considered as a
vendor to the Commonwealth or participating localities, a company must
register with eVA. As part of the registration process, a vendor
identifies his service area (by postal codes), and the types of
business he is capable of performing by a numerical code. When a
procurement is initiated for goods or services corresponding to the
service area and capability codes, the eVA system automatically issues
a solicitation or request for quotation to all applicable vendors.
Most
procurements with an estimated value less than $50,000 are set aside
for small business enterprises, although small businesses may also bid
on larger orders. Small Woman-owned and Minority-owned (SWaM)
businesses receive preference, with a goal of 40% of orders placed with
these firms. A SWaM business must obtain certification by a process
separate from the eVA registration.
Although the eVA web site is
generally clear and easy to navigate, business owners may benefit from
assistance in properly entering all the required data and identifying
service area and capability codes that provide maximum business
opportunity.
The Lynchburg chapter of SCORE is available to
provide this assistance in confidence and at no cost - call for an
appointment (434-846-3235).
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Remember, your success is our reward!
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Brought to you by the Greater Lynchburg Chapter of SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business," a nonprofit association and resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
SCORE is dedicated to entrepreneurship and the formation, growth and
success of small businesses nationwide. Since 1964, SCORE has helped
more than 8 million entrepreneurs.
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