Diverse Business Audience Expected for Indian Country Business Summit 2007

Business owners and managers will meet in Oklahoma City Sept. 10 - 11 to network and learn about teaming for success in tribal, federal and other government markets.

The Indian Country Business Summit 2007 will open with a panel of experts on business teaming arrangements. The conference, beginning at 1 p.m., will be held at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Oklahoma City.

Bonnie Taylor, director of contracting at Tinker Air Force Base, will present a luncheon keynote on the Tinker procurement process Sept. 11. Breakout sessions will include topics on tribal, federal and state markets.

The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma has joined with the Tribal Government Institute and the Oklahoma Bid Assistance Network to produce the Summit. The TGI and OBAN are business-training programs funded in part by the U.S. Department of Defense in support of a diversified federal supply chain.

“It is important in today’s markets to work in teams to pursue new contracts,” OBAN Program Manager Carter Merkle said recently. “Certain diversity goals make teaming with American Indian-owned companies and tribal enterprises attractive as a business strategy.”

OBAN is part of Oklahoma’s CareerTech business and training services. OBAN operates local offices in 16 technology centers across the state. OBAN services include consulting, information gathering and skills training related to government procurement markets

The AICCO is a volunteer organization with a diverse membership of individuals and businesses. It is funded through membership dues and corporate sponsors and serves American Indian businesses in their efforts to grow.

TGI and OBAN are funded as Procurement Technical Assistance Centers under the Defense Logistics Agency. They help small businesses selling to government agencies. TGI works with tribal industry and individual Indian-owned businesses.

The event will bring together government buyers, private companies of all kinds and many prime contractors in an environment that will encourage networking. Sessions will give specifics on ways to team while avoiding dangerous misunderstandings that break up partnerships and affect performance.

Registration cost is $175 in advance and $250 at the door. To register contact Shelley Dawson 405-743-5571 or sdaws@okcareertech.org.

Larger companies are invited to present their needs for subcontractors and other partners at a booth for $495 (which provides two registrations). More information is available at http://www.indiancountrybusinesssummit.com/
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posted 8/923/07

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