Meet the Buyer: Doing Business with the Government and Private Sector

Are you interested in learning how to sell your products or service to the government and private sectors? Curious about business certifications and their importance? If so, join us for this free, MUST-attend virtual event.

Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC), in partnership with the Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce Procurement Assistance Center (PTAC), and Saginaw Future PTAC, is hosting this event bringing experts and purchasing demand to the supply base here in Michigan. 

Attendees will learn how to:

• Work with the PTAC organization to do business with local, state and federal governments.
• Learn how the Small Business Administration supports America’s small businesses.
• Access procurement opportunities with buyers including: U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Great Lakes Water Authority and more.
• Get certified with the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council, the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, the National Veteran Business Development Council and the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

The event will include a webinar followed by virtual roundtable buyer-supplier meetings, where you will be assigned to one or more meetings with buyers to hear about their purchasing and bid processes.

Registration is now open and accessible through the ‘Registration’ tab at the top of this page. For questions, please contact Sal Mahaman at mahamans@michigan.org.