1 / 8

October 25, 2011

Let ’ s talk business! Helping you do business with the Federal Government. Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Conference & Tradeshow 2011 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 from 2: 00-3:30pm Shereen Benzvy Miller, Director General, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and Client Engagement Sector.

zahi
Télécharger la présentation

October 25, 2011

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Let’s talk business! Helping you do business with the Federal Government Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Conference & Tradeshow 2011 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 from 2: 00-3:30pm Shereen Benzvy Miller, Director General, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and Client Engagement Sector October 25, 2011

  2. The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) … at your service OSME was created in 2005 to specifically address the needs and perspectives of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) selling to the federal government OSME uses the Industry Canada definition for SMEs: small enterprise: < 100 employees medium enterprise: 100- 499 employees HQ and six regional offices

  3. What are some services we provide? • We offer seminars in all 6 regions across Canada, and meet face to face with suppliers to provide information on the procurement process. • We are present at tradeshows and share information at plenary sessions. • Over 140,000 individuals and suppliers have been assisted through our • national awareness program activities (since our creation in 2006). • Seminar Topics Include: • Understand the Procurement Process • Register your business • Promote yourself • Search for Bid Opportunities • Bid on Opportunities Participant Feedback Helping Businesses Sell to the Government of Canada Seminar: “The seminar offered me a good overview of the wide variety of opportunities to sell to the federal government. It improved my awareness of the processes and tools for doing business with the government. The presenters were well prepared, organized and engaged well with the audience. Attending the seminar was worth my while.”

  4. Categories of Barriers to SME Participation

  5. What’s new on Buyandsell.gc.ca? • Pre-Qualified Supplier Data • The open data identifies businesses holding PWGSC standing offers and supply arrangements. • New Events Calendar • With improved visual layout and advanced filtering options, all OSME business seminars and CICP events are listed in one location. 5

  6. Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program: Budget 2010: The Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) created to help Canadian enterprises, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), bridge the “Pre-commercialization Gap” Through four Calls for Proposals over a two-year period, the government is procuring pre-commercial innovations to be tested by federal departments These innovations will focus on four priority areas:

  7. National Framework for Aboriginal Engagement • Objectives: • Increase Aboriginal business participation in the procurement process • Working in close collaboration with AANDC • Deliverables 2011 / 2012: • National Framework for Aboriginal Engagement • Outreach Strategy – validation with the Aboriginal community • Activities to date: • Outreach: Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan (BC) • Participation at tradeshows • Team today: Andre Cardinal (NCR), Tyson Atleo (Pacific Region), Kathleen Michaud (Supplier Engagement and Regional Coordination) 7

  8. Contact OSME www.buyandsell.gc.ca National Infoline: 1-800-811-1148 Atlantic Region - Halifax Ontario Region - Toronto Telephone: 902-426-5677 Telephone: 416-512-5577 Facsimile: 902-426-7969 Toll free: 1-800-668-5378 osme-bpme-atl@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca Facsimile: 416-512-5200 ont.osme-bpme@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca Québec Region - Montréal National Capital Region - Gatineau Telephone: 514-496-3525 Telephone: 819-953-7878 Facsimile: 514-496-5891 Facsimile: 819-956-6123 que.bpme@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca osme@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Western Region - Edmonton Pacific Region - Vancouver Telephone: 780-497-3601 Toll free: 1-866-602-0403 Facsimile: 780-497-3506 Facsimile: 604-775-7395 osme-bpme-wst@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca osme-bpme-pac@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

More Related