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Maricopa County’s Vendor University teaches small businesses how to pursue a share of $750 million in county contracts
Summary
At a recent Vendor University event, Maricopa County officials and participants described the program’s training on vendor registration, bidding and use of the county bid website; no formal procurement actions were taken at the event.
Maricopa County held a Vendor University outreach event recently to show entrepreneurs how to register as county vendors and submit bids, and officials emphasized that small, local businesses can compete for parts of the county’s purchasing budget.
“Think your business is too small to land a county contract? Think again,” an event speaker said. Vice Chair Kate Brophy McGee described the program as a way to connect local firms with county opportunities: “Vendor University shows entrepreneurs how to get in the…
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