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Portsmouth reports high completion, early contract wins from small-business procurement training
Summary
An eight-week procurement training run by Portsmouth economic development and the Hampton Roads SBDC enrolled 18 small businesses; staff reported strong survey results and at least one awarded city contract and one housing-authority award tied to program participants.
Portsmouth Economic Development staff reported that an eight-week Procurement and Contracting Capacity Initiative (PPCI) run this winter produced strong early outcomes for participating small businesses.
The training, held Jan. 9–Feb. 27 and organized by Portsmouth Economic Development in partnership with the Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center (SBDC), enrolled 18 businesses; 16 completed the program and 15 returned a follow-up survey, staff said. According to those survey responses, 100% of respondents rated the program’s content “relevant and valuable,” and 92% said they were better prepared to pursue government contracts after…
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