Big Opportunity for Small Businesses in Peoria
By: Betsy Holzwarth
Updated: March 6, 2013
PEORIA - Leaders in Peoria County and the city of Peoria are teaming up to host a special event for local business owners.
The Government Purchasing Diversity Event aims to put business owners; particularly female, minority and military veteran owners, in touch with leaders in an effort to educate them on opportunities related to becoming a vendor with the county, city, Peoria Housing Authority, Peoria Park District, CityLink and others.
The event takes place Wednesday, March 13th at the Gateway Building in downtown Peoria from 9a.m. to noon.
Attending business owners will have the opportunity to network with sponsoring agencies and small business service providers.
Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is recommended to accommodate seating and materials.
To register, contact Virginia Pearl with Peoria County at vpearl@peoriacounty.org or by phone at (309) 672-6056 or David Watkins with the city of Peoria at dwatkins@peoriagov.org or by phone at (309) 494-8528.
The Government Purchasing Diversity Event aims to put business owners; particularly female, minority and military veteran owners, in touch with leaders in an effort to educate them on opportunities related to becoming a vendor with the county, city, Peoria Housing Authority, Peoria Park District, CityLink and others.
The event takes place Wednesday, March 13th at the Gateway Building in downtown Peoria from 9a.m. to noon.
Attending business owners will have the opportunity to network with sponsoring agencies and small business service providers.
Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is recommended to accommodate seating and materials.
To register, contact Virginia Pearl with Peoria County at vpearl@peoriacounty.org or by phone at (309) 672-6056 or David Watkins with the city of Peoria at dwatkins@peoriagov.org or by phone at (309) 494-8528.
