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Free government contracting seminar for businesses on Aug. 11

Posted at 9:48 am August 2, 2016
By Jutta Bangs Leave a Comment

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College is offering a free training session on “How to do business with the government” on August 11 from 9 a.m. to noon.

The workshop will be at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

To register, call (865) 483-2668 or email [email protected].

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: government contracting, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, seminar, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, training

Register for small business webinar series, training events

Posted at 5:47 pm June 25, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Registration is available for a small business webinar series and training events. The webinar series starts July 7, and it focuses on what the health care law means for your small business.

See the announcement from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Clinton, Front Page News, Kingston, Oak Ridge, Roane County Tagged With: health care, small business, small business webinar, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, training

Small business seminars offered in December

Posted at 11:57 am November 22, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Here is a schedule of small business seminars offered in December by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, small business, small business seminars, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Small businesses invited to participate in DOE national lab vouchers pilot

Posted at 2:27 am September 30, 2015
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ORNL Industry Day Officials Sept. 24, 2015

David Danielson, left, DOE assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, is pictured above with officials at Industry Day at ORNL on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, when a 3D-printed vehicle and building were unveiled. Other officials include ORNL Director Thom Mason; U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann; Johnny Moore, ORNL Site Office manager; and David Milhorn, UT executive vice president. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Small businesses in the clean energy sector are invited to apply for assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratories through the department’s new Small Business Vouchers Pilot.

David Danielson, DOE Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, or EERE, announced the launch of the pilot website during EERE’s Industry Day event on Wednesday, September 23, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

“Small businesses that are developing the new clean energy technologies that are needed to cut carbon pollution and create good-paying American jobs often lack the resources necessary to move their innovative ideas from the laboratory bench to the marketplace,” Danielson said. “The EERE Small Business Vouchers pilot is designed specifically to help small businesses bring next-generation clean energy technologies to the market faster by leveraging the world-class capabilities of our national laboratories to solve small businesses’ most pressing challenges.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: clean energy, David Danielson, DOE, EERE, Industry Day, National Laboratory Impact Initiative, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, small business, Small Business Vouchers Pilot, U.S. Department of Energy

State hospitality, tourism group honors M&M Productions worker as employee of year

Posted at 10:14 am August 7, 2015
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Barry Dunford

Barry Dunford

Barry Dunford, audiovisual manager for M&M Productions USA, which is based in Oak Ridge, has been named Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association employee of the year in the small business category. The award recognizes Dunford’s work for the Knoxville Convention Center, a press release said.

Dunford manages operations and sales for audiovisual services within the Knoxville Convention Center. That’s one of M&M Productions’ venue-based service clients. The company provides a full-time, on-site employee to cover audiovisual needs for every event, the press release said.

“Having Barry and M&M Productions on-site makes our events more successful,” said Mary Bogert, general manager of the Knoxville Convention Center. “His expertise and the company’s turnkey approach in audiovisual technology, lighting, staging, special effects, and overall production enhance all of our clients’ events.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Knoxville, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Barry Dunford, employee of the year, Jonathan Letson, Knoxville Convention Center, M&M Productions, M&M Productions USA, Mary Bogert, small business, Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association

New pilot helps small businesses tap ORNL expertise

Posted at 1:34 pm July 16, 2015
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory Leave a Comment

ORNL Manufacturing Demonstration Facility

Small businesses can gain access to ORNL resources such as the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility through a new U.S. Department of Energy voucher pilot. (Photo by ORNL)

 

Small companies in the advanced manufacturing, transportation, and building sectors have a new opportunity to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

ORNL was among five national laboratories selected to participate in a new DOE small business voucher pilot that aims to connect small clean energy businesses with technical experts and world-class facilities at the national labs.

DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is funding the $20 million pilot as part of its National Laboratory Impact Initiative. ORNL will receive $5.6 million to conduct outreach, merit review, and matchmaking efforts for small business projects.

“We’re pleased to be given the opportunity to partner with smaller businesses who can take advantage of the world-class facilities at ORNL and other national laboratories across the country,” said ORNL’s Johney Green. “Through this pilot, we will help industry achieve their goals of developing innovative, energy-efficient products and being more competitive in the marketplace, particularly in manufacturing, building, and vehicle technologies.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: building, Building Technologies Research and Integration Center, clean energy, DOE, industrial collaboration, Johney Green, manufacturing, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, National Laboratory Impact Initiative, National Transportation Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Science, ORNL, small business, Small Business Central Assistance Platform, small business voucher pilot, small clean energy business, transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, voucher pilot

ORAU’s Timmerman receives DOE Small Business Award

Posted at 9:00 am June 18, 2015
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Heidi Timmerman and John Hale III Small Business Award

Heidi Timmerman, director of Procurement and Contracts Administration at ORAU, left, receives the Facility Management Contractor Procurement Director of the Year award for fiscal year 2014 from John Hale III, director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for DOE. (Submitted photo)

 

The U.S. Department of Energy presented ORAU’s Heidi Timmerman with its Facility Management Contractor Procurement Director of the Year award for fiscal year 2014 at the 14th Annual DOE Small Business Forum and Expo in Phoenix on Wednesday.

The award recognizes ORAU’s subcontracting achievements with small business suppliers used to support work performed under the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education contract that ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) manages for DOE.

In FY14, ORAU committed to awarding 71 percent of its subcontracts in support of ORISE work to small businesses, and it exceeded that goal when more than 78 percent of subcontracts were awarded to small businesses, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Andy Page, DOE, DOE Small Business Forum and Expo, Facility Management Contractor Procurement Director of the Year, Heidi Timmerman, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ORAU, small business, U.S. Department of Energy

Shop the Historic Grove Center Day is Saturday

Posted at 10:35 am April 16, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The shop keepers of the Historic Grove Center would like to announce “Shop The Historic Grove Center Day” on Saturday, April 18, from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day will include live music, karaoke, and more, organizers said.

“This event is to bring awareness to people that Historic Grove Center is here, and we have some awesome shops,” organizers said. “Shop small and help the small businesses.”

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Grove Center, Historic Grove Center, Shop the Historic Grove Center Day, small business

Small business seminars this week

Posted at 11:20 am March 24, 2015
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There are two more small business seminars in Oak Ridge this month, and both are scheduled for this week.

The first is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. It’s free.

The seminar is titled “Inside the DCAA Audit—What are they looking for?” The speaker is Laura Davis, president of Strategic Consulting Solutions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: DCAA Audit, Jutta Bangs, Laura Davis, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, small business, small business seminars, Strategic Consulting Solutions, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Anderson Chamber hosts business planning seminar on April 7

Posted at 11:45 am March 23, 2015
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Anderson County Chamber of Commerce

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center will host a free workshop for potential and existing small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of the business planning process.

The TSBDC advises and assists entrepreneurs and small business owners in our area at no cost to them.

This free seminar will be held on Tuesday, April 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce office at 245 North Main Street, Suite 200, in Clinton. It will feature Jutta Bangs, director of the TSBDC center at Roane State Community College. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, business planning, candidate for Roane County property assessor, entrepreneurs, Jutta Bangs, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Small business seminars scheduled for February

Posted at 1:35 pm February 8, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Here is a list of small business seminars scheduled for February. The list is from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College.

All the seminars are free.

February 2015 seminars

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, TSBDC

Free small business workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 10

Posted at 11:58 pm December 4, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Jutta Bangs

Jutta Bangs

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, will host a free workshop next week for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of starting a new business.

This free seminar will be held on Wednesday, December 10, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce office at 245 North Main Street, Suite 200, in Clinton with Jutta Bangs, director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News Tagged With: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, Jutta Bangs, Roane State Community College, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

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