FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2016) – The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers will host a training session workshop for local business owners and managers who are considering government contracting with local, county or state government entities on Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Housing Authority’s location at 4224 Renaissance Preserve Way in Fort Myers.
During the workshop, Grow Your Business! Become MBE, Section 3, or Florida DOT DBE Certified, attendees will learn how to obtain Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Section 3 and Florida Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certifications, and intended for existing business owners and managers who have been in business more than a year.
Speakers for the event include Millie Class, FSBDC, consultant; Twaski Jackson, director of client services at the Housing Authority of the city of Fort Myers; and Julio Rodriguez, DBE program manager at the Lee County Port Authority.
The training workshop is free to attend, and space is limited. To register, visit https://goo.gl/INeChy.
The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers serves more than 3,500 families as a catalyst for increasing access to safe, stable and sustainable housing and to help develop, preserve and revitalize communities through affordable rental housing. The agency is dedicated to empowering families with the means to become as self-sufficient as possible through its Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) and HOPE VI Community Supportive Services (CSS) programs, encouraging and facilitating movement toward financial independence beyond the need for HACFM services. The HACFM also aims to instill pride and a desire for an enhanced quality of life for families and serves the greater Fort Myers community in a manner that demonstrates professional courtesy, respect and caring, while recognizing the needs and limitations of the mentally and physically disabled, aged and infirmed.
For more information, call 239-344-3220 or visit www.hacfm.org.
