Opportunities for AIBA Members
Explore Local Austin
Want free publicity for your local small business? Help your businesses gain more visibility at absolutely no cost to you. Simply go to www.ExploreLocalAustin.org for quick and easy sign up and list your Austin business on the Small Business Development Program's interactive map.This is just another helpful way the City of Austin's Small Business Development Program (SBDP) supports local small businesses.
Here's how it works. Just visit www.ExploreLocalAustin.org and make sure you meet the minimal criteria. Spend less than a minute entering your business name and location and put your small business on the map. And if you want to support local Austin businesses, use www.ExploreLocalAustin.org to buy local.
For general small business information or assistance, please visit www.AustinSmallBiz.org or call us at (512) 974-7800.
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KUT has a limited offer for AIBA Members! Act now!
 To help remind Austin to keep the shop local spirit year round, KUT Radio is offering AIBA members special packages to promote their local businesses during the relative quiet of January and the Valentine's retail period. Four different package options range from $600 to $2200 (discounted up to 50%) with announcements guaranteed to air in KUT news, music and weekend programming. A limited number of packages are available on a first come basis to be broadcast between now and March 4th.
To learn more contact your KUT rep or call KUT's Samantha Gallion at 512-232-9695. Be sure to tell them you're a member of AIBA.
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Help Boomerang's Support Meals on Wheels Dear Merchants,
Since 2006, Boomerang's has proudly raised funds for Austin's Meals on Wheels and More through our silent auction held during our annual Australia Day Party. We are contacting you to ask your interest in donating an item for our upcoming event on January 28.
Meals on Wheels and More provides needed support to thousands of homebound and elderly individuals in the Austin area. In 2011, Meals on Wheels and More delivered approximately 967,495 meals, as well as providing many other needed services to some of our most at-risk citizens. Meals on Wheels and More is an independent, locally run, 501 c3 and is reliant on charitable donations to operate.
Boomerang's raised $1,500 at our event last January through our silent auction and other donations and we aim to improve on that amount this year.
We would be grateful for any item or service that you can provide as a silent auction item. If you are able to offer a donation, we will be happy to include your logo in our event's marketing and display materials. If you would like to donate an item we will gladly pick it up. You may also drop it off at Boomerang's at your convenience.
I appreciate your time and consideration. Please contact me if you have any questions by calling 380-0032 or email me.
Thank you, Jack Fennell Founder & CEO Boomerang's Pies __________________________________________________________ TxDOT Holding Small Business Briefing
January 25, 2012
Norris Conference Center (2525 West Anderson Lane)
View registration and conference agenda online
TxDOT will conduct a Small Business Briefing in to provide small businesses with information on how to do business with TxDOT and other major state agencies such as the Department of Information Resources, Health and Human Services, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and others.
The Small Business Briefing will provide information on how these agencies procure services and purchase products. General industry sessions will include an overview of TxDOT Construction Projects, Professional Services (engineering) Consulting Contracts and State Contracting for Information Technology Products & Services. In addition, several breakout sessions targeted to small businesses will also be conducted on Financial Resources for Small Businesses and Marketing Your Business to the State, Small Business Certifications, and Technical Assistance for small business development. As a special bonus feature of this briefing, small businesses will have an opportunity to bid on On-the-Spot contracts under $25,000. In order to participate for these On-the-Spot contracts, you must register on-line.
TxDOT offers a wide array of contracting opportunities for which we need businesses such as yours to fulfill ours needs. We are looking for business to contract in:
1. Engineering (civil/concrete/drainage//geological/environmental/surveyor services/traffic & transportation)
2. Real Estate Professionals
3. IT services
4. Computer (hardware & supplies/software)
5. Printing
6. Construction (airport runway/curb & gutter/highway and road/parking lots/sidewalk and driveway/utility & underground projects/bridge
7. Maintenance (mowing/guardrail repair/lighting/excavation service/demolition/tree trimming/flooring maintenance/glass replacement/carpet cleaning/roofing/pest control)
8. All good/services (office supplies/staffing/personnel firms/HVAC/Plumbing/builders/painting/signs/material suppliers/safety equipment/fencing/janitorial supplies & services/office furniture/office equipment/radio and telecommunication equipment
TxDOT spends annually upwards of 6 billion dollars and consist of 25 districts, 20 divisions and 15,000 employees. These districts, divisions and employees are supported by your business to help sustain our operations in fulfilling our contract needs. Several major reasons we are having this small business briefing is to introduce you to our purchasing department, engineers and all of our areas of contract opportunities. By personally introducing you to these personnel, it is our intention for you to understand everything we contact for and the processes by which we contract. This briefing will conclude with an Industry Networking Session and Reception.
For additional information on this briefing, please contact the Business Opportunity Programs Office at 512-486-5524. We look forward to doing business with you.
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