Capitol Academy and the Black Government Contracting Club (BGCC) have collaborated to present to you the inaugural Micro Accelerator Course. This course is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the following organizations Workforce Development Institute, Lehman College, Innovative Community Solutions, and the Lindsay Group. The goal of the course is to empower local Black New York based businesses to build a pipeline into government contracting by utilizing a proactive business development strategy.
Founded in 2020, BGCC is a social enterprise aiming to increase the amount of Black enterprises that do business with the government across the United States. Our sole mission is to increase the amount of federal, state, and local contracts that are awarded to Black owned businesses and build a network of Black small business owners working together to procure high-level opportunities.
Founded in 2020, Capitol Academy is a subsidiary of Capitol Consulting Strategies, LLC and provides and enables organizations to provide premier training in business development, governmental relations, political and non-profit strategy.
The BGCC Micro Accelerator aims to help Black-Owned Businesses craft unique opportunities targeting the billions of dollars of Technology procurement projected in the Biden Administration infrastructure bill, The American Jobs Plan. Participating business owners will benefit from the expertise of the BGCC team, creating unique opportunities to become thought leaders in the space and build capacity by collaborating with other like-minded businesses.
★ Instructor led presentations ★ Collaboration with peer Power Teams ★ Advisor supported independent work
★ Engage in instructor-led presentations during virtual class; ★ Collaborate with assigned Power Teams; ★ Have individually scheduled time with advisors and; ★ Apply learning concepts through independent work to master concepts, resulting in the finalization of a capstone project.
How to use this course
July 20th Orientation Recording
July 22nd Breakout Recording
July 27th Recording
Group Paper Outline
Overview of Key Funding Provisions within the Invest in America Act, HR 3684
HR 3684 Member Based Projects
Sales and Marketing Strategy Overview
August 3rd Recording - Identifying Opportunities
August 5th Assignment Due: Power Team Black Paper Outline
August 5th Assignment Due: Capabilities Statement
August 23rd, Assignment: Presentation to Agencies
