Online Workshop · Inksight, in collaboration with Kevin Phan
County Contracts: Selling to Your County
County government contracts for small businesses, in a free online workshop: what counties buy, bid limits, board approval, county small business programs and a 30-day plan.
- 6 Narrated Lessons
- About 45 minutes, self-paced
- Certificate
- Free
Cass County Courthouse, Missouri. Photo: Kbh3rd, CC BY 4.0
- Offered By
- Inksight, in collaboration with Kevin Phan
- Instructor
- Kevin Phan
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 6 narrated lessons · About 45 minutes, self-paced
- Price
- Free with an account
- Format
- Online Workshop, self-paced
- Narration
- Narrated in Kevin Phan’s voice (AI), 0.75x to 2x
- Certificate
- Yes, with a verification ID, when you finish
About This Free Workshop
County government contracts cover services a city never buys: health clinics, jails, elections, county roads, social services, courts and parks across a whole region. Counties spend on all of them, and most publish their bids online. This self-paced workshop, taught by Kevin Phan, shows how counties buy and how a small business wins county work.
What You Will Learn
- What counties buy, and which departments buy it
- County bid limits and when the board must approve a contract, with real examples
- How to register on a county bid portal
- County small business programs, such as Los Angeles County’s Local Small Business Enterprise preference
- How to answer county requests for proposals, especially for services
- A 30-day plan to win your first county contract
Every county sets its own rules; check your county’s purchasing code before you rely on any number. Start with City Contracts if you have not taken it.
Lessons
- What Counties Buy · 7 min
- County Bid Limits and Board Approval · 8 min
- Register on Your County's Bid Portal · 6 min
- County Small Business Programs · 7 min
- Answering County Proposals · 8 min
- Your 30-Day County Plan and Final Quiz · 7 min
Two Quick Steps
- Create your free Inksight account (or log in if you have one). It takes a minute; anyone 18 or older can join.
- Come back and take this workshop. Your progress and certificate are saved to your account.