Online Workshop · Inksight, in collaboration with Kevin Phan
State Contracts: Selling to Your State
State government contracts for small businesses, in a free online workshop: how states buy, state bid portals, small business and diversity programs in California, Texas and New York, and a 30-day plan.
- 6 Narrated Lessons
- About 45 minutes, self-paced
- Certificate
- Free
California State Capitol
- 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
State government contracts reach far beyond the state capitol: every state agency, university and prison buys goods and services, and many states set goals for how much goes to small and diverse businesses. This self-paced workshop, taught by Kevin Phan, explains how states buy and how small businesses use state programs to win, with real examples from California, Texas and New York.
What You Will Learn
- How state purchasing works: agencies, statewide contracts and the state portal
- California’s small business preference and 25% goal
- Texas’s HUB program and the Electronic State Business Daily
- New York’s MWBE program and its 30% goal
- How to find and answer state bids, and a 30-day plan
Each state has its own rules; look up your state’s procurement portal and certification office. See also County Contracts and the certifications workshop.
Lessons
- How States Buy · 7 min
- California: Small Business Preference and the 25% Goal · 8 min
- Texas: HUBs and the Electronic State Business Daily · 7 min
- New York: The MWBE Program · 6 min
- Finding and Answering State Bids · 8 min
- Your 30-Day State 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.