Released on = April 11, 2007, 8:13 am

Press Release Author = TargetGov

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = The U.S. Department of Education Spends Over $65.7 Billion
per Year Learn how to Win ED Government Contracts

Press Release Body = Baltimore, MD. The national teleconference, "Doing Business
with the Department of Education Teleseminar: Learn How to Graduate to Future
Business Opportunities!", will be held Thursday, March 29 2007 from 1:00 to 2:00pm
EDT. This is a free teleconference hosted by TargetGov.

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) currently administers a budget of about $65.7
billion per year-$56.0 billion in discretionary appropriations and $9.7 billion in
mandatory appropriations-and operates programs that touch on every area and level of
education. The Department\'s elementary and secondary programs annually serve more
than 14,000 school districts and approximately 56 million students attending some
94,000 public schools and 28,000 private schools. Department programs also provide
grant, loan, and work-study assistance to more than 10 million postsecondary
students.

Attendees to this teleconference will learn the three keys to success, when doing
business with the U.S. Department of Education. Topics covered will also include
core requirements and what products and services ED buys: Each attendee also
receives the exclusive TargetGov 61 page Toolkit which details information regarding
contracting, how to submit unsolicited proposals, archived contract solicitations
and over 143 web links and 39 contracts with email addresses.

The guest speakers for the event include Kristi Wilson Hill, Ph.D. and Gloria
Berthold. Dr. Kristi Wilson Hill is a retired officer of the United States Army.
In 2005 she was selected as the Director of Office for Small Business Programs at
the U.S. Department of Education. In her role as Director of Small Business
Programs, she works small business procurement oversight and leads the
implementation of small business programs to help small businesses expand their
contacts. Gloria Berthold is the President of Marketing Outsource Associates, Inc.
(MOA) and its division, TargetGov; the TargetGov division focuses on government
procurement and related business development services. She is the author of "The
Veterans Pocket Guide to Government Business" (book). She created a series of
Government Business Guides highlighting various federal agencies.


TargetGov is a division of Marketing Outsource Associates, Inc., a full service
business development and marketing firm. It is woman-owned, privately held company
specializing in government contracting business development at federal, state and
local levels. Ms. Gloria Berthold, president, is a government contractor and an
expert author and speaker regarding government contracting. She has instructed
contractors regarding government business development in recent teleconferences and
procurement conferences and has been quoted in USA Today, Inc. Magazine and
Government Executive Magazine. She may be reached through the web site:
www.targetgov.com or at 866-579-1346.

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