2026 Advanced PortGen
- Date/Time
- Sep 09, 2026 - Oct 22, 2026 ; 9:00am - 9:00am
- Recurring
- Weekly
Register for Training Sessions
Advanced PortGen 2026 is a virtual training series designed for small, minority, and women- owned businesses wanting to learn how to be successful with government contracting at the Port and other agencies. The training series culminates with an in person Celebration of Small Business Event.
Topics covered in this training series included:
|
Date |
Time |
Session Title |
Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/9 (Wed) | 9am-11am | Capabilities Statement - Writing for Impact | Sandy Bjorgen, IMPROV-able Results |
| 9/17 (Thur) | 9am-10am | Follow-Up Strategies to Win Work | Cara Buckingham, Washington APEX Accelerator |
| 9/24 (Thur) | 9am-10am | Dissecting the Bid: Go/No-Go & Compliance Review | Trena Payton, Washington APEX Accelerator |
| 10/1 (Thur) | 9am-10am | Filling Your Pipeline for Sustainable Success | Trena Payton, Washington APEX Accelerator |
| 10/8 (Thur) | 9am-10am | Small Dollar Buys: Your Way In | MRSC Rosters and Port of Seattle |
| 10/15 (Thur) | 9am-10am | Doing Business with Job Order Contract (JOC) Holders & Prime Contractors | GLY Construction, Centennial, Hensel Phelps Construction, and Hoffman Construction |
| 10/22 (Thur) | 9am-10am | Cost of Doing Business | Wendy Ortman, Valkyrie Consulting |
| 12/15 (Tues) | 4pm-6:30pm | In-Person Celebration of Small Business |
