DOT Building Blocks of Success
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting free virtual workshops in January as part of its continuing Building Blocks of Success series for firms interested in participating in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, strengthening their skills and bidding on state construction projects.
The workshop dates and topics are:
- Jan. 11, 10 a.m. to noon: Overhead Calculation Rate
- Jan. 13, 10 a.m. to noon: Improving your Personal Business (D&B) Credit Score
- Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to noon: QuickBooks: Setting Up your Company
- Jan. 26, 10 a.m. to noon: QuickBooks: Performing Day to Day Tasks
- Jan. 27, 10 a.m. to noon: QuickBooks: Reporting
Future topics covered include financing, QuickBooks training, estimating and bidding, insurance, management, steps needed to be certified as a DBE firm and more.
Building Blocks of Success will continue through April. Workshop information, including dates and times, is available through Eventbrite at
bit.ly/DBEworkshops. Advance registration is required. Questions can be directed to IDOT’s DBE Resource Center at (312) 939.1100.
