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SUMMARY:Gaining The Bidding Advantage With SBA Surety Bonds - 1 Of 3
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM\n\nSurety bonds help small businesses win contracts by providing the customer with a guarantee that the work will be completed. The SBA guarantees surety bonds for certain surety companies\, which allows the companies to offer surety bonds to small businesses that might not meet the criteria for other sureties.  The SBA guarantees surety bonds that cover several major categories of work including bid bonds\, performance bonds\, payment bonds\, and more.  \n\nJoin PIDC on Tuesday\, March 8 at 10:30 AM   11:30 AM for Part 1 of this 3-part series in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA).  In this webinar you will learn:\n\n\n	How the surety bond program works\n	Types of surety bonds\n	Business eligibility\n	Benefits of the program\n\n\n\n\nPRESENTER\n\n\nTamara E. Murray\n\nUnderwriting Marketing Specialist\n\nU.S. Small Business Administration\n\ntamara.murray@sba.gov\n\nTamara E. Murray is the Underwriting & Marketing Specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration's Surety Bond Guarantee Program. Tamara began her career in the surety industry in 1990 as the bond manager for a small bonding agency in Fort Worth\, Texas before moving to Denver\, Colorado to become a contract bond underwriter for a small regional surety company. Tamara joined SBA in 2007 and is responsible for marketing and outreach to the surety industry and small business community across the United States\, working closely with bond agents and surety companies who provide over $7 billion a year in bond guarantees to small businesses. \n\nMs. Murray received her Bachelor's in Marketing from Colorado State University in 2018. Her marketing efforts on behalf of SBA's Surety Bond Guarantee Program resulted in the publication of a professional article in the December 2014 issue of The Risk Management Association Journal entitled "Minimizing Contractor Defaults: SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Can Open Door to Bonding".\n\n\n\nContact Information:  (215) 496-8020
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="color:rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\;font-family:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;font-size:small\;border-top:none\;border-right:none\;border-left:none\;border-image:initial\;border-bottom:1pt dotted rgb(19\, 90\, 146)\;padding:0in\;">\n<h3 style="margin-right:0in\;margin-bottom:7.5pt\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase\;"><span style="color:#666666\;">PROGRAM</span></span></span></span></h3>\n</div>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:black\;">Surety bonds help small businesses win contracts by providing the customer with a guarantee that the work will be completed. The SBA guarantees surety bonds for certain surety companies\, which allows the companies to offer surety bonds to small businesses that might not meet the criteria for other sureties.&nbsp\; The SBA guarantees surety bonds that cover several major categories of work including bid bonds\, performance bonds\, payment bonds\, and more.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;">Join PIDC on Tuesday\, March 8 at 10:30 AM &ndash\; 11:30 AM for Part 1 of this 3-part series in partnership with the&nbsp\;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sba.gov/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1645711699893000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw0FrVbSEG4zhvyo7FAs0pyt" href="https://www.sba.gov/" style="color:rgb(17\, 85\, 204)\;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f36f21\;">Small Business Administration</span></a>&nbsp\;(SBA).&nbsp\; In this webinar you will learn:</span></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;color:black\;list-style-position:outside\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How the surety bond program works</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;color:black\;list-style-position:outside\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Types of surety bonds</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;color:black\;list-style-position:outside\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Business eligibility</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;color:black\;list-style-position:outside\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Benefits of the program</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="margin:0px 0px 0px 15px\;color:black\;list-style-position:outside\;">\n<div style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; border-top: none\; border-right: none\; border-left: none\; border-image: initial\; border-bottom: 1pt dotted rgb(19\, 90\, 146)\; padding: 0in\;">\n<h3 style="margin-right: 0in\; margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; margin-left: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color: rgb(102\, 102\, 102)\; text-transform: uppercase\;">PRESENTER</span></span></span></h3>\n</div>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; margin-right: 0in\; margin-bottom: 15pt\; margin-left: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(32\, 47\, 71)\; font-weight: normal\;">Tamara E. Murray</span></strong><br />\n<span style="color: black\;">Underwriting Marketing Specialist<br />\nU.S. Small Business Administration<br />\n<a href="mailto:tamara.murray@sba.gov" style="color: rgb(17\, 85\, 204)\;" target="_blank">tamara.murray@sba.gov</a></span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; margin-right: 0in\; margin-bottom: 15pt\; margin-left: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color: black\;">Tamara E. Murray is the Underwriting &amp\; Marketing Specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration&rsquo\;s Surety Bond Guarantee Program. Tamara began her career in the surety industry in 1990 as the bond manager for a small bonding agency in Fort Worth\, Texas before moving to Denver\, Colorado to become a contract bond underwriter for a small regional surety company. Tamara joined SBA in 2007 and is responsible for marketing and outreach to the surety industry and small business community across the United States\, working closely with bond agents and surety companies who provide over $7 billion a year in bond guarantees to small businesses.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; margin-right: 0in\; margin-bottom: 15pt\; margin-left: 0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color: black\;">Ms. Murray received her Bachelor&rsquo\;s in Marketing from Colorado State University in 2018. Her marketing efforts on behalf of SBA&rsquo\;s Surety Bond Guarantee Program resulted in the publication of a professional article in the December 2014 issue of The Risk Management Association Journal entitled &ldquo\;Minimizing Contractor Defaults: SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Can Open Door to Bonding&rdquo\;.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\nContact Information:&nbsp\; (215) 496-8020</p>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Register at www.pidcphila.com/events and sign up for all three webinars in this series. WEBINAR REGISTRATION Register here to receive your unique Zoom webinar join link. Check-in starts at 10:15 AM Program begins at 10:30 AM
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