Growing Your Business by Being Green

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Growing Your Business by Being Green

Attend this free workshop to learn how you can save money, increase efficiency and do your part to protect the environment.

Get the inside scoop on:

• Practical ways to become green or sustainable
• Where to go for help in implementing better environmental practices
• Tangible business benefits of becoming a more sustainable business

You’ll also hear from representatives from the Board of Public Utilities about significant financial incentives to integrate energy efficient and renewable technologies into new construction, upgrades, and new cooling & heating equipment installations. You’ll get a head start on these innovative programs:

• Smart Start
• Direct Install
• Pay for Performance

What you Need to Know about Government Contracting

Monitoring and responding to solicitations, processing paperwork, writing proposals, pricing your services/products - government contracting can be overwhelming, no matter the agency.

This highly interactive session will help you make sense of what's really important and how to keep on track. Bring your questions and share your experiences - you'll come away better prepared.

Learn from the experts

Ky Asral
Manager, Small Business Assistance Program, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Ky is an Environmental Engineer with 19 years of experience with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. He is the manager of the Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, whose mission is to help small businesses achieve their environmental goals, which range from compliance with environmental permits and regulations, to becoming stewards of the environment.

He is also part of the Department's Office of Economic Growth and Green Energy, where he leads the effort for developing standards and evaluating the credibility of green and sustainability certification programs.

Maryann Williams
Director, UCEDC PTAC

Maryann brings over 30 years of government contracting experience to her position as director of UCEDC’s PTAC program.  She brings a unique perspective to the job as she’s held positions on both sides of the table – helping businesses to obtain government contracts as well as overseeing the government contract process for a manufacturing concern in New Jersey.   

Following an 18-year tenure as a senior contracting official for Greenbrier Industries in Englewood Cliffs, Maryann served as director of the Rockland County PTAC for 13 years. 

She joined UCEDC in 2007, and under her direction, the PTAC program was awarded the 2010 “Outstanding Center Award” by the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC).

 For more information contact Dana Veerasammy @ dveerasammy@ucedc.com /908-527-1166

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