- July 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The year 2020 was tough on many businesses throughout Arkansas, stunting some and shuttering others. As the covid-19 pandemic erupted across the country, the Cooperative Extension Service changed the way it typically interacts with Arkansans to continue outreach, often transitioning from in-person meetings and events to online webinars and Zoom sessions.
As vaccination rates continue to rise and covid-related restrictions are relaxed, the Arkansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center, part of extension’s Community, Professional and Economic Development Center, is shifting into high gear, scheduling a raft of in-person and “hybrid” events, which livestream those events to participants across the state, all while continuing regularly-scheduled visits.
The mission of the Arkansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center — which has sister organizations in states throughout the country — is to help small businesses understand the process of bidding…
