{"id":35168,"date":"2026-01-06T14:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDate=2026-01-20#038;p=35165"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:13:23","slug":"government-contracting-beginners-bootcamp-17-2026-01-20","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/event\/government-contracting-beginners-bootcamp-17\/2026-01-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Contracting Beginner&#8217;s Bootcamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ELEVATE YOUR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING JOURNEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 6-27, 2026 | 11:00am \u2013 12:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join the Government Contracting Beginner\u2019s Bootcamp hosted by the Illinois Apex Accelerator at WBDC Tuesdays at 11:00 am; for four dynamic sessions, each packed with invaluable insights and strategies to help you navigate the world of government contracting with confidence.<\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s a peek at we\u2019ll cover:<\/h3>\n<p>Week 1: Introduction to Government Contracting<\/p>\n<p>Week 2: How to Do Research to Find Government Contracting Opportunities<\/p>\n<p>Week 3: Tips to Create or Improve Your Capability Statement<\/p>\n<p>Week 4: How to Create a Government Marketing Strategy for your Business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesdays, January 6-27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>11 am \u2013 12 pm, CST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Via Zoom meetings<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosted by the Illinois APEX Accelerator at the WBDC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"custom-link no-lightbox custom-link no-lightbox custom-link no-lightbox custom-link no-lightbox custom-link no-lightbox custom-link no-lightbox custom-link no-lightbox\" title=\"IllinoisAPEX-Accelerator-RGB\" href=\"https:\/\/dceo.illinois.gov\/smallbizassistance\/beginhere\/ptac.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28736 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IllinoisAPEX-Accelerator-RGB-2.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IllinoisAPEX-Accelerator-RGB-2.png 1131w, https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IllinoisAPEX-Accelerator-RGB-2-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IllinoisAPEX-Accelerator-RGB-2-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IllinoisAPEX-Accelerator-RGB-2-768x543.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Illinois APEX Accelerator at the Women\u2019s Business Development Center (WBDC) is provided through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD). Program support is made possible by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Women\u2019s Business Development Center.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELEVATE YOUR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING JOURNEY January 6-27, 2026 | 11:00am \u2013 12:00pm Join the Government Contracting Beginner\u2019s Bootcamp hosted by the Illinois Apex Accelerator at WBDC Tuesdays at 11:00 am;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":31155,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[94],"class_list":["post-35168","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-government-contracting","cat_government-contracting","tribe-recurring-event","tribe-recurring-event-child"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35168"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=35168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}