SWA Targets Small Businesses With FREE Business PowerNet Conference

Boca
Raton,
FL
–
May
27,
2025
–
The
Solid
Waste
Authority
of
Palm
Beach
County’s
(SWA) Equal
Business
Opportunity
Office (EBO)
is
hosting
a
free
conference
to
offer
tips
to
small
businesses
on
how
to
win
or
be
part
of
SWA
contracts.
Both
prime
and
subcontractor
small
businesses
are
encouraged
to
attend
the
Business
PowerNet
workshop
on
Friday,
June
27.

The
Business
PowerNet
conference
begins
at
8
a.m.
at
the
Embassy
Suites
Hotel,
1601
Belvedere
Road
in
West
Palm
Beach,
with
a
delicious
buffet
breakfast
and
meet-and-greet
networking
session.
Participants
will
then
engage
in
the
main
session
where
they’ll
learn
about:

• Business
  opportunities
  from
  many
  different
  governmental
  agencies;
• Benefits
  of
  being
  a
  registered
  SWA
  vendor;
  and
• Benefits
  of
  being
  a
  Certified
  Small/Minority/Women
  Business
  Enterprise.

Attendees
are
also
able
to
network
in
breakout
sessions
covering
professional
services,
goods
and
services,
and
construction
projects.

The
Business
PowerNet
conference
wraps
up
at
noon.

Interested
business
representatives
should
register
for
the
2025
Business
PowerNet
at swa.gob2g.com under
the
“Events”
tab.
Call
561-640-4000,
ext.
4532,
with
questions.

Remember,
partnership
is
powerful.
We
encourage
you
to
register
today.

If
a
business
representative
can’t
attend
this
conference,
they
can
still
register
to
be
an
SWA
vendor
and
get
push
notifications
for
opportunities
to
bid
on
specific
contracts
and
services.
To
be
put
onto
the
bidder’s
list
as
an
SMWBE
for
future
business
opportunities,
visit swa.org/vendor.

About
the
Solid
Waste
Authority
of
Palm
Beach
County’s
Equal
Business
Opportunity
Program

The
mission
of
the
EBO
is
to
promote
equitable
bid
opportunities
for
Small/Minority/Women
Business
Enterprises
(S/M/WBEs)
and
to
eliminate
barriers
to
their
participation
in
contracts
with
the
SWA.
The
key
objectives
of
the
program
are
to:

• Encourage
  S/M/WBEs
  to
  participate
  in
  the
  SWA’s
  purchasing
  process;
• Promote
  the
  business
  development
  of
  S/M/WBEs
  through
  education
  and
  outreach
  to
  Prime
  Contractors,
  Subcontractors,
  Suppliers,
  certified
  S/M/WBEs
  and
  SWA
  staff;
• Encourage
  firms
  to
  get
  Certified
  as
  a
  S/M/WBE
  and
  take
  advantage
  of
  Affirmative
  Procurement
  Initiatives
  (narrowly
  tailored
  S/M/WBE
  goals)
  in
  Solicitations
  that
  may
  increase
  their
  access
  to
  contract
  opportunities;
  and
• Ensure
  that
  Prime
  Contractors
  fulfill
  their
  S/M/WBE
  subcontract
  commitments
  by
  contract
  monitoring
  and
  tracking.

Note:
The
SWA
does
not
administer
a
“Certification
Program”
but
accepts
firms
certified
by
State
of
Florida
entities
that
have
adopted
certification
standards
and
procedures
similar
to
those
of
the
EBO
Program
such
as
the
County,
School
District,
and
Water
Management
District.

The
Solid
Waste
Authority
of
Palm
Beach
County
(SWA)
is
a
local
governmental
agency
that
manages
the
municipal
solid
waste
generated
in
Palm
Beach
County.
The
SWA
owns
and
operates
a
fiscally
and
environmentally
responsible
integrated
solid
waste
management
system
to
serve
the
residents,
businesses
and
visitors
of
the
county.

Through
this
system,
the
SWA
has:

• Achieved
  the
  highest
  recycling
  rate
  in
  the
  state
  for
  the
  past
  two
  years
• Operated
  two
  waste-to-energy
  facilities
  that
  consistently
  operate
  well
  below
  EPA
  standards
  for
  the
  past
  36
  years
• Recovered
  1.3
  million
  tons
  of
  metals
  that
  would
  otherwise
  be
  mined
  from
  virgin
  ores
• Eliminated
  the
  need
  for
  a
  new
  landfill
  until
  2057