National Expert Gloria Larkin Speaking at the GRO-Biz Conference & Idea Expo in Cheyenne Wyoming

BALTIMORE, MD, February 19, 2014 (Press-News.org) Gloria Larkin, national federal contracting expert and TargetGov President, is a key-note speaker at the GRO-Biz Conference & Idea Expo in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the Little America Hotel on February 19, 2014.

Gloria Larkin, is an eight-time award winner, national marketing and business development expert, and President of TargetGov. Larkin has been interviewed on MSNBC, quoted in, the Wall Street Journal, USAToday, Forbes, INC Magazine, and TheStreet.com. She is the author of two books and an expert author with hundreds of articles regarding federal business development published in local, regional, national and international publications. She is passionate about helping businesses grow.

Mrs. Larkin's keynote address on February 19 is "Lessons Learned While Growing From Zero to Seven Million Dollars in Revenue in Nine Months: A hair-raising, spine tingling and unnerving true account of challenging business adventures for one small business."

The government is looking for competent companies that have the proven capabilities to perform the work that is needed. To help businesses prove their capabilities, Mrs. Larkin is also teaching "Crafting a Powerful Capability Statement," a session highlighting the importance of Capability Statements in the federal marketplace and private sector markets. She advises attendees how to best implement this unique and mandatory tool. All attendees will receive a complementary Capability Statement Guide and a review of their current statement.

The GRO-Biz Conference & Idea Expo is held from February 18th through the 20th and features breakout sessions, networking time, and keynote speakers covering relevant business topics. Event attendees have the ability to meet federal and local contracting officers from the region, discuss upcoming opportunities, and learn how they purchase products and services. Workshops will teach attendees about topics ranging from contracting to general business.

To register for this event, visit https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1324049 or call 866-253-3300. For more information about the GRO-Biz Conference & Idea Expo, visit http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/calendar/event/2014-gro-biz-conference-and-idea-expo/7966.

About Gloria Larkin and TargetGov:
Gloria Larkin is President of TargetGov, a nationally-recognized U.S. federal government contract marketing and business development firm. Her clients have won billions of dollars in federal government prime and subcontracting contracts as a direct result of her team's efforts in guiding companies through planning, positioning, pursuing and bidding on federal contracts.

She is the author of two books: "The Basic Guide to Government Contracting" and "The Veterans Business Guide: How to Build a Successful Government Contracting Business" both available for purchase today. She has been interviewed on MSNBC and quoted multiple times in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, INC Magazine, Forbes, Entrepreneur Start-ups Magazine, and Government Executive magazine.

Larkin is also the Vice-Chair of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors, a past Governing Board Member and past Co-Chair of the Procurement Committee of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), a national non-partisan organization representing over 4,700,000 women business owners nationwide through 75 affiliate organizations.

Among other honors, she was named the 2010 Women in Business Champion of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, a 2011 MEA Fifty Influential Women awardee and the 2010 Enterprising Women of the Year Awardee.