National Expert Gloria Larkin Speaking at the 25th Annual Idaho Business Opportunity Conference in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

BALTIMORE, MD, February 22, 2014 (Press-News.org) Gloria Larkin, national federal contracting expert and TargetGov President, is a speaker at the 25th Annual Idaho Business Opportunity Conference in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on February 27, 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.

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 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 25th Annual Idaho Business Opportunity Conference is held on February 27 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 the 25th Annual Idaho Business Opportunity Conference, visit https://www.ptassist.com/secure/idaho_ptac_register.php?id=DC55A40479 or call 208-287-0777.

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.