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A major reason business owners join the Metro Atlanta Council for Entrepreneurship and the Gwinnett Chamber is to market their products and services. The Meet the Purchasers program provides an opportunity for Council members to meet with purchasing agents from large companies and governmental agencies to learn what they buy locally and their bidding and purchasing procedures.
It’s an excellent marketing and direct sales event for business owners, sales and marketing professionals, and business development staff.
How Meet the Purchasers works:
Each attending company may send as many representatives as it wishes. The event begins with each purchasing representative providing a five-minute overview describing what the company does, what it purchases locally, and its means of interacting with potential vendors. (How does it offer bids? Is it online? Does it prefer to pay for small jobs with credit cards? Do vendors have to qualify, etc?)
After the presentations, attendees take turns talking with the purchasers of their choice. They have the opportunity to network with the purchasing representatives and among themselves.
The Council provides table space for each company to display business cards and a marketing piece.
Remember to bring plenty of business cards and marketing materials!
