Donna Beasley
Director of Government Contracting Services and the IL APEX Accelerator at the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC).
Donna advises clients on how to do business with the government at the city, county, state, and federal levels. She provides hands-on technical assistance to small businesses that either want to become government contractors or are government contractors in need of technical assistance. Donna facilitates both the GovCon Beginner’s Bootcamp and the federal FEDCon cohort for established businesses.
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She has extensive experience in entrepreneurship, government contracting, certification, eCommerce and project management. She has provided consulting services to business owners to assist them in procuring local, state and federal government contracts. Donna has also worked as a business advisor with community-based businesses. She developed and taught an eCommerce cohort-style training course for women veterans. Beasley supports and advocates for the success of small businesses from startups to established brands.
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Donna has an MFA degree from Vermont College of Norwich University and an undergraduate degree from Columbia College.