MiJoi Releases New Capture & Proposal Development Tools

MiJoi now offers planning and development tools that will streamline any BD process and provide time-saving templates that are intuitive, concise, and comprehensive. MiJoi professionals have decades of collective experience supporting business development initiatives and now offers new tools and templates to augment and document capture and proposal activities.

CEO, La Vida Mason is excited to provide small and mid-sized Federal contractors and commercial customers the opportunity to purchase these tools. "We have reached a new level of services that include original solutions for planning, tracking, and managing a very arduous process. These tools adapt to any environment and can be used on any size opportunity."

Check out MiJoi's business development and proposal management services at http://www.mijoiandassociates.com/Full-Service.html.

MiJoi’s Business Partner Binary Group Aids Sandy Victims with Mobile Service

MiJoi congratulates our Arlington-based business partner, Binary Group, for their HomelessConnections mobile-enabled application that is being offered to help victims displaced by Hurricane Sandy to quickly locate survival services in one of the hardest hit areas of New Jersey. This tool helps Sandy victims find food, shelter and clothing services immediately.

HomelessConnections allows emergency responders, volunteers, and community organization staff to quickly access resources to help those in need and direct them to the closest locations for food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and other services. To find food, shelter, clothing and other services in your area, go to www.homelessconnections.com or text 347-354-2508 with your zip code and service need (i.e., 07716, food or 07730, shelter or 07748, clothing or 07755, help).

The mobile service is simple and intuitive to use and can function on any smart phone, tablet or laptop. Also designed to function in the most austere communication conditions, services can easily be located by simply sending a text to 347-354-2508.

MiJoi CEO, La Vida Clary Mason is excited to see an app originally developed for the Department of Veteran Affairs' Innovation Initiative Project REACH, in collaboration with the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, and the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, being used to help Hurricane Sandy victims in need of critical services. “This type of innovative thinking is what sets Binary Group apart from those who wait for the Government to bring them a request. They are always looking for ways to share and extend their services,” Mason said. Binary Group created this app to be simple and intuitive to use on any smart phone, tablet or laptop. Find more information on this application by visiting http://www.binarygroup.com.

MiJoi Offers SharePoint 2010 User Training for Capture and Proposal Management Environments

MiJoi will provide a practical hands-on workshop to help users understand the SharePoint 2010 environment. This course provides beginner and intermediate SharePoint users the training to use and manage tools and techniques for developing an opportunity pipeline, develop and manage past performance lists, and other tools. This course will also provide the steps to create and manage columns, lists, shared calendars, tasks, document libraries, and image libraries with relevant metatags and links to other site assets. Students must pre-register and bring a laptop to engage in the application of topics covered during this course.  Click here to register for an upcoming course!

MiJoi Announces Strategic Partnership with the Minority Business Development Agency

MiJoi and Associates, Inc. is excited to announce a strategic business partnership with the MBDA Business Center of Washington, DC. Since 2004, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition has successfully operated this Minority Business Development Agency Business Center, which provides consulting services in business development, financing, and management to minority businesses in the Washington, DC Metro area, and throughout the United States. The MBDA Business Center continues to successfully utilize its staff, strategic partners, and network of small business advocates to assist its minority business clients to access contracting opportunities and financing. This year, the Center is on pace again to exceed its annual performance goals of assisting clients to create over 150 new jobs and obtain over $110M in financing and contract awards. 

MiJoi’s CEO, La Vida Mason, is very pleased with the new partnership. “This relationship advances our vision to reach and support newly established and small businesses in pursuit of Federal opportunities,” she stated. MiJoi will begin providing workshops on identifying, pursuing, and responding to Federal opportunities in November 2012 at the MBDA Business Center's office in Washington, DC.

MiJoi Offers NEW! Death Investigation Course

MiJoi is offering a 3-day course beginning fall 2012 that is designed for law enforcement professionals and military investigators tasked with death investigation. This course covers homicides, suicides, accidental deaths, natural deaths, overdose deaths, and child/infant deaths. Understanding the scene, body inspection, potential evidence, and other factors surrounding the death investigation are critical in determining a final cause and manner of death and finding a successful conclusion to each case. Check out the MiJoi Institute for more details on this and other courses at www.mijoiinstitute.com.

MiJoi Announces COO

MiJoi and Associates, Inc. (MiJoi) is proud to announce the promotion of Melissa (Lisa) Wetzel to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Ms. Wetzel has 12 years of marketing and communications, business development, and proposal management experience and a B.A. in Political Science and Masters in Human Relations. In her role as Director of Marketing & Communications for MiJoi, she was instrumental in assisting our clients with improving and expanding their business development capabilities, which increased revenue. She also served as a member of our team of proposal professionals who led MiJoi’s clients to win more than $276.3 million in direct awards and $24.8 billion in IDIQ awards. As COO, Ms. Wetzel will work to position the company to serve as a leader in Federal consulting services. 

MiJoi provides professional services in Acquisition, Administrative Staffing, Business Development, Document Management, Marketing & Communications, Program Management Office (PMO), Law Enforcement, and Training. We focus on providing quality services to commercial, state, local and federal government clients. MiJoi business professionals and subject matter experts (SME) are committed to helping our clients realize their business potential. We provide comprehensive virtual and onsite support for all services. For more information, please visit www.mijoiandassociates.com.

MiJoi Offers ITIL v3 Preparation Demo Training

In October, MiJoi will offer their first Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 Preparation Demo Course which provides the following:

ü  Overview of the basics of ITIL and covers understanding the benefits of ITIL;

ü  Steps to achieving the ITIL Foundation certification;

ü  Service management and IT service delivery;

ü  Plan for incorporating continual improvement; and

ü  Plan for preparing for the individual certification in ITIL v3.

This class introduces concepts and terms while conveying the importance of ITIL. The instructor defines key concepts such as services, processes, and functions in a format that is easy to understand and apply. This course also includes recommendations on how to study and prepare to pass the ITIL exam. View the instructor's biography here. For more information on MiJoi Institute upcoming classes, visit www.mijoiinstitute.com/classes.html.