Certification for 8(a), WOSB, and HUBZone Programs Workshop

The workshop will cover the benefits of participating in these programs.

• The Woman-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Program is an initiative created by the SBA to provide greater contracting opportunities for woman-owned small businesses by allowing certain contracts to be competed only among businesses registered as WOSB’s.

• The SBA HUBZone Program mission to promote job growth, capital investment, and economic development to Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) by providing contracting assistance to small businesses located in these economically distressed communities.

• The SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, named for a section of the Small Business Act, is a business development program created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market.

*Please note that all training classes are offered virtually via Microsoft Teams Meeting. Participant(s) must ensure that Microsoft Teams is functioning correctly prior to entering the lobby, and/or attending the scheduled class. Registration must be completed the day before class. If you have any questions or require additional information please contact:

George Tapia ([email protected] )

All programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance.