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URL:https://councilofindustries.com/events/sba-contracting-veteran-contrac
 ting-and-hubzone-program/
SUMMARY:SBA Contracting: Veteran Contracting and HUBZone Program
DESCRIPTION:\n\nEvery year\, the federal government awards a portion of con
 tracting dollars specifically to businesses owned by veterans. Also\, smal
 l businesses owned by veterans may be eligible to purchase surplus propert
 y from the federal government.\n\nThe HUBZone program fuels small business
  growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awardi
 ng at least 3% of federal contract dollars to HUBZone-certified companies 
 each year. Joining the HUBZone program makes your business eligible to com
 pete for the program’s set-aside contracts. HUBZone-certified businesses
  also get a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract comp
 etitions.\n\nCome join the Sacramento District Office webinar to learn abo
 ut the veteran contracting and HUBZone program and gain a competitive edge
  to sell to the federal government.\n\nRegister on Eventbrite.\n\nWebinars
  with SBA Sacramento District Office is an ongoing series of free\, virtua
 l\, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners
 . This program is free and open to the public. You need to have a Team app
 lication to be able to join our webinars. EVENT LOG-IN INFORMATION will be
  emailed prior to the event\, check the email that you used when registeri
 ng for the event. All attendees will receive slides after the webinar.\n\n
 For questions\, please contact the SBA Sacramento District Office at Sacra
 mento_DO@sba.gov\n\nAbout the Speaker\nCarrie Ellinwood\, Deputy District 
 Director from SBA’s Sacramento District Office will deliver SBA’s pres
 entation. The SBA team works to increase awareness of SBA programs and ser
 vices throughout the Sacramento District’s 21-county region. For more in
 formation\, please visit: https://www.sba.gov/ca/sacramento\n\nCreated in 
 1953\, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help smal
 l business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. The SBA is 
 the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small businesses 
 and provides counseling\, capital\, and contracting expertise as the natio
 n’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses. For more informa
 tion\, please visit: https://www.sba.gov/about-sba 
CATEGORIES:Community
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