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SUMMARY:8(a) Business Development Certification Program
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Federal Contracting Series\, the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring you the 8(a) Business Development Certification Program workshop on Tuesday\, July 23\, 2019 from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce office.\n\n\n\nThe federal government uses special programs to help small businesses win at least at 23 percent of all federal contracting dollars each year.\n\n\n\nTo help provide a level playing field for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people or entities\, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the 8(a) Business Development Programs.\n\n\n\nDiscover and Learn:\n\n\n	If Government Contracting is for you?\n	What are the benefits of being an 8(a) certified firm?\n	If you qualify for the 8(a) program? \n	Steps on How to do Business with the Federal Government.\n	What is SAM (System for Award Management) and how to register?\n\n The Informational Workshops have been organized by the SBA for the community. The SBA's participation is not an endorsement of any opinion\, product or service of the organizations in attendance.\n\n\n\nSBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made\, if requested at least two weeks in advance.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img alt="" height="281" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2211/Image/7.23.198aBusinessDevelopmentCertificationProgram.png" style="width: 500px\; height: 281px\;" width="500" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">As part of the Federal Contracting Series\, the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring you the 8(a) Business Development Certification Program workshop on Tuesday\, July 23\, 2019 from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce office.<br />\n<br />\nThe federal government uses special programs to help small businesses win at least at 23 percent of all federal contracting dollars each year.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">To help provide a level playing field for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people or entities\, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the 8(a) Business Development Programs.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Discover and Learn:</span></span></span></strong></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">If Government Contracting is for you?</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">What are the benefits of being an 8(a) certified firm?</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">If you qualify for the 8(a) program? </span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Steps on How to do Business with the Federal Government.</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">What is SAM (System for Award Management) and how to register?</span></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"> <em><span style="font-size:11px\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">The Informational Workshops have been organized by the SBA for the community. The SBA&rsquo\;s participation is not an endorsement of any opinion\, product or service of the organizations in attendance.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made\, if requested at least two weeks in advance.</span></span></span></em></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Brownsville Chamber of Commerce 1600 University Blvd. Brownsville\, Texas 78520
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