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SUMMARY:Federal HUBZone Certification Program Workshop
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 Federal HUBZone Certification Program on Tuesday\, July 30\, 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 located in a HUBZone area the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Federal HUBZone Programs.  \n\n\n\nThe federal government's goal is to award at least three percent of all federal contracting dollars to HUBZone-certified small businesses each year.\n\n\n\nDiscover and Learn:\n\n	If Government Contracting is for you?\n	What are the benefits for being HUBZone certified firms.\n	If you qualify for the HUBZone Program. \n	Are you in a designated HUBZone area?\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/7.30.19FederalHubZoneFederalContractingSeries-SBA2.png" style="width: 500px\; height: 281px\;" width="500" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">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 Federal HUBZone Certification Program on Tuesday\, July 30\, 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><br />\n<br />\n<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">To help provide a level playing field for small businesses located in a HUBZone area the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Federal HUBZone Programs.&nbsp\; </span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">The federal government&#39\;s goal is to award at least three percent of all federal contracting dollars to HUBZone-certified small businesses each year.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">Discover and Learn:</span></span></strong></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">If Government Contracting is for you?</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">What are the benefits for being HUBZone certified firms.</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">If you qualify for the HUBZone Program. </span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">Are you in a designated HUBZone area?</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">Steps on How to do Business with the Federal Government.</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt\;"><span style="color:#39364F\;">What is SAM (System for Award Management) and how to register?</span></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"> <span style="font-size:11px\;"><em><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></em></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Brownsville Chamber of Commerce 1600 University Blvd. Brownsville\, Texas 78520
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URL:http://brownsvillechamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/federal-hubzone-certification-program-workshop-6540
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