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HUBZone boot camp planned for Macon on May 1st

April 1, 2012 By ei2admin

If you want to find out how your business can apply for federal HUBZone certification status, then Macon State University is the place you need to be on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

The Small Business Administration’s HUBZone Program promotes economic development and employment growth in distressed areas of the country by providing preferential access to federal contracting opportunities.  These preferences go to small businesses that maintain a principal office in one of these specially designated areas, employ staff who live in a HUBZone, and apply for and obtain HUBZone certification.

In order to qualify for the HUBZone program, your business must be located in an area designated as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone. You may determine if an address or a particular area is designated as a HUBZone by visiting http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps and typing-in the address of your principal place of business.  If the resulting map indicates that your business is located in a HUBZone, you may be eligible to receive a preference in the award of federal contracts, but you must first become HUBZone certified.

In addition to being located in a HUBZone, there are additional requirements you must meet in order to be certified.  (For instance, at least 35% of your employees also must live in a HUBZone.)  Certification is a complex process, but the process could well be worth your time because of the resulting federal contracting preferences.

In order to guide you through this process, the Georgia District Office of the SBA is hosting an all-day workshop on May 1st that is designed to help you understand the details of HUBZone eligibility, the step-by-step application process, and much more.

In addition, the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) will be conducting a session at this event to help you understand the fundamentals of government contracting, including how to identify and take advantage of HUBZone set-aside contracting opportunities.

Advance registration is required to attend. You can register by clicking on this link: http://events.sba.gov/eventmanagement/EventRegistration.aspx?id=e0148925-cc87-e111-b0b2-02bfa56e2a24.

The SBA’s HUBZone Boot Camp will be held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Macon State University, 100 College Station Drive, Macon, GA 31206.  A map and directions are located at http://www.maconstate.edu/maps.

More details on the SBA’s HUBZone Program and the certification application process may be found at https://eweb1sp.sba.gov/hubzone/internet/general/application-guide.cfm#Welcome.

A flyer describing the May 1 event can be downloaded by clicking here.

Here’s what the schedule for the day looks like:

HUBZone Boot Camp Agenda – May 1, 2012

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15 – 10:15 HUBZone 101 and Q and A

10:15– 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:15 How to complete a HUBZone application session

11:15 – 12:15 Panel Discussion on best practices

12:15 – 1:30 Lunch break

1:30 – 2:30 Doing Business with the Federal Government

2:30 – 2:45 Break

3:00 – 3:45 Other Certifications

3:45 – 4:00 Close out

 

 

Filed Under: GTPAC News Tagged With: federal contracting, government contract training, HUBZone, preference, set-aside, small business

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