Southeastern SBDC to host government contracting course
Monday, July 2, 2018
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana
University is hosting a free government contracting course in Hammond on Wednesday,
July 11.
The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Certification Workshop
will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Southeast Louiaiana Business Center,
located at 1514 Martens Dr.
Deputy District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jo Lawrence will
serve as speaker for the course.
According to SBDC Assistant Director Sandy Summers, the session is designed for
all small businesses considering HUBZone certification or looking for more information
on the HUBZone program.
“The HUBZone Certification Workshop is designed to introduce your business to
the program, help determine whether your business is eligible for the program, and
support the efforts of your business to participate in the program,” said Summers.
“During this session, we will walk you through the completion of the online certification
process.”
Summers said every year the federal government awards over $500 billion in contracts.
A significant share of those contracts are specifically allotted to small businesses.
“The Small Business Administration assists federal agencies in identifying and
awarding contracts to meet the 23 percent statutory goal of government-wide small
business prime contracting. Agencies are also required to award 3 percent of contracts
to small businesses located in historically underutilized business zones,” she said.
“SBA encourages small businesses to learn more about the HUBZone program and take
advantage of this federal contracting opportunity. To discover if your small business
is located in a HUBZone, view the HUBZone maps at www.sba.gov/content/hubzone-maps.”
Although the workshop is free, pre-registration is required due to limited seating
available.
For more information, call 985-549-3831. Registration is available on line at
www.lsbdc.org.
