troblinreich.com
Information resource for Social Media, SEO, Small Business, Charity, and good fun with Social Media
  • Thomas R.Reich: Cartoon Explosion
  • LinkedIn for Nonprofits
  • Social Media for Nonprofits
  • Video Tutorial Links
  • How to use Twitter for Small Business
  • Services: Social Media, Marketing, Events
  • Social Media Blog
February 28 2013

How Does Business Certification Work; A Look at HUBZone Business Certification

Thomas R. Reich PhD Thomas R. Reich, Uncategorized business plan success, Business start up, Certification, Felix Zapata, Free small business resources, HUBZone, HUBZone Certification, Small Business Resources, Social Media for small business, Thomas R. Reich

HUBZone Certifications from BizCentral USAHow Does Business Certification Work;  

A Look at HUBZone Business Certification

 

By Felix Zapata

Are you a small business owner located in an economically distressed urban or rural community with high unemployment or low income levels?  Are you looking for help with federal contracting and interested in becoming certified in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone Certification) program? If so, you may be eligible for the program if you can answer yes to the following questions.  Ask yourself:

  • Am I a small business according to SBA’s size standards?
  • Is my business 51 percent owned and controlled by a U.S. citizen?
  • Is my principal office located in a HUBZone Certification designated area?
  • Do at least 35 percent of my employees reside in a HUBZone Certification designated area?

HUBZone Certification Program – What is it? The HUBZone Certification program — enacted in 1997 – helps small businesses located in HUBZones get contract help, thus promoting job growth, capital investment and HUBZone Certification from BizCentral USAeconomic development in economically depressed areas, in both rural and urban communities, and on Indian reservations.  The federal government has a goal of awarding 3 percent of its contracts each year (measured in dollars) to eligible HUBZone certification small businesses.  In FY 2010, the federal government awarded $11.97 billion to HUBZone Certification firms. Small businesses certified in the HUBZone Certification program are eligible for three types of contracts including:

  • set-aside contracts (only HUBZone Certification businesses submit offers)
  • sole-source contracts (for some contracts with an anticipated award price between $3.5 million and $5.5 million, the government can give a contract to a HUBZone Certification after soliciting and negotiating with just that one single company, depending on what business sector the company operates in.
  • full and open competitive contracts (HUBZone Certification companies compete with other bidders, but get a 10 percent price preference).

HUBZone Certification from BizCentral USAHow do I Know If My Business is in a HUBZone Certification Designated Area? HUBZones are located across the U.S. and its territories.  These areas are largely based on unemployment and income data.   These areas include:

  • qualified census tracts determined by the Department of Housing Urban Development (HUD)
  • qualified non-metropolitan counties
  • difficult development areas
  • qualified Indian reservations
  • former military bases closed by the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC)

To see if your area is a designated HUBZone Certification and to apply for the program, visit www.sba.gov/hubzone. What’s New with the HUBZone Certification Program?HUBZone Certification from BizCentral USA On September 1, 2011, the SBA informed HUBZone companies by e-mail of the expiration of some re-designated areas on Oct. 1, 2011, the date the Census Bureau publicly released the first results of its 2010 decennial census.  Re-designated areas are HUBZones that lost their HUBZone Certification eligibility before October 1, 2008, generally because of changes in their unemployment and/or income status, but were temporarily re designated as HUBZones Certification until Oct. 1, 2011. Since some of the re-designated areas will no longer be HUBZones, the SBA encourages small businesses located in these areas to go to the HUBZone Certification locator on its Web site to determine whether they are located in one of these expiring areas. In October 2011, the SBA sent out letters proposing desertification for HUBZone Certification businesses located in expiring re-designated areas.  Small businesses also have the option of submitting a voluntary desertification agreement.   HUBZone Certification firms desertification from the program must wait 90 days from the date of desertification to reapply for HUBZone certification.  Companies currently working on a HUBZone Certification contract may continue to work on the contract.

HUBZone Certification

 

 

Are you leaving money on the table?  Are there contracts you could be getting that you are excluded from by not getting a simple certification?  We will discuss the many ways you can be certified, based on location, minority status, sex, veteran status even business type in some cases.  You can be certified on a local, state or national level, and each level could mean more contracts!

Benefits of Business Certifications with Felix Zapata

Webinar Registration

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm est online from BizCentral USA Key Note Speaker: Felix Zapata Join us for the rare chance to look into the world of certifications.  Discover the benefits of federal and state HUBZone Certification from BizCentral USAminority certification, and the whole gamete of certifications that can give you the edge in competition and authorize you to bid on state and federal contracts.  You will benefit greatly from the knowledge if only to enlighten you on what may be available for your company.  All it takes is the knowledge and desire to succeed; we give you the knowledge FREE in this information packed webinar! Contact Business Consultant Howard Walker for more info at Felix@Bizcentralusa.com or call him at (407) 857-9002 Register Now, even if you can’t attend we will send you a link to the recorded webinar after the event. Your Friends in the Struggle, BizCentral USA

Related Blogs

    ChurchNet USA Announces Outreach Ministry Program Deep Rich Data, Taking Social Media to the Next Level

    Related Posts

    There is no question that you can still boost your small business sales, marketing and internet activity, through content marketing and social media networking. What can small business owners take away from this political experience of underdog victories?

    Content Marketing, General Business Topics, Marketing and Promotion, Social Media, Uncategorized

    Content Marketing and Social Media how have they Evolved?

    Thomas R. Reich explains easy non-profit fundrasers

    non-profit, Thomas R. Reich, Uncategorized

    11 Easy Nonprofit Fundraisers, Great Results Right Now!

    Why the yellow pages do not work any more

    SEO, Social Media, Thomas R. Reich, Uncategorized

    Yellow Pages are Dead; What to do in 2016

    Pages

    • Contact Us
    • How to use Twitter for Small Business
    • How to Write a Killer Grant Proposal
    • Ichthyologist Thomas R. Reich PhD Presents Tropical Fish Fun!
    • LinkedIn for Nonprofits
    • News and Press about Us from Around the World
    • Services: Social Media, Marketing, Events
    • Social Media Blog
      • Modern Marketing for Small Business
    • Social Media for Nonprofits
    • Thomas R.Reich: Cartoon Explosion
    • Video Tutorial Links
    February 2019
    S M T W T F S
    « May    
     12
    3456789
    10111213141516
    17181920212223
    2425262728  

    Recent Posts

    • 10 Reasons Promotional Products are Still Effective Marketing
    • Content Marketing and Social Media how have they Evolved?
    • 11 Easy Nonprofit Fundraisers, Great Results Right Now!
    • Yellow Pages are Dead; What to do in 2016
    • 35 Ways Social Media can Boost Small Business

    Archives

    • May 2016
    • March 2016
    • February 2016
    • January 2016
    • December 2015
    • December 2014
    • October 2014
    • April 2014
    • February 2014
    • December 2013
    • October 2013
    • September 2013
    • August 2013
    • July 2013
    • June 2013
    • May 2013
    • April 2013
    • March 2013
    • February 2013
    • January 2013
    • December 2012
    • November 2012
    • October 2012
    • September 2012
    • August 2012
    • July 2012
    • June 2012
    • May 2012
    • April 2012
    • March 2012
    troblinreich.com
    © troblinreich.com 2019
    Powered by WordPress • Themify WordPress Themes