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SUMMARY:8(a) Business Development Program:  Next Steps for Eligible Applicants
DESCRIPTION:Next steps for applicants who meet all of the eligibility requirements.\n\n\nThis webinar will assist businesses that meet all of the eligibility requirements to apply for the 8(a) Business Development program. \nPlease register and attend the introductory webinar on April 12 (What is the 8(a) BD Program and Am I Eligible?) to gain access to this follow up session. \nThe applicants will be prepared for the 8(a) application with a walkthrough of the common questions that are asked.  Speakers will include: \n\n8(a) graduate on their experience with the application process experience and their experience in the 8(a) BD program\nPTAC on how they can assist 8(a) ready applicants (common FAQs\, registering in SAM/DSBS/Certify\, capabilities statements\, pre/post award assistance\, etc.) \nSBA’s Procurement Center Representative (PCR) will be invited to talk about their role in the 8(a) BD program and in the world of government contracting.
URL:https://snapfinancialaccess.org/events/8a-business-development-program-next-steps-for-eligible-applicants/
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SUMMARY:8(a) Business Development Program:  Become an Eligible 8(a) Applicant
DESCRIPTION:Interested in 8(a) certification but not eligible yet?\n\n\nThis webinar will assist businesses that do not meet the eligibility requirements for 8(a) BD program yet and/or need more time until they may apply.  \nPlease register and attend the introductory webinar on April 12 (What is the 8(a) BD Program and Am I Eligible?) to gain access to this follow up session. \nThere will be several key speakers who will give an overview of their services and provide guidance to get the businesses 8(a) ready\, including: \n\nMinority Business Development Agency (MBDA) | state certifications and procurement opportunities\nOffice of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises | state certifications and procurement opportunities\nSCORE | overview of resources for potential 8(a) firms\nWashington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) | overview of resources for potential 8(a) firms\nU.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) | overview of loan programs for small businesses
URL:https://snapfinancialaccess.org/events/8a-business-development-program-become-an-eligible-8a-applicant/
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SUMMARY:8(a) Business Development Program Overview: Are You 8(a) Ready?
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to grow your business with 8(a) certification?\n\n\nHave you been in business for at least two years? Are you ready to grow your small business? Are you interested in contracting opportunities with the Federal government?  \nThe federal government aims to award 13 percent of all federal contracting dollars (15% by 2025) to certified small\, disadvantaged businesses. \nYou may be wondering\, what are the benefits of 8(a) certification? By getting certified as an 8(a) small business\, you may compete and receive set-aside and sole-source federal contracts\, receive one-on-one business development assistance\, connect with procurement and compliance experts who understand regulations\, and much more. \nWe invite you to discover the “nuts & bolts” of SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program through this Training Series. We provide you the tools that you need to expand your business’s Federal footprint with the 8(a) BD program.  \nSeries One (April 12\, 2023): What is the 8(a) Business Development Program and Am I Eligible? \nThis webinar is for anyone who is interested in the 8(a) Business Development Program. Attendees will learn about the program\, program qualifications\, and program benefits. Topics and speakers to include:  \n\nOverview of 8(a) Business Development Program (SBA)\nFirsthand experience with the 8(a) BD Program (program graduate)\nHow agency contracting officers utilize the 8(a) BD program \nAvailable resources from the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)\n\nFollowing this webinar\, attendees will be encouraged to attend a follow up session based on their level of readiness: Registration for Series 2 and 3 will be open to Series 1 attendees following the event.  \nSeries 2 (April 19\, 2023): How to Become and Eligible 8(a) and DBE Applicant \n\nThis webinar will assist business that do not meet the eligibility requirements for the 8(a) BD program yet. \n\nSeries 3 (April 20\, 2023): Next Steps for Eligible 8(a) Applicants \n\nThis webinar will assist businesses that meet all the eligibility requirements to apply for the 8(a) BD program. \n\nThe first session will be open to all. Participation for the second and third series are targeted training based on your business’s level of 8(a) readiness. However\, attendees are welcome to attend all three sessions.
URL:https://snapfinancialaccess.org/events/8a-business-development-program-overview-are-you-8a-ready/
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