The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia Deputy District Director George Murray is participating in a series of free HUBZone Workshops across West Virginia hosted by the Robert C. Byrd Institute.
The workshops provide an understanding of how to apply the requirements of the HUBZone Program to help small businesses receive their fair share of contracting opportunities.
The SBA HUBZone program is for small businesses that operate and employ people in Historically Underutilized Business Zones.
Dates & WV Locations:
- August 13 – Wyoming County
Southern WV CTC, 128 College Drive, Saulsville - August 14 – Braxton County
Days Inn, 350 Days Drive, Sutton - August 15 – Harrison County
RCBI, 2400 E. Benedum Industrial Drive, Bridgeport - August 16 – Hardy County
Eastern WV CTC, 316 Eastern Drive, Room 104B, Moorefield - August 17 – Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County Parks and Rec Bldg, 320 9th Street, Marlinton
Morning sessions provide an overview of the HUBZone Program and Locations: what they are, where they are and how to become certified. There will also be discussion about how to best leverage the certification to generate contract opportunities.
Afternoon sessions focus on where to find HUBZone contracting opportunities and how to navigate the application process (including a FPDS demonstration).
Registration deadline is 3 p.m. the day before each event. For more information, contact Jane Bostic at 304-781-1681 or jbostic@rcbi.org.
