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WBC Becoming WOSB 101 3/13/24
March 13 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP/WEBINAR:
• Learn how the U.S. SBA and our Resource Partners can help you and your business advance
• Learn how women-owned companies compete for, and win, federal government contracts
• Hear about the more than $26.2B in contracts that were awarded to WOSBs in 2021
• 5% of the federal government’s prime contracting dollars must be awarded to WOSBs
• Learn how the WOSB, SDB/8(a), HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Programs help agencies achieve contracting goals
To be eligible for the WOSB Federal Contracting program, a business must:
o Be a small business
o Be at least 51% owned and controlled by women who are U.S. citizens
o Have women manage day-to-day operations and also make long-term decisions