SBA 8a Business Development Program

SBA 8a Business Development Program

Join this SBA-led 2-week series to learn how to get SBA 8(a), WOSB, and HUBZone certified and win federal contracts!

By Orange County Inland Empire SBDC

Date and time

July 3 · 10am - July 10 · 12pm PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • Event lasts 7 days 2 hours

ONLINE EVENT - JOIN US VIRTUALLY

This two-week series will be instructed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and will discuss the requirements, application process and how to become SBA 8(a), SBA Women-Owned Small Business, and/or SBA HUBZone Certified.

July 3, 2025 | 10:00 AM — Noon

SBA 8(a) Application

To help provide a level playing field for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people or entities, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the 8(a) Business Development program.

July 10, 2025 | 10:00 AM — Noon

SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program and SBA Hubzone

The federal government's goal is to award at least 5% of all federal contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses each year! The WOSB has incurred changes to their regulations that will make it easier for qualified small businesses to participate in the WOSB Federal Contracting Program. The HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least 3% of federal contract dollars to HUBZone-certified companies each year.

For questions regarding this workshop, including late registration, please email training@iesmallbusiness.com.

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Orange County Inland Empire SBDC

The Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network is funded in part though a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and California State University Fullerton and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. SBA, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, and California State University, Fullerton cannot endorse any view, product, opinions or services of any external parties or activities.

The Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network is funded in part through a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

*Disability: Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact Katrina Smith at kmpayne@fullerton.edu or 800-616-7232.

*Refund and cancellations: You must give our office 48 hours notice of any changes or cancellations.

If the cancellations or change is not done 48 hours before the event, a full registration fee will be charged.

Our 48-HOUR RULE is Strictly Enforced!

FreeJul 3 · 10:00 AM PDT