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SUMMARY:Women-Owned Small Business Program & SAM (System for Awards Management) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:To help provide a level playing field for small businesses owned and controlled by women\, the Federal Government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Women-Owned Small Business Program.  The federal government's goal is to award at least 5% of all federal contracting dollars to certified Women-Owned Small businesses each year. \n\n \n\nThis workshop is on the SBA's Woman-Owned Small Business Certification (WOSB) and the Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) certification.\n\n \n\nDiscover and Learn:\n\n\n	If Government Contracting is for you?\n	What is SAM (System for Award Management) and how to register?\n	How can you grow your business utilizing the SBA government contracting programs?         \n	What the Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and the Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Program pertains to.\n\n\n              \n\nDisclaimers:   \n\nThe Informational Workshops have been organized by the SBA for the community. The SBA's participation is not an endorsement of any opinion\, product or service of the organizations in attendance.\n\n \n\nSBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis.  Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made\, if requested at least two weeks in advance.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img alt="" height="281" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2211/Image/9.26.19WOSBProgram-SBA.png" style="width: 500px\; height: 281px\;" width="500" /><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">To help provide a level playing field for small businesses owned and controlled by women\, the Federal Government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Women-Owned Small Business Program.&nbsp\; The federal government&#39\;s goal is to award at least 5% of all federal contracting dollars to certified Women-Owned Small businesses each year.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">This workshop is on the SBA&rsquo\;s Woman-Owned Small Business Certification (WOSB) and the Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) certification.</span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><b><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Discover and Learn:</span></b></p>\n\n<ol>\n	<li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">If Government Contracting is for you?</span></li>\n	<li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">What is SAM (System for Award Management) and how to register?</span></li>\n	<li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">How can you grow your business utilizing the SBA government contracting programs?&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></li>\n	<li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">What the Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and the Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Program pertains to.</span></li>\n</ol>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><b><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Disclaimers:</span></b><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><em><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">The Informational Workshops have been organized by the SBA for the community. The SBA&rsquo\;s participation is not an endorsement of any opinion\, product or service of the organizations in attendance.</span></span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;"><em><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis.&nbsp\; Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made\, if requested at least two weeks in advance.</span></span></em></p>\n
LOCATION:Brownsville Chamber of Commerce 1600 University Blvd. Brownsville\, Texas 78520
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DTSTAMP:20260405T175027Z
URL:http://business.brownsvillechamber.com/events/details/women-owned-small-business-program-sam-system-for-awards-management-workshop-6578
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