SBA Presents Free Webinar Series to Help Small Businesses Navigate the HUBZone Program

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration will present the final two hour-long webinars of its six-part free Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone webinar series on March 7 and March 14. The webinar series began on Feb. 7 and all webinars will be archived on SBA's YouTube page.

The webinars are designed to help small businesses get and maintain their HUBZone certification, survive HUBZone status protests to contracts, maintain good recordkeeping to ensure compliance in the program, locate HUBZones, and compete for HUBZone contracts.

To get the most out of the webinars, review the HUBZone website and the frequently asked questions.

Webinar Schedule

Understanding How HUBZones are Designated
March 7 | 2-3 p.m. EST
Small businesses will learn how areas become designated as HUBZones. 
Click on this link 10 minutes before the March 7 webinar begins:  http://ems8.intellor.com/login/803401 There is no registration required.

HUBZone Protests and Appeals
March 14 | 2-3 p.m. EDT
Small businesses will learn the process for filing HUBZone protests and appeals; and for responding to protest notices.
Click on this link 10 minutes before the March 14 webinar begins:  http://ems8.intellor.com/login/803400 There is no registration required.

About the U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and is a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.  The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses and recover from disasters. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. To learn more about the SBA, visit www.sba.gov.

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