BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191210T140000Z DTEND:20191210T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Drive 8a Federal Contracting Summit DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) South Carolina District Office. \n\n \n Are you a minority or socially disadvantaged business looking to expand your contracting opportunities with the federal government?\n \n \n Is your net worth below $250k (economically disadvantaged)?\n \n \n Have you been in business for at least two years?\n \n\nIf so\, you might be missing a huge opportunity to gain access to federal contracts that are set aside for 8(a) Business Development Program. At the Drive 8a Summit \, participants will learn how to qualify\, apply\, and utilize the certification to increase business revenue.\n\nSpaces are limited!\n\nFAQs\n\nWhere can I contact the organizer with any questions?\n\nPlease email michael.corp@sba.gov or Angela.Brewer@sba.gov \n\nDo I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?\n\nNo\, you do not need to bring your ticket.\n\n\n\n\n\n8(a) Business Development Program Specifics:\n\nSocially Disadvantaged: (African American\, Hispanic Americans\; Native Americans (Alaska Natives\, Native Hawaiians\, or enrolled members of a Federally or State recognized Indian Tribe)\; Asian Pacific Americans (persons with origins from Burma\, Thailand\, Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Singapore\, Brunei\, Japan\, China (including Hong Kong)\, Taiwan\, Laos\, Cambodia (Kampuchea)\, Vietnam\, Korea\, The Philippines\, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau)\, Republic of the Marshall Islands\, Federated States of Micronesia\, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands\, Guam\, Samoa\, Macao\, Fiji\, Tonga\, Kiribati\, Tuvalu\, or Nauru)\; Subcontinent Asian Americans (persons with origins from India\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, Sri Lanka\, Bhutan\, the Maldives Islands or Nepal) \n\nEconomically Disadvantaged: Net Worth initially under $250K then maintained under $750K once in program Three Year Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) under $250K then under $350 once in program\; All assets initially below $4M then $6M once in program\n\nThe SBA's small business contracting programs include the 8(a) Program for socially and economically disadvantaged business owners\, Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program\, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program\, and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) South Carolina District Office. \n\nIf so\, you might be missing a huge opportunity to gain access to federal contracts that are set aside for 8(a) Business Development Program. At the Drive 8a Summit \, participants will learn how to qualify\, apply\, and utilize the certification to increase business revenue.
\nSpaces are limited!
\nFAQs
\nWhere can I contact the organizer with any questions?
\nPlease email michael.corp@sba.gov or Angela.Brewer@sba.gov
\nDo I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
\nNo\, you do not need to bring your ticket.
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\n8(a) Business Development Program Specifics:
\nSocially Disadvantaged: (African American\, Hispanic Americans\; Native Americans (Alaska Natives\, Native Hawaiians\, or enrolled members of a Federally or State recognized Indian Tribe)\; Asian Pacific Americans (persons with origins from Burma\, Thailand\, Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Singapore\, Brunei\, Japan\, China (including Hong Kong)\, Taiwan\, Laos\, Cambodia (Kampuchea)\, Vietnam\, Korea\, The Philippines\, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau)\, Republic of the Marshall Islands\, Federated States of Micronesia\, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands\, Guam\, Samoa\, Macao\, Fiji\, Tonga\, Kiribati\, Tuvalu\, or Nauru)\; Subcontinent Asian Americans (persons with origins from India\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, Sri Lanka\, Bhutan\, the Maldives Islands or Nepal)
\nEconomically Disadvantaged: Net Worth initially under $250K then maintained under $750K once in program Three Year Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) under $250K then under $350 once in program\; All assets initially below $4M then $6M once in program
\nThe SBA'\;s small business contracting programs include the 8(a) Program for socially and economically disadvantaged business owners\, Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program\, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program\, and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program.
\n \; LOCATION:Columbia Chamber of Commerce 930 Richland Street Columbia\, SC 29201 UID:e.2226.11441 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260518T072240Z URL:https://partners.columbiachamber.com/events/details/drive-8a-federal-contracting-summit-11441 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR