Scarborough: Government Certification Programs A-Z

Have you heard that getting certified is important if you want to do business with government agencies and prime contractors? Come join us to learn about the various certification programs you may be eligible for with federal, state, and local government.

Government certification programs provide socio and economically-disadvantaged individuals reduced competition for prime contracts and may improve subcontracting opportunities. The eligible groups are minorities, women, persons with disabilities (including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses), and small businesses.

In this workshop you will learn about these government certification programs:

• Small Business Administration 8(a) Program
• Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program
• Economically Disadvantaged / Women-Owned Small Business (ED/WOSB) Program
• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program
• State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program
• City of Houston Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), Persons with Disabilities Business Enterprise (PDBE), and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certifications.
• Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC) Minority Business Enterprise certification
• Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA) Women’s Business Enterprise certification
• Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce certification

We will review the program eligibility requirements for each certification and introduce to the websites of each program.

Target Audience: This workshop is intended for individuals who want to learn about the socio and economically-disadvantaged certification programs available with federal, state, and local government.

Learning Objective: The objective of the workshop is to provide you an understanding of the certification programs you may be legible for with federal, state, and local Government and the eligibility process for each.

If you are a current client of the UH PTAC, when you register for the webinar please use the email address we currently have on file. If you do not know the email you have on file with us, please email uhptac@uh.edu and we will confirm your email address.

If you have a new email address, please let us know and we will update your record with us.

Please do not register for the webinar using your new email address until you have informed us of the new email address and we have updated your record.

Thank you!