10-WBC Becoming WOSB 101 3/8/23
To help provide a level playing field for women business owners, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting program.
These contracts are for specific industries where WOSBs are underrepresented.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP/WEBINAR: • Learn how the U.S. SBA and our Resource Partners can help you and your business advance • Learn how women-owned companies compete for, and win, federal government contracts • Hear about the more than $26.2B in contracts that were awarded to WOSBs in 2021 • 5% of the federal government’s prime contracting dollars must be awarded to WOSBs • Learn how the WOSB, SDB/8(a), HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Programs help agencies achieve contracting goals
To be eligible for the WOSB Federal Contracting program, a business must: o Be a small business o Be at least 51% owned and controlled by women who are U.S. citizens o Have women manage day-to-day operations and also make long-term decisions
Zoom details provided upon registration.
Speaker(s): Terrence A. Moultrie, Compliance Chief, Program and Resource Management Office of Government Contracting and Business Development WOSB Federal Contracting Program U.S. Small Business Administration
Co-Sponsor(s): This webinar is co-sponsored by Virginia PTAC, Women's Business Center of Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. Women's Business Center, and Women’s Business Center at Maryland Capital Enterprises.
Fee: No Cost
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.