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:20200917T170000Z DTEND:20200917T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Norcal PTAC Presents: Women Owned Small Business Certification | Webinar DESCRIPTION:Learn about SBA's Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting program\, and how to use it to leverage your business!\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2019\, the federal government awarded approximately $7 billion in contacts to certified Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs). Join us to review the requirements of SBA's Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting program\, discuss latest changes to the WOSB certification process\, and explore how to optimize and successfully complete the application on the new portal: beta.certify.sba.gov.\n \n\n\nThe SBA position all small businesses to win at least 23% of all federal contracting dollars each year by allocating set-aside contracts and subcontracting requirements. Five percent of the total set aside for small businesses is dedicated to women-owned businesses. WOSB set-asides are for industries where women have been historically underrepresented (see: eligible industries and their NAICS codes). Some contracts may be restricted further to economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB) which adds the further requirement of income verification.\n\n\nTo be eligible for the SBA's Women's Contracting program\, a business must be a small business\, at least 51% owned\, controlled\, and operated by a woman who is a U.S. citizen.\n\n\n \n\n\nSpeaker\n\nNanci Pigeon\n\nProcurement Specialist\, Norcal PTAC\n\nNanci has 21 years' experience in Federal contracting and small business advocacy. She holds a BS in Management from Park University and an MS from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Strategic Purchasing. She is also a Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM) through the National Contract Management Association and has a current Level III Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C).\n\n\n \n\n\nCo Hosts\n\nNorcal PTAC\n\nNorthern California Procurement Technical Assistance Center provide no-cost government contracting counseling\, bid matching\, and training.\n\nAnewAmerica Women's Business Center\, Oakland\n\nAnewAmerica Women's Business Center - Oakland provides training\, counseling and other support services to help women entrepreneurs start and successfully grow their businesses. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
In 2019\, the federal government awarded approximately $7 billion in contacts to certified Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs). \;Join us to review the requirements of SBA&rsquo\;s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting program\, discuss latest changes to the WOSB certification process\, and explore how to optimize and successfully complete the application on the new portal: \;beta.certify.sba.gov.
\n \;\n\nTo be eligible for the SBA'\;s Women&rsquo\;s Contracting program\, a business must be a small business\, at least 51% owned\, controlled\, and operated by a woman who is a U.S. citizen.
\nProcurement Specialist\, Norcal PTAC
\n\nNanci has 21 years&rsquo\; experience in Federal contracting and small business advocacy. She holds a BS in Management from Park University and an MS from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Strategic Purchasing. She is also a Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM) through the National Contract Management Association and has a current Level III Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C).
\nNorthern California Procurement Technical Assistance Center provide no-cost government contracting counseling\, bid matching\, and training.
\n\nAnewAmerica Women&rsquo\;s Business Center - Oakland provides training\, counseling and other support services to help women entrepreneurs start and successfully grow their businesses.
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\n LOCATION:Online Webinar UID:e.9100.4360 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240329T052013Z URL:https://www.marinbuilders.com/events/details/norcal-ptac-presents-women-owned-small-business-certification-webinar-4360 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR