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How Women Entrepreneurs can get Government Contracts

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Have you ever come across any words like “it’s difficult for women to succeed in business”? Well, that’s a common idea runs in the society even today. But, with various women specific certifications, female entrepreneurs can now have an opportunity to expand their horizons. And  get government contracts  that serve you a long term income source.     Over the years, the federal government has been a key player in financially strengthening the small business of the Federal states. Accordingly, several certifications and financial grants were made available for the budding entrepreneurs so that they can grow their business and become a part of the mainstream economy. Even women entrepreneurs were the part of these development programs launched by the government. The aim of the program is to help female business owners to fight away the challenges and trials they have to face in socio-economic and even in the legal premise. Female...

Does Substantially Underrepresented Women Benefit from WOSB Certification ?

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Over the past few years, we are speaking with SBA regarding  WOSB certification  but I mainly addressed the logistics of self-certifying and using a third party certification. Today I want to address the NAICS codes that also fall within the  WOSB certification  program. I won't list them here -since there are 83 of them and they represent hundreds of businesses. Recently, Woman Owned Small Business federal contract program went into effect. Like all SBA certifications, this program is designed to expand the federal contracting opportunities with WOSB certification   for Woman owned businesses, particularly in substantially underrepresented industries. So let's look at some of the NACIS codes that are underrepresented, shall we. What’s Special about the Program The program distinguishes between underrepresented and substantially underrepresented businesses. There are 45 four-digit NAICS codes that are considered "Underrepresented" and another 38 codes...