Small Business Certification Courses

Course 1: Small Business Certifications' Intro (90 minutes)

Many Fortune 1,000 Companies, federal, state, county, and city government agencies are mandated to do business with traditionally underrepresented/underutilized groups (e.g., minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned companies, etc.). Corporate and government certifications enable small businesses to compete for these private-sector and government set-aside contracts. This overview course helps participants understand the general principles of these programs.

Course 2: Small Business Certifications’ Bootcamp (3 Hours)

Government and corporate contracts can be very lucrative for a business. They allow companies to receive steady monthly revenue, which can be extremely beneficial and — in some cases —  keep businesses afloat during slow times. Having contracts in their portfolio can create many opportunities. Future clients find them more attractive and trust he businesses more. Business networking efforts can result in clients referring the business to other agencies. This course is for business owners who completed Course 1 and feel they are ready for this more in-depth, step-by-step explanation of proven certification tips and techniques.

Benefits of being a certified small business include:

  • You can create new revenue sources by bidding on corporate and government contracts.
  • Compete for contracts against a smaller pool of competitors.
  • Gain access to exclusive resources and networks.
  • Get listed in a national directory where prime contractors look for subcontractors.
  • Get access to contracting opportunities that you were previously ineligible for.
  • Get the contact info of Fortune 1000 corporation supplier diversity directors.
  • Create joint venture contracts with larger companies as their subcontractors.
  • Get management and technical assistance to help their businesses grow and succeed.
  • Develop relationships and partnerships with people able to lead them to fruitful opportunities.

Benefits of being a certified small business include:

  • You can create new revenue sources by
  • bidding on corporate and government
  • contracts.
  • Compete for contracts against a smaller
  • pool of competitors.
  • Gain access to exclusive resources
  • and networks.
  • Get listed in a national directory where
  • prime contractors look for subcontractors.
  • Get access to contracting opportunities
  • that you were previously ineligible for.
  • Get the contact info of Fortune 1000
  • corporation supplier diversity directors.
  • Create joint venture contracts with
  • larger companies as their subcontractors.
  • Get management and technical assistance
  • to help their businesses grow and succeed.
  • Develop relationships and partnerships
  • with people able to lead them to fruitful opportunities.

What you'll learn from the Small Business Certifications Introduction course:

Learn the differences between the various certification programs.

  • WOSB (Woman-Owned Small
  • Business)
  • WBE (Woman Business
  • Enterprise)
  • VOSB (Veteran-Owned Small
  • Business)
  • VBE (Veteran Business
  • Enterprise)
  • DBE (Disadvantaged Business
  • Enterprise)
  • MBE (Minority Business
  • Enterprise)
  • SBA 8(a) Business
  • Development Program

Review general eligibility criteria for the various certifications.

To be eligible for most certification programs, your small business must be at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens who are economically and socially disadvantaged. Additionally, the owners must: manage day-to-day operations; make long-term decisions; have a personal net worth of less than $750,000 and a three-year average adjusted gross income of $350,000 or less.

Review corporate and federal government set-aside contracting systems

  • Federal government contracting
  • systems
  • State government contracting systems
  • County government contracting systems
  • City government contracting systems

Understand the small business certification processes.

The course reviews the major documents needed to complete the respective certifications. The certification process normally takes about 90 days from the time all required documents are uploaded.

Course Instructors

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