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SUMMARY:Webinars with SBA Seattle: HUB Zone Contracting Program
DESCRIPTION:The HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least 3% of federal contract dollars to HUBZone-certified companies each year.\n\nJoin us this week to learn about program eligibility\, benefits\, and upcoming changes to the HUBZone map\, effective July 1\, 2023.\n\nWednesday Webinars\n\nWednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free\, virtual\, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the third Wednesday of each month\, we will be focusing on government contracting opportunities\, certifications\, and business development programs.\n\nAbout the Presenter\n\nFernando Cervantes is a Business Opportunity Specialist in the Seattle District's Spokane Branch office. Fernando joined the SBA following an accomplished career in the U.S. Air Force\, most recently from Fairchild Air Force Base. During his service\, he was a contracting officer (Level II certification) and worked in several contracting squadrons in the Air Force. In addition to his vast contracting experience\, Fernando has demonstrated a commitment to small business success in contracting. He set the squadron small business record with 95% set aside\, earning the unit the No. 1 small contracting squadron for women-owned small business and No. 2 for small disadvantaged business for Air Mobility Command.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">The HUBZone program fuels small business growth in historically underutilized business zones with a goal of awarding at least 3% of federal contract dollars to HUBZone-certified companies each year.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">Join us this week to learn about program eligibility\, benefits\, and upcoming changes to the HUBZone map\, effective July 1\, 2023.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; box-sizing: border-box\; padding-top: 0px\;">Wednesday Webinars</span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">Wednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free\, virtual\, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the third Wednesday of each month\, we will be focusing on government contracting opportunities\, certifications\, and business development programs.</p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; box-sizing: border-box\; padding-top: 0px\;">About the Presenter</span></p>\n\n<p style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(111\, 114\, 135)\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.5rem\; font-family: &quot\;Neue Plak&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">Fernando Cervantes is a Business Opportunity Specialist in the Seattle District&#39\;s Spokane Branch office. Fernando joined the SBA following an accomplished career in the U.S. Air Force\, most recently from Fairchild Air Force Base. During his service\, he was a contracting officer (Level II certification) and worked in several contracting squadrons in the Air Force. In addition to his vast contracting experience\, Fernando has demonstrated a commitment to small business success in contracting. He set the squadron small business record with 95% set aside\, earning the unit the No. 1 small contracting squadron for women-owned small business and No. 2 for small disadvantaged business for Air Mobility Command.</p>\n
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