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August 12, 2003
Contact:
Tom Davis
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
tomdavis@troy.edu
Office of University Relations
253 Adams Administration
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3196
(334) 670-3274 (fax)
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STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS PRESS RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 1-334-670-3196 |
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to sponsor program on HUBZone in Dothan Aug. 28 Federal government contractors may be able to benefit from of a new federal initiative called the HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) Empowerment Contracting Program, which will be explained in a special program Aug. 28 sponsored by the Small Business Development Center at Troy State University. The two-hour program will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Troy State University Dothan. The program will feature representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) District Office in Birmingham. In addition, Linda Hammer, owner of a Slocomb-based HUBZone certified business, Hammer LGC, Inc., will also provide insight into the certification process and discuss what the HUBZone certification has meant to her business. The HUBZone program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by providing federal contracting preferences to small businesses. These preferences go to small businesses that obtain HUBZone certification in part by employing staff that live in a HUBZone. The company must also maintain a “principal office” in one of these specially designated areas. Some of the areas in Southeast Alabama that are qualified HUBZones are Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Geneva, and Pike counties as well as parts of Dale and Houston counties. The program will also cover special programs in government contracting including the 8(a) Business Development Program, Small & Disadvantaged Business certification and PRO-Net. There is no charge for this seminar. To register call the TSU-SBDC at 334-670-3771. |