Category: Certification

Beyond small, women- and veteran-owned status: what the SBA 8(a) and HUBZone programs, the Supplier Clearinghouse and Sacramento County’s local preferences offer.

Veteran owners can certify with the SBA for federal contracts and with California DGS as a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise for state contracts.

Federal WOSB certification supports a 5% federal contracting goal, and California’s Supplier Clearinghouse certifies women-owned firms for utility contracts at no cost.

SMUD’s Supplier Education and Economic Development (SEED) program gives local small businesses up to a 5% bid advantage and access to sheltered-market contracts. Here is how to qualify.

California’s small business certification gives qualifying firms a 5% bid preference on applicable state contracts. Here is who qualifies, how to apply and what it is worth.