BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//178.128.132.229//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Small Business Development Center X-WR-CALDESC:Business Consulting In The Shenandoah Valley X-FROM-URL:https://www.valleysbdc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-60706@www.valleysbdc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T083458Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Webinar CONTACT:(540)654-1383\; sbdc@umw.edu DESCRIPTION:Topic: Government Contracting\n\nTopic: HUBZone\nGrab your lunc h and join us the first Thursday of each month to learn more about SBA pro grams and network with other small business owners.\nDo you own a small bu siness and are interested in contracting with the federal government? Did you know that government limits competition for certain contracts to busin esses in historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones)? It also giv es preferential consideration to those businesses in full and open competi tion. Joining the HUBZone program makes your business eligible to compete for the program’s set-aside contracts.\nKey Takeaways:\n\nHUBZone program eligibility\nRequirements for HUBZone certification\nHow being HUBZone cer tified can help your business\n\n\nSpeaker(s): Carl Knoblock\, SBA Distric t Director Carl Knoblock currently works for the Small Business Administra tion and prior to becoming District Director\, Knoblock owned a couple of small businesses from manufacturing to service industries. He served as C- Level executive for several innovative startups. Carl started as the distr ict director for Virginia in June 2014. Before arriving in Virginia\, he s erved as the District Director for the Western Pennsylvania District Offic e for 8 years. Under his leadership\, his team helped a wide variety of bu sinesses. Carl is very active in mentoring businesses and volunteering in his spare time. He has been an adjunct instructor for several colleges and has served as an advisor to several nonprofit organizations. Carl also se rved in the U.S. Navy.\nIf you need further assistance or have a question\ , please contact us at (540)654-1383.\n\nTickets: https://clients.virginia sbdc.org/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=140430012. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T130000 LOCATION:Virtual Webinar SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:First Thursdays with the SBA: HUBZone URL:https://www.valleysbdc.org/event/first-thursdays-with-the-sba-hubzone/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
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\nGrab your lunch and join us the first Thursday of each month t o learn more about SBA programs and network with other small business owne rs.
\nDo you own a small business and are interested in contracting with the federal government? Did you know that government limits competiti on for certain contracts to businesses in historically underutilized busin ess zones (HUBZones)? It also gives preferential consideration to those bu sinesses in full and open competition. Joining the HUBZone program makes y our business eligible to compete for the program’s set-aside contracts.
\nKey Takeaways:
\nSpeaker(s): Carl Knoblock\, SBA District Director Carl Knoblock current ly works for the Small Business Administration and prior to becoming Distr ict Director\, Knoblock owned a couple of small businesses from manufactur ing to service industries. He served as C-Level executive for several inno vative startups. Carl started as the district director for Virginia in Jun e 2014. Before arriving in Virginia\, he served as the District Director f or the Western Pennsylvania District Office for 8 years. Under his leaders hip\, his team helped a wide variety of businesses. Carl is very active in mentoring businesses and volunteering in his spare time. He has been an a djunct instructor for several colleges and has served as an advisor to sev eral nonprofit organizations. Carl also served in the U.S. Navy.
\nIf you need further assistance or have a questio n\, please contact us at (540)654-1383.
\n\nTickets: https://clients.virginiasbdc.org/reg.as px?mode=event&event=140430012.
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