Pursue opportunity for mentorship from experienced and technically capable firms through the SBA Mentor-Protégé program.Receive one-on-one business development assistance for their nine-year term from dedicated Business Opportunity Specialists focused on helping firms grow and accomplish their business objectives.Efficiently compete and receive set-aside and sole-source contracts.The 8(a) certification does not guarantee contract awards but it is a dynamic tool to pursue and capture new opportunity from the government.
The 8(a) program offers unique and valuable business assistance. The 8(a) program can be a valuable tool for experienced socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners, who have already been in business for at least two years or more, and are interested in expanding their footprint in the federal marketplace. Once certified, 8(a) program participants are eligible to receive federal contracting preferences and receive training and technical assistance designed to strengthen their ability to compete effectively in the American economy. SBA partners with federal agencies to promote maximum utilization of 8(a) program participants to ensure equitable access to contracting opportunities in the federal marketplace. Small business development is accomplished by providing various forms of management, technical, financial, and procurement assistance. Also eligible to participate in the 8(a) program are small businesses owned by Alaska Native corporations, Community Development Corporations, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations. The 8(a) program is a robust nine-year program created to help firms owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.īusinesses that participate in the program receive training and technical assistance designed to strengthen their ability to compete effectively in the American economy. Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a business development program, which is known as the 8(a) Business Development program.
Sections 7(j)(10) and 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
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