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Leesburg HUBZone Quarterly Meetings
Quarterly contractor chats are hosted by the Mason Enterprise Center. Speakers and topics are of interest to HUBZone businesses in the government contracting space.
HUBZone
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. The Leesburg HUBZone is home to approximately 100 actively certified HUBZone business. The Leesburg HUBZone business community is collaborative and hosts networking and informational events throughout the year to discuss topics of interest to HUBZone firms and government contractors.
Qualifications
Benefits
Map/Redesignation Information
Resources
Qualifications
To qualify for the HUBZone program, your business must:
- Be a small business according to SBA size standards
- Be at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens, a Community Development Corporation, an agricultural cooperative, an Alaska Native corporation, a Native Hawaiian organization, or an Indian tribe
- Have its principal office located in a HUBZone*
- Have at least 35% of its employees living in a HUBZone*
* The HUBZone map is changing on July 1, 2023.
Benefits
- The government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses in historically underutilized business zones. It also gives preferential consideration to those businesses in full and open competition.
- Joining the HUBZone program makes your business eligible to compete for the program’s set-aside contracts. HUBZone-certified businesses also get a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions.
- HUBZone-certified businesses can still compete for contract awards under other socio-economic programs they qualify for.
For more information about the SBA’s HUBZone Program, including qualifications and how to apply for certification, please visit the SBA’s HUBZone program website.
Map/Redesignation Information
To determine if your business or residence is located in a HUBZone, use the map located here.
Resources
See additional resources here: