{"id":4718,"date":"2022-10-26T06:14:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T06:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/?p=4718"},"modified":"2022-10-26T06:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T06:14:53","slug":"learn-all-about-the-sbas-8a-business-development-program-1st-thursday-of-each-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/learn-all-about-the-sbas-8a-business-development-program-1st-thursday-of-each-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn all about the SBA&#8217;s 8(a) Business Development Program &#8211; 1st Thursday of each month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"line-height:1.4;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%!important\">\n<div><a name=\"m_-6048904215506099508_x_x_gd_top\" id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_gd_top\"><\/a>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"margin:0;padding:0;width:100%!important\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_yahoo\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_row-1\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"background-color:#002e6d\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px;width:100%;margin:0 auto\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_view-in-browser\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"background-color:#002e6d;padding:5px 20px\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-family:sans-serif;color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;margin:0\">\nEl Paso District Office<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_row-2\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"border-left-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-top-style:none;background-color:#002e6d;padding:10px 0px 20px\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px;width:100%;margin:0 auto\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_main-header\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"background-color:#002e6d;padding:20px 30px\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"u s small business administration\" width=\"290\" height=\"80\" style=\"width:290px;height:auto!important;max-height:auto!important;border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/uFEBhEJBngsEQxBTpCLX6lwg36XJkXSBRdsLtoTgd5B1vIrDp9lfVM2VGvGW9cSR9TvEY6aAbX0rcS3ikCKjRP0ZewnKQV3EKiFc7PA7ZeTE9bRaawxjkoY6sd69JqELYSSFvGwUfIiOldyTzhLEaA7641-A75b6JhVp-BNQ2kk=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/USSBA\/2018\/09\/2144901\/final-horiz-white_original.png\" class=\"CToWUd\" data-bit=\"iit\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_row-3\" bgcolor=\"#f2f2f2\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:20px 0px\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px;width:100%;margin:0 auto\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_-6048904215506099508x_x_main-body\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding:30px\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8(a) Business Development Program \" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" style=\"width:540px;height:auto!important;max-height:auto!important;border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/AfvdMUkAow1qbsMWRC92zWqCC8wbjL9PZ2BeIm8Ct9EPyvGHo3jcP0eaL3teS7o82caZPCJm7vAI6PiO42qUWJWznJaHBN3yZx4wdFB4FfV238AtDWBO6b0xwR6NR0W9joiZiVpVue_B1bDheQIn37NQ_4wMpr_R2K1XMmFwpJCOguBgNtbxzsySH2s9b0GUMv3jjpJrkKWfL-D4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/USSBA\/2019\/08\/2742763\/2828731\/ctt-1843-social-media-tile-8a-probram-01_crop.png\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" data-bit=\"iit\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"a6S\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"opacity: 0.01; 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Also eligible to participate in the 8(a) program are small businesses owned by Alaska Native\n corporations, Community Development Corporations, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Small business development is accomplished by providing various forms of management, technical, financial, and procurement assistance.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\nSBA partners with federal agencies to promote maximum utilization of 8(a) program participants to ensure equitable access to contracting opportunities in the federal marketplace. 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