The Grapevine Network LLC

  SBA Mentor-Protégé program Program benefits Guidance on internal business management systems, accounting, marketing, manufacturing, and strategic planning Financial assistance in the form of equity investments, loans, and bonding Assistance navigating federal contract bidding, acquisition, and the federal procurement process Education about international trade, strategic planning, and finding markets Business development, including strategy and identifying contracting and partnership opportunities General and administrative assistance, like human resource sharing or security clearance support Program qualifications Be a  small business  with industry experience. You can find out if your business qualifies as small by using the  Size Standards Tool , or by referencing SBA's  table of small business size standards . Both the tool and the table help you find the small business classification requirements according to  individual NAICS codes . Be organized fo...

  HUBZone program 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. Content Program benefits HUBZone program qualifications HUBZone map Apply to get certified as a HUBZone small business Maintain HUBZone certification Program 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. HUBZone program qualifications To qualify for the HUBZone ...

The Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program (WOSB Program) is to help provide a level playing field for women business owners. The federal government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the WOSB Program. These contracts are specific industries where WOSBs are underrepresented. Some contracts are restricted further to economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSBs). SBA maintains  a list of those eligible industries and their NAICS codes. Getting certified as a WOSB Federal Contract Program participant makes a business eligible to compete for federal contracts set aside for the program. To help provide a level playing field for women business owners, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract program. These contracts are for goods and services in specific industries (identified via NAICS code) where WOSBs are unde...