Federal Contracting Made Easy's Podcast

It has been a couple of years since you took the first steps to adventure into government contracting.  Your business is HUBZone certified and the business has won HUBZone contracts.  Things are going well when suddenly a visitor walks in stating that they are from the Government and you need to answer a few questions. Before you panic, stop and take a deep breath.  Let the air out slowly.  Now go and talk to the Government Official.  More than likely the Government Official is from the U.S. Small Business Administration and he or she is performing a HUBZone site visit. HUBZone Site Visit Nancy, why does the Government need to visit my office when they already declare the business is HUBZone certified? That is a great question.  SBA is responsible for ensuring that only qualified small businesses receive the HUBZone certification.  They visit firms to ensure that they are still HUBZone qualified.  Since SBA does not have the resources available to visit every firm when they apply for the HUBZone certification