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		<title>Benefits of WBENC Minority Business Certification</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WBENC is the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. It is a national council that certifies women owned business throughout the country. There are many benefits of getting a minority business certification through this agency.  From gaining useful access to valuable resources and capacity building programs to chances for women owned business recognition awards and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBA 8a Certification Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many certifications that can greatly benefit small businesses, such as: WBE, DBE, MBE, HUBZone and more.  Yet, one of the least understood and most often misunderstood certifications is the SBA 8a certification. The SBA&#8217;s 8a BD Program, named for a section of the Small Business Act, is a business development program created to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WBE Certifications: Third-Party vs. Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Biz and Entrepreneurship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When looking at the Woman/Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification, the question I get asked most frequently is. “Is there really a difference between which WBE certification I receive?” The very honest answer to this question is yes. It makes a large impact which agency you choose to certify your business through. If your business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBA 8(a) Eligibility: Do you meet the requirements?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Biz and Entrepreneurship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a small business owner and are considering applying for the SBA 8(a) program, here are some key eligibility requirements and pointers to help you before you invest time into the application process. First and foremost the SBA 8(a) program only certifies firms that are currently in business. In order to apply you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I Need A Business Plan To Get An 8a Cert?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Biz Certifications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to do business with the Federal Government, an interested small business should become certified under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) program. The SBA’s mission is to maintain and strengthen the Nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting, and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping businesses and families recover from disasters. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ins and Outs of Disadvantaged</title>
		<link>http://www.bizcentralusa.com/blog/small-business-services/the-ins-and-outs-of-disadvantaged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bizcentralusa.com/blog/small-business-services/the-ins-and-outs-of-disadvantaged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Biz and Entrepreneurship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business certification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the business certification process, small business owners will undoubtedly come across the terms “economically disadvantaged” and “socially disadvantaged”. But what do these terms actually mean? This all depends on the agency responsible for granting the certification your small business wishes to obtain. Some small business certification programs allow for business owners to have a higher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stage 2 Throw-Up of your Small Business Life Cycle</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bizcentralusa.com/blog/small-business-services/getting-through-stage-2-throw-up-of-your-small-business-life-cycle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every small business will inevitably go through three stages of a life cycle: start-up, throw-up and grow-up, (As stated by Jay Goltz, in an article on CnnMoney.com).  For those of you who haven′t been there yet, it is the point usually between 6 months to 2 years after your initial start up, where you find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Certifying Your Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biz Central USA Marketing Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many contractors are unaware of the numerous small business certification and assistance programs that exist today to aid underprivileged businesses. In fact, many of these programs are aimed specifically at overcoming the effects of discrimination, which may be a significant obstacle for such individuals to conquer. Here at BizCentral, we seek to create increased awareness [...]]]></description>
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