Business Resources
Entrepreneurs often need more than one resource. This page brings together resources, and practical information for starting and growing a business.
WOSB Federal Contracting Program
Helps provide a level playing field for women business owners, the government limits competition for certain federal contracts to Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) that participate in SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program (WOSB Federal Contracting Program). The WOSB Federal Contracting Program permits certified WOSBs and EDWOSBs in eligible industries to compete for contracts that are set aside for them. It also allows contracting officers to make sole-source awards to WOSBs (including EDWOSBs) under specific circumstances. Visit www.sba.gov.wosbready for a comprehensive overview of the program.
Woman Owned Business with WBEC Florida
As a certified Woman Owned, business you get access to a current list of supplier diversity and procurement executives at hundreds of major U.S. corporates and federal, state, and local government entities that accept WBENC Certification. WBENC is also an approved Third-Party Certifier for the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program.
SBA Disaster Assistance
The SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters. Businesses of all sizes located in declared disaster areas, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters affected by declared disasters, including civil unrest and natural disasters such as hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires. SBA loans help with:
Losses not covered by insurance or funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for both personal and business
Business operating expenses that could have been met had the disaster not occurred.
