The Mississippi District Office of the U. S. Small Business Administration will conduct its Statewide HUBZone Program Outreach Conference on Thursday, May 31, 2012.  The event is designed to introduce, educate and train Mississippi small businesses on SBA’s Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Initiative.  The initiative promotes participation in the HUBZone Program which creates economic development through government contracting opportunities, in geographic regions that have been historically underutilized as business zones.

Nationally, in Fiscal Year 2010, businesses currently in the HUBZone program were awarded approximately $12 billion in prime contracting, including approximately $3 billion in HUBZone set-asides.  In Fiscal Year 2011, according to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), Mississippi HUBZone firms were awarded more than $98.3 million.

This event will be one of 68 HUBZone Outreach Initiative events conducted by SBA District Offices around the country. Local and national SBA personnel will be available at the event to help determine whether your business is eligible, and support your business' efforts to participate.  Others in attendance participating include:  HUBZone firms (current and former); federal agencies; state agencies; large business prime contractors; lenders; other vital resource organizations; and small businesses seeking HUBZone certification.

Register for the Mississippi SBA Statewide HUBZone Program Outreach Conference online at http://events.sba.gov/eventmanagement/eventlisting.aspx?state=MS.  View/Download the attached flyer (PDF) for recommended links regarding the HUBZone program and to view a map of HUBZone areas in Mississippi.