What is 8a Certification and How it Benefits?
8a certification is an initiative by the United States government, run by Small Business Administration (SBA) to help socially and economically backward people receive governmental contracts. The Small Business Administration offers these disadvantaged business organizations a nine-year business development program in which they get pieces of training, counseling, help in marketing and technical areas. Such organizations are often owned or controlled by people of certain races like African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and others who face challenges due to their ethnicity, gender, physical abilities, etc, and have no economical advantage. The 8acertification benefits these people widely and helps them to thrive in the competitive business environment. The certification program is a two-step program in which the four initial years is the developmental stage. In these years the organizations are provided with funds, training, various policies, and marketing str