HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2019-11-26 HUBZone meeting
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
November 26, 2019
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Assistant
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
SBA HUBZone Deputy Director to Be Featured at Quarterly
HUBZone Meeting on Dec. 2, 2019
Small businesses interested in learning about updates regarding the HUBZone
certification are invited to attend this free informational meeting.
Leesburg, VA (November 26, 2019) – In
collaboration with the Town of Leesburg’s
Economic Development Office, the Mason
Enterprise Center, 202 Church Street, in Leesburg,
will hold the next Quarterly HUBZone “Contractor
Chat” on Monday, December 2 from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. The meeting is free to attend and open to
all small businesses interested in federal
contracting. A sponsored lunch will be provided
by Corporate Results Inc. https://cri4results.com/
This quarter’s guest speaker will be Bruce Purdy, deputy director of the SBA HUBZone program.
Purdy will update the group on program changes that will go into effect in 2020, share
information about their new early engagement program for HUBZone certification applicants,
and answer questions applying for HUBZone certification.
Purdy has worked for the US Small Business Administration (SBA) in a variety of roles over the
past 20+ years. His roles at SBA started as a Program Analyst and progressed to include Deputy
Associate Administrator, Office of the SBDC program and Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
of Women's Business Ownership.
A program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the HUBZone program helps small
businesses gain preferential access to federal contracts while increasing employment
opportunities in economically distressed areas. The Mason Enterprise Center and Leesburg
Economic Development have partnered to bring in technical experts and local business owners
who have successfully completed the process to present information at quarterly meetings.
Please visit https://www.meetup.com/Federal-Contractors-Loudoun/events/266637822/ for
more information and to RSVP.
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