What You Need to Know About Getting Certified –

The good news? The federal government really wants to give you their business. So much so that each year they set aside millions of dollars specifically earmarked for small businesses – businesses such as yours. And if you are a woman, a minority, a veteran or a “disadvantaged” business, they will even help you win contracts and earn their business! Millions of dollars worth of contracts go unclaimed by small businesses each year – don’t let this happen to you!

How can your company benefit from Certification?

–    More contracts = more revenue–    Prompt payment = cash flow

–    Automatically become more competitive in the bidding process

–    Your company will be listed on the agency’s list of certified vendors – making it easy to find you & possibly generating additional contracts through partnering opportunities.

What types of certification are available? Eligible companies are those socially and economically disadvantaged enterprise with 51% or more in business ownership as a MBE/WBE/DBE/VBE/LBE:

–    Minority-owned Business Enterprise

–    Woman-owned Business Enterprise

–    Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

–    Veteran-Owned / Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise

–    Local Business Enterprise (typically City or County contracting opportunities)

What else do I need to know?

–    Certification is for existing “for-profit” small businesses only

–    Applicants must be citizens or lawfully admitted residents

–    The certifying agency will make a site visit to your office

–    One or more of the qualifying applicants must control the company’s management and daily operations.

–    Personal net worth for CUCP may not exceed $750,000 but only $250,000 for the SBA 8(a) Certification (excluding business ownership interest or equity in your personal residence).

 

Why Work With Us?

Experience

We’ve accurately completed and successfully submitted countless certifications to multiple government agencies resulting in receiving the requested certifications, many of which came with reciprocity (one application, one submittal, accepted by multiple agencies.)

Complete Follow-through

 We will compile the information, complete the application and ensure that it is submitted to the appropriate party and follow-up with the receiving agency to ensure that the application is processed. In the unlikely event that we make a mistake, we will correct the error at no additional cost to you.

Confidential

 We recognize that your information is sensitive in nature. Therefore, when you place your confidence in our certification department, please be assured that we will safeguard your information, keeping the files under lock and key when not being worked on. Only the person working on your file has access to the information until such time as it is sent to the receiving agency. We will not rent, sell or otherwise disclose your information to anyone for any reason.

Affordable

 Our certification packages start at $250 (single owner certifications). As supplemental documentation must be provided for additional owners claiming eligibility as a socially or economically disadvantaged business owner, there is a $125 fee for each additional applicant.

Simple

 Just complete and return the Client Profile (enclosed). We’ll review the Profile and based on your responses, we may contact you for a brief telephone interview to confirm any details or clarifications prior to moving forward. When you’re ready to begin, we’ll give you a document checklist for the required attachments (tax returns, business license, etc.). Then just return the items with your application fee and we will complete and submit your application, normally within 5 to 10 business days.

Package 1 – $250*

California Unified Certification Program (CUCP) for DBEs – a “one-stop” certification procedure that eliminates the need for DBE firms to obtain certification from multiple agencies within the state. Your certification will be accepted statewide: state, county and city agencies. Bonus: Facilitates processing of your certification application in other states!

Package 2 -- $350*

Small Business Administration 8(a) Certification – for Federal government contracts. Bonus: Facilitates processing of CUCP certifications.

Package 3 – $175

Would you like to be notified when opportunities fitting your profile become available? Includes NAICS research, registration with CCR (Central Contract Registry) – required for federal contracts; MBDA and Federal Business Opportunities, plus one city/state or county of your choice.

 * Prices shown are for certification of one owner. Each additional owner will be $125.

 

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________bgSometimes you just can't do it all yourself. When you need an extra pair of hands, but you're not yet ready to hire additional staff, consider using a virtual assistant. Outsourcing can be right for you!

WHAT IS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT?

We are a remote, back-office operation that takes care of all your paperwork while you focus on what you do best: serve your clients!

HOW DOES IT WORK?

When you have an upcoming project, or if you just need help with the day-to-day documents, correspondence, or bookkeeping, etc. simply email, fax or call us. We'll go over the details, such as due dates, document specs and delivery options. Then you sit back and relax and we'll take care of the rest!

BENEFITS OF USING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

  • Free up your time to get on with the business of serving your clients.
  • Gain an extra pair of hands for that big project.
  • Reach more clients/potential clients.
  • Save money by not hiring permanent staff before you need to!
  • Avoid getting bogged down in endless paperwork.
  • Use our services for ongoing routine paperwork, reports, etc.
  • Postpone hiring staff, moving to a bigger office and paying more rent!
  • Control your costs-- you can pay by the hour or monthly retainer.

LET US HELP YOU WITH:

  • Word processing -- We'll draft, edit, and/or finish correspondence, bulk mailings, large documents, etc.
  • Presentations/Proposals -- We do PowerPoint presentations and Bid/Proposal packages.
  • Payroll Processing -- We'll prepare paychecks for your signature.
  • General Bookkeeping -- Accounts Payable/Receivable functions.
  • Applications/Forms -- We can prepare and submit online or hard copy, and follow-up with the agency.
  • Certification Assistance -- Get more contracts by becoming certified as a Disadvantaged, Minority, Local and/or Woman-Owned business.
  • General Back Office Functions -- Too many to list. Please call or email if you need help with  services not listed above.