Friday, January 2, 2015

WOSB Registration Creates Opportunities For Women Owned Businesses

By Celeste Osborne


New opportunities are available for women owned businesses interested in doing business with the federal government. By completing their Women-Owned Small Business or WOSB Registration, firms who meet the registration criteria may bid on special set aside contracts. To register, the small business must be owned at least 51% by women.

In order to meet federal contracting mandates, each agency is required to award at least 5% of their contracting budget to women owned businesses. This has resulted in nearly $20 billion awarded to women owned firms in 2013. The same year, over 260,000 individual contracts were awarded to women owned businesses. These same opportunities are available to any contractor that has completed their WOSB Registration.

Registration is mandatory in order to bid on WOSB contracts and the registration can be very complicated depending upon the company's specific circumstances. In addition to the registration form itself, several pages of supporting documents are required as evidence of the business's eligibility. Since incorrect or incomplete documentation can result in either delayed completion of the registration or outright denial, it is recommended that businesses enlist professional assistance in preparing and filing their WOSB registration.

US Federal Contractor Registration has years of experience helping thousands of businesses complete their WOSB registration, as well as their SAM registration and other necessary paperwork to bid on federal contracts.

Interested businesses may contact US Federal Contractor Registration's Contractor Hotline at (877) 252-2700 Ext 1. to start their WOSB Registration immediately. Acquisition Specialists can also advise businesses of other contracting programs or marketing plans which may help them succeed in federal contracting.

US Federal Contractor Registration has helped over 65,000 businesses complete their System for Award Management registration. Their clients include businesses such as McGraw Hill, HP, Wells Fargo, Xerox, GoodWill, Dixie, UPS, Heinz, Sheraton Hotels, Marriott, Westin, Interstate Oil, CITI, and Coldwell Banker; academic institutions and colleges like NYC, Northwestern, Oxford, Southwestern, and Mercer; and numerous federal agencies like US Army, US Navy, Veteran Affairs and United States Department of Agriculture.




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