# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Is Your Business Ready for the 8(a) BD Program or Government Contracting?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am – Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: Learn what the 8(a) Business Development Program and Government Contracting entails, and information on funding your contracting projects.About this EventPlease join us and learn the 8(a) Business Development program and how to fund your projects.The requirements to become an 8(a) Small Business.How to source and find government contracting opportunities.Information on bonding and funding your government contracting projects.All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance of this event.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ashtabula/is-your-business-ready-for-the-8a-bd-program-or-government-contracting/100001716577733209
- **Event Categories**: business
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Ashtabula
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Ashtabula Public Library - Ashtabula County District Library
- **lat**: 41.8677357
- **long**: -80.7839989
- **full address**: Ashtabula Public Library - Ashtabula County District Library, 4335 Park Avenue, Ashtabula, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Is Your Business Ready for the 8(a) BD Program or Government Contracting? being held?
  - **A:** Is Your Business Ready for the 8(a) BD Program or Government Contracting? takes place on Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am to Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 11:30 am at Ashtabula Public Library - Ashtabula County District Library, 4335 Park Avenue, Ashtabula, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Is Your Business Ready for the 8(a) BD Program or Government Contracting??
  - **A:** Is Your Business Ready for the 8(a) BD Program or Government Contracting? is organized by Cleveland District Office.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Is Your Business Ready for the 8(a) BD Program or Government Contracting? is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ashtabula, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Is Your Business Ready for the 8(a) BD Program or Government Contracting? sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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