SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

The Women-Owned Small Business Program (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses. The WOSB and EDWOSBs contracting program is designed to help federal agencies achieve their statutory goal of awarding at least 5% of their federal contracting dollars to WOSBs. The SBA oversees the Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) Program. First the acquisition must be assigned a NAICS code in which either WOSBs are underrepresented. EDWOSBs are substantially be an Eligible WOSB, a company Must be a small business that is at least 51% percent unconditionally and directly owned and controlled by one or more women who are United States citizens. Must have a woman manage the day-to-day operations, make long-term decisions for the business, hold the highest officer position in the business and work at the business full-time during normal working hours. To be an Eligible EDWOSB, a company: I. Must be a WOSB that is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are "economically..

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