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Certification Tips for Small Businesses
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CT
Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Supplier Diversity Program |
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- Business must be in CT
- Must be in business for one year
- Annual sales under $15 million
- Certification is good for up to 2
years before renewal
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Link to this
program:
http://www.das.state.ct.us/Purchase/
New_purchHome/busopp_template.asp?F_ID=25 |
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SBA
8A Program |
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Must be a small
business-determined by NAICS codes where each code has a size
standard applied to them by the SBA
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Net worth no
more than $250,000.00
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Owners must be
American citizens
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Company must be
at least 2 yrs old
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51% ownership
by a disadvantaged person–listing of those who qualify as
disadvantaged
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Link to this program:
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/
sbaprograms/8abd/application/index.html |
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DOT DBE Certification |
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Open to
disadvantaged and woman owned businesses, must have 51% ownership.
Owner must be considered ecomonically or socially disadvantaged
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Must meet the
SBA’s small business size standard and does not exceed $17.42
million in gross annual revenue
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No firm length
of time to be in business, but they must be an existing business and
have some experience
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Personal net
worth must be under $750,000.00
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Must be a type
of business that the DOT utilizes
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Upon acceptance
into the program, can start the mentoring portion of the program
here at the ITBD
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Link to this program:
http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/
view.asp?a=2288&q=307380 |
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Service Disabled Veteran Program (SDVet) |
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Self
certifying, however, must have the paperwork from the government, if
asked, stating their degree of disability
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Federal 3% goal
for SDVet businesses for procurement
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Register in
VetBiz
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Link to this program:
http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ |
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Other Relative Links for CT Businesses |
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CT
Center for Advanced
Technology, Inc (CCAT) |
www.ccat.us
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CT Department of
Economic & Community Development
(DECD) |
www.ct.gov/ecd
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CT Department of
Administrative Services (DAS) |
www.das.state.ct.us |
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CT Department of
Transportation (DOT) |
www.ct.gov/dot
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CT Department of
Information Technology (DOIT) |
www.ct.gov/doit/site/default.asp
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CT Online
Licensing Center |
www.ct-clic.com
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CT Procurement
Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) |
http://ctptap.org
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CT
Secretary of the State |
www.sots.ct.gov
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CT Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) |
www.ccsu.edu/sbdc
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CT Economic
Resource Center (CERC) |
www.cerc.com
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Central Contractor
Registration (CCR) **Federal Work ** |
www.ccr.gov
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Online
Representations and Certifications (ORCA)
**Federal Work ** |
https://orca.bpn.gov
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Small Business
Administration (SBA) |
www.sba.gov
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US
Department of Commerce |
www.buyusa.gov/connecticut |
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US
Government |
www.usa.gov
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