Coos County businesses have opportunity to work with the federal government

In February, an employer seminar was organized and provided to 24 Coos County employers to educate them on the benefits of becoming HUB Zone certified (Historically Underutilized Business) in preparation to do business with the Federal Prison and the Federal Government. The seminar was offered at the New Hampshire Community Technical College-Berlin by the NH Employment Security (NHES) in partnership with the Androscoggin Valley Economic Recovery Corp (AVER) in coordination with DRED’s ...In February, an employer seminar was organized and provided to 24 Coos County employers to educate them on the benefits of becoming HUB Zone certified (Historically Underutilized Business) in preparation to do business with the Federal Prison and the Federal Government. The seminar was offered at the New Hampshire Community Technical College-Berlin by the NH Employment Security (NHES) in partnership with the Androscoggin Valley Economic Recovery Corp (AVER) in coordination with DRED’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center program (PTAC), and the Small Business Administration.

Areas that have been found to be in HUB Zone include Coos County (NH), Essex and Orleans (Vt.), and Oxford (Me.). The number of unemployed people or average income in a given area results in being eligible for the HUB program. It is designed to give small businesses in those designated areas an opportunity to seek and obtain orders and bids from the federal government.