Archive for Minority Certification/Procurement
MBDA National Director David A. Hinson
President Obama’s administration has named a new head for the Minority Business Development Administration. David A. Hinson has been placed as the new MBDA National Director replacing Ronald Langston. Personally, I have been anxious to see who would be chosen to the lead the MBDA in the new administration.
Not knowing much more than [...]
Census Time Opportunities
Next year is census time. Every ten years the United States takes a count of the population and varied other demographic data. As this is a ten-year activity, the government does put a lot of dollars into gathering a divergent spread of demographic data. Special attention is paid to marginal groups as [...]
The US Government Does Not Have Minority Set-Asides
The federal government has no minority procurement set-asides. HUBZone is not a minority program, but a geographic program. 8(a) which is often thought to be a minority program, is a socio-economic program. Then other programs are marginal like veteran owned, well, that is more about service open to all who served. [...]
HUBZone - A Great Way To Get Started
Asked which minority certification is best, most will reply 8(a) as the pinnacle of government set-asides. Though, it does offer the most and best perks, I personally see less business (contracts) derived from it than HUBZone Certification. One primary reason is that it is often overlooked. As the calendar nears September (end [...]
A Going Away Party For Ronald N. Langston
Regardless, of other measures President George W. Bush did place a good (most?) number of minorities in his cabinet and subsequent key positions in the Executive Branch of the government. One of the longest running appointees is Ronald N. Langston who is the National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which is [...]
