{"id":14969,"date":"2022-07-07T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T20:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoconvergence.com\/stagingnew\/?p=14969"},"modified":"2022-07-07T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T20:03:36","slug":"geoconvergence-earns-certified-hubzone-small-business-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoconvergence.com\/newstaging\/geoconvergence-earns-certified-hubzone-small-business-status\/","title":{"rendered":"geoConvergence Earns Certified HUBZone Small Business Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14969\" class=\"elementor elementor-14969\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505fdab9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"505fdab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32aae8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32aae8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>geoConvergence Earns Certified HUBZone Small Business Status<\/h2><h5><em>U.S. Government program will provide an advantage to geoConvergence when pursuing federal contracts<\/em><\/h5><p><strong>(Bloomington, IN &#8211; July 6, 2022)<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14957 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/geoconvergence.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/HUBZone-Certified-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"211\" \/><\/p><p>geoConvergence, a best-in-class provider of geospatial intelligence and Information Technology (IT) consulting services, is pleased to announce that the company has received the HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) certification from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA certified geoConvergence as a &#8220;qualified HUBZone small business concern.&#8221;\u00a0 The company is now eligible to receive HUBZone contracting opportunities and will be included in the listing of SBA-qualified HUBZone small business concerns.<\/p><p>The SBA HUBZone program, designed to limit competition for certain government contracts to businesses in historically underutilized business zones, gives preferential consideration to those businesses in full and open competition. As a HUBZone certified company with a Small Disadvantaged Business designation, geoConvergence has access to federal set-aside and sole-source contracts, which in turn advances the federal government\u2019s effort to spur economic growth in economically challenged areas. These preferences go to small businesses that obtain HUBZone certification in part by employing staff who live in a HUBZone.<\/p><p>\u201cgeoConvergence is thrilled to be certified by the SBA in their HUBZone program,\u201d said Prem Radhakrishnan, Co-Founder and CEO. \u201cAs an Indiana-based IT company pursuing federal contracts, this certification will allow us to help federal procurement officers achieve their set-aside targets, while also supporting economic development in the historically underutilized business zones in the country.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>About geoConvergence<br \/><\/strong>Since 2004, geoConvergence has specialized in implementing, integrating, and extending core Esri technology. geoConvergence is an award-winning, SBA 8(a) and HUBZone Certified Small Business providing best-in-class solutions to commercial and government customers. geoConvergence has won three Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) awards from Esri for our creative geospatial solutions and services. In March 2022, geoConvergence won an Esri Partner Award for System Implementation. This award was a result of geoConvergence\u2019s continued demonstration of innovative ways to solve complex problems by using Esri\u2019s ArcGIS software and exceptional work in advancing geographic information systems (GIS) technology.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14885\" src=\"https:\/\/geoconvergence.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8a-Certified-269x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"138\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14955\" src=\"https:\/\/geoconvergence.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/HUBZone-Certified-242x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"139\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14866\" src=\"https:\/\/geoconvergence.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/epc-2022-award-system-implementation-lg-300x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"92\" \/><\/p><p>Media contact: Chris Walls<br \/>chris@geoconvergence.com<br \/>(812) 320-5467<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>geoConvergence Earns Certified HUBZone Small Business Status U.S. Government program will provide an advantage to geoConvergence when pursuing federal contracts (Bloomington, IN &#8211; July 6, 2022) \u00a0 geoConvergence, a best-in-class provider of geospatial intelligence and Information Technology (IT) consulting services, is pleased to announce that the company has received the HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) certification from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA certified geoConvergence as a &#8220;qualified HUBZone small business concern.&#8221;\u00a0 The company is now eligible to receive HUBZone contracting opportunities and will be included in the listing of SBA-qualified HUBZone small business concerns. The SBA HUBZone program, designed to limit competition for certain government contracts to businesses in historically underutilized business zones, gives preferential consideration to those businesses in full and open competition. As a HUBZone certified company with a Small Disadvantaged Business designation, geoConvergence has access to federal set-aside and sole-source contracts, which in turn advances the federal government\u2019s effort to spur economic growth in economically challenged areas. These preferences go to small businesses that obtain HUBZone certification in part by employing staff who live in a HUBZone. \u201cgeoConvergence is thrilled to be certified by the SBA in their HUBZone program,\u201d said Prem Radhakrishnan, Co-Founder and CEO. \u201cAs an Indiana-based IT company pursuing federal contracts, this certification will allow us to help federal procurement officers achieve their set-aside targets, while also supporting economic development in the historically underutilized business zones in the country.\u201d \u00a0 About geoConvergenceSince 2004, geoConvergence has specialized in implementing, integrating, and extending core Esri technology. geoConvergence is an award-winning, SBA 8(a) and HUBZone Certified Small Business providing best-in-class solutions to commercial and government customers. geoConvergence has won three Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) awards from Esri for our creative geospatial solutions and services. 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