Dover’s Mountain Consulting Makes History as Delaware’s First African-American-Owned “HUBZone” Firm
In recognition of Black History Month, U.S. Small Business Administration Delaware District Director John Fleming will tour Delaware’s first African-American-owned HUBZone firm, Mountain Consulting’s, worksite at Solid Rock Baptist Church in Dover, Del., Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Fleming will highlight how Delaware small businesses, like Mountain Consulting, can grow their businesses with increased access to federal government contracting opportunities through SBA’s HUBZone Program.
“Delaware’s newest addition to the HUBZone Program, Mountain Consulting, is a great example of the Program at work in our local community,” said Fleming. “The HUBZone Program revitalizes struggling business corridors, or “HUBZones,” by giving their small businesses more access to federal government contracting opportunities. Given that edge, businesses can grow, create jobs, and turn whole communities around. When small businesses, like Mountain Consulting, are a success, we see more projects like Mountain’s work on the community center being erected at Solid Rock Baptist Church, and that makes Delaware a better place for all of us.”
SBA is an independent federal agency, created in 1953, to assist small businesses start, grow, and prosper. The SBA provides financial assistance by: (1) making loans to help families and businesses recover from national disasters and (2) providing loan guarantees to commercial financial institutions for working capital (7a loans), buildings/land/equipment (504 loans through the Certified Development Corporations), and for exports. Through our resource partners, the SBA also offers a variety of business development programs and services such as training, government contracting and export assistance. SBA resource partners include Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, and SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Businesses). For information on the SBA’s programs and services contact us at 302-573-6294 or www.sba.gov.
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It is a great honor to be recognized in my home state for such an accomplishment. I strive to be the best and do my best always. Thank you again for the acknowledgement.