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Formalizing your small business may seem like a long and tedious process, but the benefits can be greater by knowing the requirements, benefits and how to navigate effectively, to ensure that your business is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities available.
California state agencies are mandated to develop an “economic equity first” policy and action plan to ensure the active participation and benefit of small businesses in the hiring process and other benefits, experts said during a session information made by Ethnic Media Services.
To start registration it is necessary to find out about the requirements on the website: https://caleprocure.com/ or Caleprocure.ca.gov.
Joann Patty of the Business Liaison for the Office of Small Business and DVBE (Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise) and the California Department of General Services, explained the process in broad strokes, as it is done online on the website, for so every person has the opportunity to register their small business.
He explained that they seek to support people to ensure that the state as a whole and each department and agency meet the goal of spending 25 percent of the contract money with certified California small businesses and 3 percent with disabled veteran-owned business enterprises. , among other purposes.
The purpose of the certification and recognition programs is to promote and increase the participation of SB, SB-PW, DVBE, NVSA and NP in state contracting. Having the knowledge of each of these, you can act more effectively in each case: Small Businesses (SB), Small Businesses for Public Works Purposes (SB-PW), Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (DVBE), Agency of Nonprofit Veterans Services (NVSA) and Nonprofit Organizations (NP).
“The State is mandated to spend 25 percent of all contract money on small businesses and 3 percent of all contract money on disabled veteran-owned businesses; so all small businesses get up to 5 percent contract preference and like DVBE, they can get up to 5 percent incentive and contracts, and that really gives your business a leg up,” Patty assured.
There are many benefits to becoming a certified company, so we invited the community to register and carry out its process effectively and, as each company is different, the requirements must be considered in each case.
“Right now we have about 45 percent of all subcontractors: the main contractor gets the benefit of their certification, which makes them look like a much more desirable subcontractor to someone, generating more trust,” he added.
To research UNSPSC codes you can visit the website: https://unspscsearch.apps.dgs.ca.gov
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