The 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program provides specialized, high-quality assistance to eligible small businesses and encompasses a wide spectrum of business services to include one-on-one customized coaching, business training, and networking/matchmaking opportunities. This free training is funded by SBA through The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship and has provided assistance across the nation and beyond. A key goal of the program is to help firms successfully compete for federal, state, and local contracting opportunities as a prime contractor or subcontractor.

If you or your business falls into one of the following categories, you are automatically eligible to participate in this free training program:

• Small businesses that are owned and controlled by economically and socially disadvantaged individuals
• Small businesses located in areas of high unemployment or low income;
• A small business owned by low-income individuals
• Certified 8(a) participant,
• HUBZone small business,
• economically disadvantaged women-owned small business. [EDWOSB]

Through our resource of local experts, The Catalyst can provide one-on-one assistance to your company to apply for these various Federal Certifications and Programs