KJL Fasteners is a small woman owned SBA certified HubZone company. What does this mean to you?

  Q. What is the HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program?

  The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban
  and rural communities by providing Federal contracting preferences to small businesses. These preferences go to
  small businesses that obtain HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) certification in part by employing
  staff who live in a HUBZone. The company must also maintain a "principal office" in one of these specially
  designated areas. The program resulted from provisions contained in the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997.

  Q. How does a firm qualify for this program?

  To qualify for the program, a business must meet the following criteria:

• It must be a small business by SBA size standards;

• It's principal office must be located within a HUBZone, which includes lands on federally recognized Indian reservations;

• It must be owned and controlled by one or more U.S. citizens; and

• At least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone.

  Q. Which agencies participate in the HUBZone program and where are these contract opportunities
  posted for general public review?

  As of Oct. 1, 2000, all Federal buying agencies must abide by the HUBZone Program requirements and many of
  these contracts are posted in the Commerce Business Daily, a publication that has a no cost, on-line version that can
  be accessed at www.sba.gov/GC/library.html.

  Though a small company, our client base is not, servicing the largest aerospace companies in the business.
  KJL employs the most knowledgeable staff in the aerospace fastener industry. Because we are small, we are able to
  control our orders and provide you with more personalized service.

  More information is available at www.sba.gov/hubzone/section05d.htm