CTA's Building Small Businesses - Class Registration - HACIA

Building Small Businesses (BSB) is an immersive financial capacity building program tailored for small business accelerations. It provides a robust series of programming focused on the processes of financial management, access to capital sourcing and bonding, procurement connections, and cultivating advanced organizational practices that create a culture of financial stability for small business owners.

HACIA is a partner of the Ascend HI team, which represents a comprehensive collaboration of resources designed to help small businesses access contracting opportunities with the CTA. Join us for this series of training hosted by the CTA and the Ascend HI team.

BENEFITS

Free of charge
Capital sourcing recommendations
Training and back office support
Procurement connections; access to CTA contracts
Classes are hybrid, join in-person or online

BSB PROCESS

For more information, visit Ascend HI's website.

AVAILABLE TRAININGS

— Contract Agreements

January 24 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Understand how to legally review your contract.
Learn how to negotiate your payment and retention terms.
Go over how to review and meet contract requirements.

— Budgeting & Estimating

March

Understand what is estimating, how estimates are developed, and different types of estimates.
Understand different costs (Fixed vs. Variable, Direct vs. Indirect, Allowances vs. Reserves)

— Bonding & Insurance

April

Understand the three main contract surety bonds: bid bonds, performance bonds, and payment bonds.
Learn the different types of construction insurance programs available and required in a contract.