Media Spotlight on Neil McDonnell, GovCon Chamber of Commerce
Neil McDonnell, founder of the HUBZone Chamber of Commerce, reports on incredible success stories.
“On July 28, we had a large federal agency reach out to us. They said they had this opportunity, it has been out there for weeks and they were trying to get HUBZone to express interest and capability. Hardly any responded.
"They asked us if we could help. Within 24 hours, we had almost 100 companies respond to this opportunity,” said McDonnell.
On August 1, the State Department set it aside for HUBZone companies. It was a $200 Million opportunity that would have gone anywhere but HUBZone."
SBA’s HUBZone connects companies to communities
Published August 13, 2018
Neil McDonnell, founder of the HUBZone Chamber of Commerce, discusses the $13 billion HUBZone contracting program, and the success his organization has in bringing communities, industry and agencies closer together. The Small Business Administration is devising ways to encourage economic development in areas across the country.
Neil McDonnell, founder of the HUBZone Chamber of Commerce, discusses the $13 billion HUBZone contracting program, and the success his organization has in bringing communities, industry and agencies closer together.
The Small Business Administration is devising ways to encourage economic development in areas across the country. The agency’s HUBZone program is one of these outreach efforts, sending federal contracting money to companies that set up shop in Historically Underutilized Business areas. The initiative has been seeing results, but only half of the $13 billion fund is being utilized.
The HUBZone Chamber of Commerce is an organization dedicated to getting the rest of these funds from the government to industry members, and the communities they serve. Neil McDonnell, founder of the HUBZone Chamber of Commerce, says that they’ve already had some success stories.
Government Matters is a multi-platform news program dedicated to providing non-partisan information and analysis to federal managers, contractors and those supporting the federal marketplace.
The show explores the challenges and issues facing federal managers, highlighting success stories within the federal community, and providing an outlet for both government and industry to share their outlook with the federal marketplace.Government Matters’ primary areas of concentration are technology, security, defence, management, industry and workforce.
Note to Members: News features like this strengthen the HUBZone cause. Please reach out to your local and regional business reporters. In addition to telling your own story, Neil McDonnell is available to media as a subject expert and HUBZone advocate.
• In 2019, the HUBZone Chamber was renamed the GovCon Chamber of Commerce.
