Washington, DC – Effective May 30, 2023, the WOSB Federal Contract Program (WOSB Program) rule at 13 C.F.R. § 127.400(a) is revised to reflect that certified WOSB and EDWOSB firms are required to undergo a program examination every three years to maintain certification. Previously, WOSB Program participants had to annually attest to their eligibility to continue participating in the program. The rule change removes the annual attestation requirement.  

SBA launched a new feature in the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) tool that allows you to link your capabilities statement to help market your business to agencies.

This new field is now available in DSBS allowing small businesses to add a URL for their Capabilities Statements.

U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce finds: The Loss Continues: Between FY 2017 and FY 2021 America lost 26% of our small business federal suppliers – Time is running out for FY 2022.

Every five years the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is required to produce a study to update the eligible NAICS codes for the WOSB Federal Contracting Program. 

Washington, DC, March 9, 2022– The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce™ (http://www.uswcc.org) proudly announces the USWCC 2022 Women Contractor Award Winners to firms who have achieved outstanding success in the federal contracting arena. This year additional categories have been added to honor those who have taken extra measures to support the success of women-owned firms in the federal marketplace.

U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce finds: Between FY 2017 and FY 2020 America lost 24% of our small business federal suppliers.

Washington, DC, March 2, 2021 – The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce® (http://www.uswcc.org) proudly announces our 2021 Women Contractor Award Winners to firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards will be presented on March 2, 2021 during the National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit.

Margot Dorfman, USWCC CEO and Co-founder, was featured on one of GovCon Giants podcasts.  Interviewed by show host Eric Coffie, the conversation provides information and insights on the leader on the Chamber and its leader.

The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce® (https://www.uswcc.org) proudly announces our 2020 Women Contractor Award Winners to firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC on March 5, 2020 at the National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit | DC Spring 2020.

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce® (https://www.uswcc.org) proudly announces our 2019 Women Contractor Award Winners to firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC on March 28, 2019 at the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce | National Small Business Federal Contracting Spring Summit (DC).

As the federal government rapidly pushes forward to implement the President’s Management Agenda to transform the process for federal acquisition to use Category Management through Best-in-Class solutions, it is time for small business and other stakeholders to understand how the Small Business Act’s guarantee — that small business suppliers are provided with the “maximum practicable opportunity” before any and all contracts are awarded — will be upheld. The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce has stepped up to protect the rights and opportunities of small business federal suppliers.

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our 2018 Women Contractor Award Winners of firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards were presented in Washington, DC on March 7, 2018 at the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit.

On 9/6/17, USWCC CEO Margot Dorfman testified before the House Committee on Small Business to champion the needs of small businesses. Her testimony emphasized the need for government to protect small business interests and provide timely service and support with regard to regulatory and permitting matters. View a PDF of her testimony here and see the video below.

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our 2017 Women Contractor Award Winners of firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC on March 30, 2016 at the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit.

The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our 2016 Women Contractor Award Winners o firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC on March 16, 2016 at the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce National Small Business Federal Contracting Summit.

Majority-Women-Owned Firms, thank you for stepping up to protect your fair access to federal contracts.

On May 14, 2015, the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Small Business Administration released Evaluation Report 15-10: Improvements Needed in SBA’s Management of Women Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program (WOSBP)

The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce proudly announces our 2015 Women Contractor Award Winners to firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC on March 25, 2015 at the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce | WOSB National Council Spring Conference.

Today, the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce issued a detailed statistical report and wake-up call highlighting the disparity between the number of women business owners in America and their business revenues. This report, derived from the recently released 2012 U.S. Census Survey of Business Owners details the stark reality: women business owners are failing to achieve revenues on par with male-owned firms.

Today, the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce™ released an important report to Congress titled, “Women’s Businesses Struggle for Market Share,” which finds during a decade of strong growth in the number of women-owned firms, women’s revenue-based market share shrank ten percent.