Socio-Economic Certifications
Tue, Oct 21
|Robert W. Plaster School of Business
Did you know that the federal government has to meet goals on a yearly basis to buy from small businesses, woman owned businesses, service disabled veteran owned businesses, and small disadvantaged businesses (socially and economically disadvantaged)? In addition, based upon the business’ location,


Time & Location
Oct 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Robert W. Plaster School of Business, 3950 Newman Rd, Joplin, MO 64801, USA
About the event
This online training is presented by Allen Waldo. Allen Waldo has worked with the Missouri APEX/PTAC since 2014. He offers counseling in government contracting for mainly small businesses. He can assist your small business in registering to do business with the federal government and the State of Missouri. He also offers expertise in assisting businesses in applying for various socio-economic certifications.
Did you know that the federal government has to meet goals on a yearly basis to buy from small businesses, woman owned businesses, service disabled veteran owned businesses, and small disadvantaged businesses (socially and economically disadvantaged)? In addition, based upon the business’ location, if located in certain urban areas or in a rural county, that the federal government must meet certain goals too?
In this course, the attendee will learn about the main socio-economic certifications recognized by the federal government and how the federal government may also “set aside”…

