Life After HUB: Procure & Certify with BIZBRIDGES
Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Venue: Durham County Library – Computer Lab, Durham
Price: Free
Category: Family
What happens when the system changes, but thousands of businesses still need access, opportunity, and support? What are we going to do to support the thousands of businesses that still need access to contracts, certifications, procurement opportunities, capital, and capacity-building resources? The elimination of North Carolina's HUB Office and changes resulting from SB 257, Session Law 2026-41 have created new questions for businesses, procurement professionals, municipalities, business support organizations, and institutions across the state. And this conversation is bigger than one demographic. HUB did not just impact one group of people. The businesses navigating this new environment represent communities, industries, regions, and backgrounds across North Carolina. Join BizBridges, hosted by Chisa Pennix-Brown of Give It To The People® and La-Tasha Best-Gaddy of Infinity Bridges, Inc., for Life After HUB: Procure & Certify, an important conversation about what comes next. What We'll Discuss: Attendees will learn about the changing procurement and certification landscape, opportunities that still exist, how businesses can better position themselves for contracting, and what public, private, and community partners can do to ensure businesses do not get lost during this transition.
