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* Historic Nathan Building (1st Floor): 2,600 square feet, ideal for Furniture Store or unique retail business to complement our bustling Main Street shopping district
 
* Historic Nathan Building (2nd Floor):
2,500 square feet
 
* Restored Historic Townhouse:
3,500 square feet, ideal for Law firm
 
Now Available!
 
* 513 Poplar Street:  Looking for Restaurant Entrepreneur or Chef to open 2-story restaurant/bar with outside deck.
 
* 303 High Street:  Renovation beginning spring 2008 to turn building into 2 retail spaces and apartments.  Looking for retail tenants.  1400sf; will be delivered in finished shell condition with historic facade renovations complete.  $13 psf net of utilities.
 
* 309 High Street:  Renovation beginning spring 2008 to turn building into 2 retail spaces and apartments.  Looking for retail tenants.  900sf; will be delivered in finished shell condition with historic facade renovations complete.  $13 psf net of utilities.
 

HUBZone

Dorchester County has HUB Zone status.  This Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Empowerment Contracting Program is designed to stimulate economic development and create jobs in urban and rural communities by providing federal contracting preferences to small businesses. These businesses obtain HUBZone certification in part by employing staff or workers from a geographical area known as a HUBZone such as Dorchester County. HUBZone certified businesses realize many benefits.

Eligibility

 

A small business must meet all of the following criteria to qualify for the HUBZone program:

  • it must be located in a "historically underutilized business zone" or HUBZone.
  • it must be owned and controlled by one or more US Citizens, and
  • at least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone.

 

Types of  HUBZone Contracts

A competitive HUBZone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that at least two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the contract can be awarded at a fair market price.

A sole source HUBZone contract can be awarded if the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that two or more qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers, determines that the qualified HUBZone small business is responsible, and determines that the contract can be awarded at a fair price. The government estimate cannot exceed $5 million for manufacturing requirements or $3 million for all other requirements.

 

A full and open competition contract can be awarded with a price evaluation preference. The offer of the HUBZone small business will be considered lower than the offer of a non-HUBZone/non-small business-providing that the offer of the HUBZone small business is not more than 10 percent higher.

 

The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program is administered by a staff in Washington, D.C. in cooperation with field staff located in SBA District Offices around the country. A full listing of those local District Office staff members [HUBZone liaisons] is available on  the HUBZone web page under Contracting Assistance.

 

Source: http://www.sba.gov/hubzone