Life After HUB: Procure & Certify by BizBridges
LIFE AFTER HUB: PROCURE & CERTIFY WITH BIZBRIDGES
What happens when the system changes, but thousands of businesses still need access, opportunity, and support?
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. The real question now is:
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?
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.
We will also welcome guest speakers and procurement, certification, government, economic development, and business support leaders from across North Carolina to bring multiple perspectives to the conversation.
Who should attend: Business owners, entrepreneurs, contractors, consultants, vendors, procurement professionals, municipalities, economic development professionals, business support organizations, lenders, nonprofits, advocates, and organizations that purchase from or support small businesses.
October 5, 2026
10 AM-12 PM
Durham County Main Library
300 N. Roxboro Rd
Durham, NC 27701
Sponsored in part by Durham County Library.
This isn't about mourning what changed. It's about determining what we build next.