Women's Veteran Owned 8a Certification Business Finds Success in Winning Government Contracts
Today is Veteran’s Day, a day we take to honor and commemorate those that served our country and fought nobly for our freedom.
Veterans, thank you for your service. This article will focus on 8a Certification services and benefits specifically as it relates to Woman Owned Businesses.
As veterans enter the world of business ownership you should know there’s a lot of support available to you. The SBA’s Office of Women Business Ownership (OWBO) is celebrating the veteran community, especially women veterans that are leading entrepreneurial businesswomen. This includes veterans like Alicia Hernandez in Arizona who not only has a few Woman Owned Business Certifications but also her 8a Certification services her well. Alicia’s success story is featured here…..
Alicia’s story is one of perseverance and shows that skills learned while on duty can help enterprising women once they come back home. Her ambition, work ethic and refusal to give up are admirable. The commitment at OWBO is to continue to help women business owners like Alicia thrive in the small business communities across the country.
Alicia Hernandez is a United States Army Veteran with experience in construction and project management. Owner of DAP Construction Management, a small emerging Arizona construction company that has several Small Business Enterprise Certifications including: SBA 8(a) certification benefits, WBE, WOSB, SDVOSB, MBE, HUBZone, and more.
Certification Helps You to Win Contracts!
Dedication, commitment, leadership, strategic thinking, adaptability, team collaboration, and a willingness to seek answers are among the attributes of a successful small business owner. They are also the character traits the military strives to develop in soldiers, which is why so many veterans succeed in business. Alicia Hernandez is one such veteran who has built a thriving business from the ground up.
Since opening in 2009, DAP Construction Management, LLC, has earned over $40 million in revenues through general construction services and management contracts across 14 states. A self-avowed quick learner, Alicia reached the rank of Captain in the Army and earned her Airborne wings, all within four and half years of service. For combat actions during operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf War, she was awarded the Bronze Star. Her duties left her with PTSD and an 80% disability rating from the Veterans Administration.
Undaunted, Alicia pursued a life-long dream of receiving a Master’s in Architecture. Her persistence and desire held her in good stead as she worked in design and planning career fields and gained experience in the construction industry. Alicia eventually found herself working for an 8(a) certification construction firm from Texas with a mandate to open an office in Arizona. True to form, she sought advice from experts and found the Arizona district office of the SBA.
Alicia started DAP Construction Management and never looked back. She quickly earned multiple contracting licenses. Today, the company offers a wide range of services to industrial office, retail, hospitality, municipal, and federal government projects in the southwest, northwest, and mid-west regions of the United States. Federal contracting is a large part of DAP’s business and, as an SDVOB, WOSB, 8(a) certification, HUBZone certified business, it has proven to be very competitive in winning government contracts. The firm is dedicated to employing veterans and supports public outreach for large infrastructure projects that impact minority and socially disadvantaged populations.
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