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          VAL, MARK MADRID, ADAM RA IN THE CITY HALL IN HOUSTON, LATINO, YOU KNOW, THE EZ A VAL, CONSULTING ENGINEERING, BNI AND EX LATINO, A KV IN CONSULTING ENGINEERING, A K 
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INFRAS DIRECTOR, THE A KV CONSULTING, ENGINEERING MARK MADRID. 
          SO THE FIRST STEP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE TO BE CERTIFIED FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          AND SO IF YOU GO TO SBA.GOV, YOU'LL ALSO SEE OUR CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO, UH, AND GET, UH, ACCREDITATION, A CERTIFICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO, UH, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND POTENTIALLY WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL. 
          SO I SAY GET PLUGGED IN. 
          UM, AND IT'S NOT EASY AT TIMES, RIGHT? BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF PASSION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. 
          I'VE BEEN WITH THEM ON THE GROUND FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, EVEN BEFORE AND IN HOUSTON, BUT EVEN BEFORE COMING TO THE SBA. 
          SO IT'S A LOT RIGHT? TO SAY, OH GOSH, I'VE GOTTA LEARN THIS OTHER THING AND THIS OTHER THING. 
          BUT I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, ONCE SHARE WITH YOU THAT IT IS POSSIBLE. 
          'CAUSE I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND I'VE SEEN COMPANIES, UH, GROW FROM, UH, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED THOUSAND IN ANNUAL GROSS REVENUES TO, INTO THE MILLIONS. 
          UM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY HAD AN APPETITE TO LEARN. 
          UH, HAVING SAID THAT, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR BANKS DE LA OFFICE OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 
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ENTERPRISE. 
          UM, PERFECT. 
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          BRAZORIA CHAMBERS FOR BEN GALVESTON, LIBERTY, MONTGOMERY WALL. 
          AUSTIN IS MM-HMM. 
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          OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. 
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          CERTIFICATE. 
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          FORT BEND. 
          YES. 
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PERFECT. 
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          THE CATERING OR THE FLORES? UM MM-HMM. 
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          AMERICAS AND CONSTRUCTION 
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NETWORKING. 
          THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY CONTRACTORS AND ELMA. 
          R-C-R-H-C-C, REGIONAL HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION. 
          NETWORKING. 
          UM, SCHEDULING, UH, GOOGLE. 
          I'M MORE QUICKBOOKS ONLINE. 
          UM, DOT COM. 
          UM, UM, UM, UM, OFFICE MANAGEMENT, SOCIALIZATION NETWORKING. 
          UM, GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT. 
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UM, QUICKBOOKS UN UH, TRELLO. 
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