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<body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#660000" vlink="#CC3300" alink="#660000" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="30" height="66" valign="top"></td> <td width="136" height="472" rowspan="2" valign="top"><img src="images/womanhat.gif" width="136" height="107"> <blockquote> <p><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0" width="82" height="450"> <param name="movie" value="images/graybar.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"><param name="SCALE" value="noborder"> <embed src="images/graybar.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="82" height="450" scale="noborder"></embed> </object></blockquote></td> <td width="21" height="66" valign="top"></td> <td width="525" height="66" valign="top"><a href="solutions.html" target="_self"> <img src="images/solutionssub.gif" width="138" height="21" border="0" ALT="Solutions and Services"></a><img src="images/slashes_sub.gif" width="13" height="21"><a href="membersevices.html" target="_self"><img src="images/membersub.gif" width="101" height="21" border="0" ALT="Member Services"></a><img src="images/slashes_sub.gif" width="13" height="21"><a href="products.html" target="_self"><img src="images/productssub.gif" ALT="Products" width="55" height="21" border="0"></a><img src="images/slashes_sub.gif" width="13" height="21"><img src="images/subend.gif" width="20" height="21"><br> <img src="images/whitespace.gif" width="79" height="21"> <img src="images/substart.gif" width="20" height="21"><a href="guarantee.html" target="_self"><img src="images/guaranteesub.gif" width="215" height="21" border="0" ALT="Guarantee Program"></a><img src="images/slashes_sub.gif" width="13" height="21"><a href="questions.html" target="_self"><img src="images/questionssub.gif" width="178" height="21" border="0" ALT="Frequently Asked Questions"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="30" valign="top"></td> <td width="21" valign="top"></td> <td width="550" valign="top"> <img src="images/solutionshead.gif" width="450" height="83" ALT="Solutions and Services"> <p> <table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" border="0" width="70%"> <p class="bodytext"> Surety Bond Associates is dedicated to assisting small, women and minority owned, and other qualified businesses apply for surety bonds. Through our affiliation with the Small Business Administration (SBA), find access and links to the following programs: <p class="bodytext"> <font class="header"><a href="guarantee.html" target="_self">SBA's Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program</a></font> guarantees bonds up to $2,000,000 issued by surety companies for construction, service and supply contracts, and reimburses the surety for a percentage of the loss if the contractor defaults. Surety Bond Associates can help eligible small contractors qualify for lucrative contracting opportunities who could not otherwise compete in the traditional marketplace. <p class="bodytext"> <font class="header">SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program</font> enters into contracts with federal governmental agencies and subcontracts the performance of contracts to 8(a) program participants at prices that will enable these businesses to complete the contracts and earn a profit. <p class="bodytext"> <font class="header">SBA's Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Certification</font><font class="bodytext"> helps minority and other qualified disadvantaged business overcome barriers bidding on federal contracts. By working closely with federal agencies and the nation's leading contractors, the SBA works to ensure that small businesses obtain a fair share of government contracts and subcontracts. <p> <font class="end">>>END</font> </font></td> <td valign="top" width="30%"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" bordercolor="#000000" border="1"> <tr> <td> <p class="smalltext">Surety Bond Associates puts small businesses on the fast track to more government and private industry contract opportunities by offering the following free services: <p class="smalltext">  <a href="loginindex.html" target="_parent">Online applications</a> for surety bonds and SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program forms make surety submissions fast and easy. <p class="smalltext">  Partner links to online 8(a) and SDB certification services, along with leads to over $500 billion in government contracts. <p class="smalltext">  Discover links to many government and private sector sources of assistance to help make you more productive and profitable.</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <td> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="710" height="64" valign="top"><a href="homeindex.htm" target="_parent"><img src="images/bottomhome.gif" width="43" height="64" border="0" ALT="Home"></a><a href="aboutusindex.html" target="_parent"><img src="images/bottomabout.gif" width="49" height="64" border="0" ALT="About Us"></a><a href="solutionsindex.html" target="_parent"><img src="images/bottomsolutions.gif" width="86" height="64" border="0" ALT="Solutions and Services"></a><a href="partnershipsindex.html" target="_parent"><img src="images/bottompartnerships.gif" width="93" height="64" border="0" ALT="Strategic Partnerships"></a><a href="#" onMouseDown="MM_openBrWindow('contactus/index.html','contactUs','width=209,height=209')"><img src="images/bottomcontact.gif" width="61" height="64" border="0" ALT="Contact Us"></a><a href="membersindex.html" target="_parent"><img src="images/bottommember.gif" width="83" height="64" border="0" ALT="Member Resources"></a><img src="images/bottom1.gif" width="20" height="64"><img border="0" src="images/bottom@off.gif" width="27" height="64"><img src="images/bottomsolutions1.gif" width="184" height="64" border="0"><img src="images/bottom2.gif" width="44" height="64" border="0"><img src="images/bottomend.gif" width="14" height="64" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> </body>