Incorporated in the State of Tennessee on February 17, 2000
HUB Zone Certified, SBA certification dated May 25, 2000
SBA program compliance examination dated August 2001 - positive HUB Zone determination
Maintains Small Business status for all applicable (NAICS
Codes)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business
Zone (HUBZone) program has been institutionalized as a result of the Small Business
Reauthorization Act of 1999 to stimulate economic development and creates jobs in
urban and rural communities by providing Federal contracting preferences to small
businesses. These preferences go to small businesses that obtain HUBZone certification
in part by employing 35% of their staff who live in a HUBZone. The company must
also maintain a "principal office" in one of these specially designated areas. Street
Legal Industries, Inc. (SLIND) is an East Tennessee based HUBZone firm.
Our Corporate commitment is not just to the "Zone", but to the people that live there. SLIND believes these people are valuable resources that are Capable, but not yet Qualified
to meet their full potential and successfully advance in the workplace. SLIND believes
these resources can be developed either directly though contracting opportunities
or indirectly through the SLIND Work Study program.
A "HUBZone" is an area that is located in one or more of the following: a qualified
census tract (as defined in section 42(d)(5)(C)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986); a qualified "non-metropolitan county" (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) with a median household income of less than
80 percent of the State median household income or with an unemployment rate of
not less than 140 percent of the statewide average, based on US Department of Labor
recent data; or lands within the boundaries of federally recognized Indian reservations.
Direct and Indirect Development:
Developed directly means recruitment of qualified professions from the HUBZone and placement on our contracts.
Developed indirectly though the SLIND work/study program means, identifying talented
(participants) at either the undergraduate or graduate level, compensating participants
(resources) for furthering their education, exposing participants during their time
of study to the practical aspects of the workplace, and upon successful completion
of the course of study, facilitation of placement of the participants into the workplace.
Applicants must be full-time or 3/4-time student in a college degree program, or
a vocational or professional program, you can "earn while you learn" in the SLI
Work/Study program.
Applicants must reside in a SBA identified HUBZone.
Applicants must provide annually a copy of their driver's license and/or voter's
registration card as proof of residency.
Participants must maintain a 3.0 or "B" average.
Participants must document 34 hours per week applied to their course of study.
Further details are provided in the SLIND Work/Study Program Governing Plan Document
Participant compensation will be at least the current federal minimum wage, but
they may be higher depending on the type of work assigned and the skills required.
Total compensation depends on many variables including: existing skills, time of
acceptance into the program, and the funding level of our contracts.
Without impact to the participant's existing academic work load, participants will
be exposed to our work processes and deliverables.
Every effort will be made to ensure participants are exposed to work opportunities
consistent with their interest and course of study.
Upon graduation from course of study, placement of participant in the workforce.
In summary, in addition to the monetary benefits (compensation), SLIND will make every
effort to mentor participants through their course of study, expose each to related
work activities, and upon graduation placement of participants into professional
positions in the workplace.
Without cost to our clients, SLIND will attempt to match the skills and interest of
our work/study participants to the professional requirements of our clients.
Without impacting our work/study participant's academic work load, SLIND will expose
on an ongoing basis each to our Client's professional requirements/needs.
Without cost to our Clients, SLIND will make available for "internship" our participants
during off seasons (summer break).
Upon successful completion of each participant's course of study, SLIND will immediately
make available for employment our participant as a valuable and fully-engaged resource.