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  "headline": "Vidya is 8(a) Certified!",
  "description": "We are proud to be certified 8(a) by the US Small Business Administration.",
  "datePublished": "2022-05-01T00:00:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Neil Chaudhuri",
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  "articleBody": "I don't have to tell you it's been a difficult few years (for all of us!), so I am absolutely thrilled to announce\n[US Small Business Administration (SBA)](https://www.sba.gov/) has certified Vidya as an\n[8(a) business](https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/8a-business-development-program).\n\nAt Vidya, we have been very privileged to deliver high-quality software to a wide array of government and commercial clients\nusing exciting technology while promoting lean principles, agile software development,\nand diversity in software engineering. The best part about it? It's been fun! Doing great work and contributing to the community—whether\nwriting on [our blog](https://www.vidyasource.com/blog/), answering questions on [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/users/1347281/vidya),\ncontributing to open-source on [GitHub](https://github.com/VidyaSource),\nspeaking at [conferences](https://www.vidyasource.com/blog/speaking-at-code-writers-workshop-2017/), and even posting video tutorials on\n[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24LVc8Bb65SF6LW-SLog9A)—have been the most rewarding professional experience of my life.\n\n8(a) certification by SBA shows the nation that Vidya has demonstrated the kind of growth potential that should make government agencies\nwho need technology services take notice. As they [describe](https://www.sba.gov/about-sba):\n\n> SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.\n\nWe look forward to building new relationships and to delivering our services to even more government agencies. We are also excited about expanding\nour current offerings by making our courses available online and building new software products.\n\nWe want to thank SBA for recognizing Vidya's past success and future potential, and we cannot wait to do business\nwith you. [Let's talk](https://www.vidyasource.com/contact/).\n\n![US Small Business Administration 8(a) Certified](https://www.vidyasource.com/img/certifications/8a.png)"
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