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| January 22, 2022 | DBE program to grow from Infrastructure Law | The recently passed into law infrastructure bill specifically discusses Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) in Section 11101(e). It found that compelling reasons exist to continue the De ...Read more |
| January 14, 2022 | SDB Goal for Federal Agencies Expanded to 11% by Biden Administration | In order to increase utilization of Small-Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs), the Biden-Harris administration recently announced a set of federal procurement reforms. The White House is reques ...Read more |
| January 10, 2022 | Senators Push New Small Bizz Bailout as Omicron Surges | Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), who is the head of the Small Business Committee, is teaming up with Roger Wicker (R-MS) to push a new bill to provide additional relief to the restaurant industry and oth ...Read more |
| December 29, 2021 | USDOT Loans Texas $250m for 183N Mobility Project | The US Department of Transportation announced a 35-year, low-interest loan worth $250.29 million to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) for construction connected to the 183N Mobi ...Read more |
| December 20, 2021 | Inflation Forces Nearly Half of Small Businesses to Seek Loans | The US Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly Small Business Index shows supply chain and inflation as key issues facing small businesses. While optimism is higher among small business owners than ...Read more |
| December 15, 2021 | Biden Admin Announces $8.7b for Minority Businesses | The announcement came as the pair headlined the Freedman’s Bank Forum on Tuesday. The funding comes as part of a $12 billion package pushed by VP Harris last year, called the Jobs and Neigh ...Read more |
| December 15, 2021 | USDOT Grants Marine Highways $12.6m to Ease Supply Chain Woes | The funding is meant to address supply chain disruptions and “expand existing waterborne freight services in “Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, New York, New Jerse ...Read more |
| December 8, 2021 | DBEs and WBEs: Don't Forget The Importance of NAICS Codes for Your Certification | NAICS codes are vital to you if your company is applying for Disadvantaged Bu ...Read more |
| December 6, 2021 | USDOT Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Framework | The US Department of Transportation on Monday announced a Request for Comments from the public to “help shape the Department’s goals and priorities as we work to transform the nation’s transp ...Read more |
| December 3, 2021 | White House Begins Implementing Reforms to Increase SDB Procurement | The White House released a fact sheet on Thursday detailing five reforms as “the first step towards meeting the President’s goal of ensuring that 15 percent of federal contracts go to SDBs by 2 ...Read more |