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| February 9, 2021 | 8(a) “Section 8” Firms Get a Boost, Able to Qualify Through Past Performance in Joint Ventures | Various provisions were introduced this year by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in order to create more contracting opportunities for small businesses. This includes ...Read more |
| February 5, 2021 | Black Businesses Deserve Another Stimulus this Black History Month | Small business survivability rates are low across the board, but black-owned businesses are uniquely vulnerable to closure. A whopping 80 percent of minority businesses shut down within t ...Read more |
| February 2, 2021 | The SBA is Overhauling its WOSB Program | The SBA has chosen the program, commonly known as WOSB, as the guinea pig for technological changes at the SBA which will implement new regulatory changes. Some of the changes happening inc ...Read more |
| January 24, 2021 | Small Business Advocates Urge Congress to Quickly Confirm New SBA Leader Guzman | Joe Biden has been sworn in as President of the United States but his picks to fill his cabinet positions remain mostly unfilled. With no date set for a confirmation hearing for Isabel Guzman, Bide ...Read more |
| January 21, 2021 | Small Business Admin. launches SDVOSB certification process in place of Dept. of Veteran Affairs self-certification process | America’s federal government every year puts aside contract benefits for firms self-certified as a "Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business" (SDVOSB) and others certified as a “Veteran ow ...Read more |
| January 11, 2021 | SBA Administrator Heaps Praise on Trump After High-Profile Resignations Over Capitol Riots | Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza showered President Donald Trump with praise on Monday despite the resignation of many of her colleagues including the Secretary of the De ...Read more |
| January 4, 2021 | SBA Launches Digital Learning Platform for Women Entrepreneurs, 20 Business Centers | The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the launch of 20 new Women Business Centers (WBC) — the largest ever expansion of its network in its history — as well as a new digital ...Read more |
| December 28, 2020 | Department of Transportation Will Broaden DBE Eligibility | The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced it will increase the cap of gross receipts on eligibility for businesses to qualify for participation in its Disadvantaged Business Enterpris ...Read more |
| December 21, 2020 | What Your Small Business Needs to Know About the New Stimulus Package | Congress is poised to pass a 5,593-page economic stimulus bill. As Contractor News continues to examine the massive document, we wanted to present some highlights from the bill pertaining to small ...Read more |
| December 4, 2020 | Congress Weighs Watered-Down Stimulus, as New PPP Failures Revealed | This week, new flaws in the Payment Protection Program (PPP) have come to light thanks to a lawsuit forcing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to release troves of data on the program. Meanwhi ...Read more |