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| April 29, 2025 | Maryland Bill to Create Department of Social and Economic Mobility | In a move to consolidate state efforts to combat poverty and expand economic opportunities, the Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill. It aims to establish a new Department of Social and ...Read more |
| November 18, 2023 | SBA moves to Safeguard HUBZone Program | The US Small Business Administration (SBA), through its HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Zone) program, strives to award 3% of federal contracts to these certified contractors. To qualif ...Read more |
| September 29, 2022 | New Rules for SBA 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone Firms | The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a proposed rule that would significantly alter ...Read more |
| September 2, 2022 | Small Businesses Get Record Contracts Worth $154b | Federal agencies awarded a record $154 billion in small business contracts, but the number of enterprises in that group continues to fall, according to the Small Business Association (SBA). |
| July 6, 2022 | DBEs and HUBs to Receive Grants from North Carolina | For certified Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms affected by COVID-19, North Carolina has launched applications for Round 3 of its RETOOLN ...Read more |
| January 10, 2022 | LGBTBEs set to be added to Travis County and the City of Austin's HUB Program | LGBT-owned business enterprises (LGBTBEs) are set to be added to the Travis County Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. The City of Austin’s LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Commission ...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 |
| October 25, 2021 | SDB Participation Promoted by 2 New Pennsylvania Bills | Pennsylvania legislators have recently introduced two bills aimed at assisting minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses in state contracting, under its Small Diverse Business (SDB) cert. ...Read more |
| October 18, 2021 | 8(a) Firms No Longer Required by SBA to have a Bona Fide Place of Business | A moratorium has been set in place by the U.S. S ...Read more |
| September 24, 2021 | Black business leaders call for changes to Oakland’s SLBE/LBE program | Oakland multicultural business leaders have requested that the city address and take action in reforming the disparities in contracting opportunities for Black-, Minority- and Women-owned businesse ...Read more |