1,000 Firms Out, 65 In: What’s Happening To The 8(a) Program?

Program is shrinking as compliance rules reshape who can access federal contracts, raising questions about opportunity and ...
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8(a) program pushed further to the edge by DoD audit

Experts say claims of widespread fraud of the 8(a) program are unfounded and the ongoing audits run counter to the goal of expanding the industrial base.
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SBA rolls out new grant program focused on American manufacturing

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SBA says legal permanent residents will be ineligible for its loan program, effective March 1

The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won’t be allowed to apply for SBA loans, ...
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SBA revokes contracting authority to small-business program. Here's what it means.

The Small Business Administration has rescinded part of the contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development, taking the step just a day after putting federal contracting ...

SBA cuts off non-US citizens from primary loan program

The move would bar small businesses with any amount of ownership from green card holders from applying for the agency’s most popular small business loan program.
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Washtenaw County reopens small business grant program with $2,500 awards

The program will partner with two local organizations, Resourceful Reese and Community Compliance Consultants, to provide ...
American Banker

SBA targets community loan program expanded under Biden

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., left, and Kelly Loeffler during the Jan. 29 Senate hearing on Loeffler's nomination to lead the Small Business Administration. The Small Business Administration is freezing a ...