SBA Suspends Requirements for Federal Construction Contracts and Expands HUBZones By Gloria Larkin Some members of the small business community have a new avenue to explore as it continues to seek relief from the pandemic, as the Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended the bona fide place of business requirement for 8(a) construction contracts. The... Read More
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Small Businesses Losing Out Huge in Contracting
Small Businesses Losing Out Huge in Contracting By Gloria Larkin A recent report from the Washington, D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), Supporting Small Business and Strengthening the Economy Through Procurement Reform, authored by its Director of Strategic Initiatives Dane Stangler, offered some stark and disappointing data. The numbers concerned the involvement and impact of small... Read More
Steps Undertaken to Narrow Racial Contracting Gap
Steps Undertaken to Narrow Racial Contracting Gap By Gloria Larkin The Biden-Harris Administration is taking new steps toward narrowing the racial wealth gap and reinvesting in struggling communities by expanding access to a key wealth-creator ― small business ownership that may be also located in disadvantaged communities. The administration will address racial discrimination... Read More
The New Mandate for Contractors
The New Mandate for Contractors So, here we are. It’s another month, so that means there will be more high-profile cyberattacks to within our nation’s infrastructure. One day, it’s a petroleum refinery, the next it’s a meat processing plant, a bank or or even a regional water supply; tomorrow, it’ll be something else. ... Read More