About ASBL
The Strongest Voice in America on Behalf of Small Businesses
ASBL's Don't Cheat Women Project wants to stop S. 4390 and H.R. 8511, bills that would dismantle federal contracting programs, including contracting goals, for women-owned and minority-owned small businesses. These bills would not only close businesses, erase jobs, and prevent agencies from tracking who receives federal contracts. They would allow 100% of federal contract spending to go to companies owned by white men.
Help us stop the bills that would wipe out the 5% goal and help us get the goal raised to something more fair.
99.9% of all U.S. businesses are small businesses, yet billions of dollars in “small business” contracts are routinely steered to large corporations.
Big businesses don’t create jobs with those contracts because they’re already big, but real small businesses, on the other hand, would create millions of new jobs – the economic stimulus intended by the 1953 Small Business Act.
Our Mission
“Since 42% of all businesses are owned by women, the current 5% goal is ludicrous.”
“Any effort to lower the goals for Women- and Minority-Owned Small Businesses could let companies owned by white men get 100% of federal spending.”
“If small businesses got the contracts intended by the 1953 Small Business Act, it would be the largest economic stimulus in history.”
— Lloyd Chapman
Founder and President of the ASBL
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An American Small Business League Project
We want Congress to raise that goal to 15%.
And we want to stop S. 4390 and H.R. 8511, bills that would dismantle federal contracting programs, including contracting goals, for women-owned and minority-owned small businesses. These bills would not only close businesses, erase jobs, and prevent agencies from tracking who receives federal contracts. They would allow 100% of federal contract spending to go to companies owned by white men.
Women deserve to compete for more than 5% of federal contracts. When women have economic equality, they can pursue political equality, which, unfortunately, they still don’t have because that takes money.
Founded by Lloyd Chapman
ASBL President
The American Small Business League was founded by Lloyd Chapman in 2004.
Lloyd Chapman
on Widespread Fraud
Our History
Founded in 2004
The ASBL's roots are based in an association of computer software and equipment re-sellers who were increasingly frustrated by abuses and loopholes that have allowed large corporations to receive billions of dollars in federal small business contracts. Seeking proper implementation of the Small Business Act, these small business owners formed the Microcomputer Industry Suppliers Association (MISA).
Fight For Change
MISA worked hard throughout the late 1990s to address this issue in Washington and around the country. Their efforts attracted media attention and pressured members of Congress for a remedy. MISA also dealt directly with the Small Business Administration under both Democratic and Republican presidencies. Despite their efforts, little measurable change took place.
Progress for Small Businesses
In 2003, Representative Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), ranking member of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the fourth annual scorecard report evaluating 21 federal agencies, accounting for 96 percent of federal procurement. She was highly critical of their inability to reach the mandated small business procurement goal. "Even though the government bought more last year, it still failed to meet a single one of its small business goals for the third straight year," the report said.
As a result of missing the small business procurement goal -- 23 percent of the total value of all prime contracts -- small businesses missed out on an estimated $13.8 billion in federal contracting opportunities.
In July 2003 Representative Velazquez stated, "Small businesses just need a chance – a foot in the door so they can show federal agencies what they can do. After all, small businesses are the lifeline of the American economy. I know that. You know that. Now we just need the federal government to figure it out."
ASBL Was Formed
In 2004, the Microcomputer Industry Suppliers Association realized that companies in every industry shared the problems of its members. As a means of serving the needs of all small businesses competing for federal contracts, the members of MISA formed the American Small Business League.