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Senate Set to Debate SBA Bill

News Senate Set to Debate SBA Bill By Keith GirardAllBusiness.com October 9, 2800 The controversy over a Senate bill to reauthorize the Small Business Administration is likely to begin anew when Congress reconvenes after Labor Day.At issue are two provisions that the...

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Want an A.R.C. Loan? Head to the Heartland

News Want an A.R.C. Loan? Head to the Heartland By Robb MandelbaumNew York Times October 9, 2400The Small Business Administration recently began posting a list of banks making America’s Recovery Capital loans. The list, which is supposed to be updated weekly and is...

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On Health Care Reform, Who Speaks for Small Business?

News On Health Care Reform, Who Speaks for Small Business? By Keith GirardAllbusiness.com October 9, 2400As the debate over health care reform heats up, both sides of the issue are increasingly invoking the plight of small businesses to score points about the benefits...

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Is Obama Planning To Screw Small Business?

News Is Obama Planning To Screw Small Business? By Laer PearceCheat Seeking Missles October 9, 2400No, despite what you may think, the headline isn’t rhetorical.  There’s something a-stinkin’ in Obamaland that should get every small businessman wondering what The One...

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SBA Loses Expertise with Retirements

News SBA Loses Expertise with Retirements By Jerry SiebenmarkWichita Business Journal October 9, 2400 Beth Harshfield says she's concerned that her company will lose out on some government contracts now that two experienced people have left the Wichita Small Business...

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Small Business Contracts Flow to Mega Corporations

News Small Business Contracts Flow to Mega Corporations By Brianna EhleyThe Fiscal Times October 9, 1600ByBrianna Ehley, The FiscalTimes August19, 2014 Behemothcorporations like Apple, Bank of America and General Electric are scooping upfederal contracts that are...

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DISA awards contract to company with history of fraud

News DISA awards contract to company with history of fraud By Amber CorrinFederal Computer Week October 9, 1600The Defense Information Systems Agency is defending its decision to award a $578 million contract to Red River Computer to provide IT equipment and services...

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Obama Plan: What Do Small-Business Advocates Think?

News Obama Plan: What Do Small-Business Advocates Think? By Janean ChunHuffington Post October 9, 1600Is President Obama's announcement that he plans to consolidate the Small Business Administration with five other government offices into one agency and to elevate the...

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Some businesses worry about Obama's SBA move

News Some businesses worry about Obama's SBA move By Jose PaglieryCNN Money October 9, 1600NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Barack Obama's proposal to consolidate several agencies, including the Small Business Administration, aims to streamline government, but some...

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Getting small biz contracts to small businesses

News Getting small biz contracts to small businessesBig businesses gobble up procurement deals that should go to smaller firms. A proposed new law aims to change that. By Ian MountFortune Small Business October 9, 1600 In 2008 a lucky engineering firm snagged the top...

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Petaluma group sues for small businesses

News Petaluma group sues for small businessesAdvocacy group alleges $60 billion in federal agency contracts meant for entrepreneurs going to corporations By STEVE HARTTHE PRESS DEMOCRAT October 9, 1200A Petaluma advocacy group filed suit Wednesday against the U.S....

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Government helps big 'small' companies

News Government helps big 'small' companiesBehemoths like Dole Food and Verizon are awarded contracts meant for small businesses. By Larry MargasakKitsapsun Sun October 9, 1200 July 11, 2003 WASHINGTON -- They are among America's larger companies: Verizon...

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Small Business Advocacy Group Takes Pentagon to Court

News Small Business Advocacy Group Takes Pentagon to Court By Neil GordonProject On Government Oversight October 9, 800By NEIL GORDONIn an ongoing effort to document the extent to which large businesses are winning federal small business contracts, the American Small...

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Small VARs Bet Big On Federal Contracts

News Small VARs Bet Big On Federal Contracts By Sarah KurandaComputer Reseller News October 9, 400SmallIT VARs bet big when they apply for major federal contracts, but that could bein jeopardy if the cutoff for small VARs is changed.Theproposed rule change by the...

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Defense firms in probe received $30M in stimulus money

News Defense firms in probe received $30M in stimulus money By Michael GrabellProPublica October 9, 400The Department of Defense has awarded nearly $30 million in stimulus contracts to six companies while they were under federal criminal investigation on suspicion of...

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Buscan proteger a los pequeños

News Buscan proteger a los pequeñosIntroducen proyecto de ley para evitar desvío de subsidios By Yolanda ArenalesLa Opinion October 9, 400Decir que la cuota de contratos públicos destinada a la pequeña empresa debería adjudicarse a los pequeños negocios parece una...

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Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale

News Obama Pledges Public Works on a Vast Scale By Peter Baker and John M. BroderNew York Times October 9, 400 WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama promised Saturday to create the largest public works construction program since the inception of the interstate...

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Can Sandy Baruah save the SBA?

News Can Sandy Baruah save the SBA?President Bush's pick to lead the SBA wins praise for his management style, but has little small-business experience. With less than a year until a new administration takes over Washington, can Baruah By Ian MountCNNMoney.com October...

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Administration Closes SBA Veterans Office

News Administration Closes SBA Veterans Office By Keith GirardAllbusiness.com October 9, 400 A decision by the Bush Administration to suddenly close a Small Business Administration program dedicated to helping veterans has touched off an uproar among Democrats on...

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Industry group seeks access to size protest documents.

News Industry group seeks access to size protest documents. Set-Aside Alert October 9, 400 The American Small Business League has sued SBA for access to records of size protests. The League and its president, Lloyd Chapman, believe the records will document widespread...

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No "Small" Stakes

News No "Small" StakesHow SBA redefines business size will affect millions of firms By Thuy-Doan LeSacramento Bee October 9, 400 The Small Business Administration has a big job ahead of it as the agency tries for the second time in as many years to revise the rules...

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