News Small-Business Group Objects to Federal Contract Database Change By Andy JonesThe BLT April 1, 2010The American Small Business League filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on Wednesday against the U.S. General Services Administration to restore recently...
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Small business group sues Obama Administration
News Small business group sues Obama Administration By StaffCentral Valley Business Times April 1, 2010• Wants to stop destruction of federal data • Seeks preliminary injunction The American Small Business League, a Petaluma-based small business lobbying...
Small business group says jobs bill falls short
News Small business group says jobs bill falls short By StaffCentral Valley Business Times March 22, 2010• Says it funnels federal small business funds to corporate giants• ‘It's too little, too late’The new federal jobs bill, signed Thursday by President Barack...
ASBL renews attack over 'billion dollar contracting fraud'
News ASBL renews attack over 'billion dollar contracting fraud' By StaffProcurement Leaders March 16, 2010A US pressure group has renewed allegations that the Obama administration is attempting to cover up "hundreds of billions of dollars in federal contracting...
Ask the Chamber of Commerce: Why Is Too Much Not Enough?
News Ask the Chamber of Commerce: Why Is Too Much Not Enough? By Bill Moyers and Michael WinshipHuffington Post March 12, 2010Living in these United States, there comes a point at which you throw your hands up in exasperation and despair and ask a fundamental question...
Group seeks injunction to halt changes to procurement database
News Group seeks injunction to halt changes to procurement database By Tim KauffmanFederal Times March 12, 2010A small-business advocacy group says it will request a preliminary injunction by tomorrow to stop the General Services Administration from removing two data...
US court urged to end federal government contract 'cover up'
News US court urged to end federal government contract 'cover up' By StaffProcurement Leaders March 9, 2010The American Small Business League (ASBL) announced yesterday that it is preparing to file a preliminary injunction against the US General Services...
Sites not near Interstate 40 rock slide in Haywood County get SBA loans
News Sites not near Interstate 40 rock slide in Haywood County get SBA loans By Jon OstendorffCitizen-Times.com March 7, 2010WAYNESVILLE — David Day would be looking at a 45-minute trip down Interstate 40 should he drive from his Asheville video game arcade to where a...
Obama Administration accused of want to destroy 'incriminating data'
News Obama Administration accused of want to destroy 'incriminating data' Central Valley Business Times March 6, 2010 The American Small Business League says it plans to go to federal court Monday seeking an order that would forbid destruction of records indicating...
Obama Administration accused of want to destroy 'incriminating data'
News Obama Administration accused of want to destroy 'incriminating data' Central Valley Business Times March 6, 2010 The American Small Business League says it plans to go to federal court Monday seeking an order that would forbid destruction of...
Small business advocacy group prevails in lawsuit against SBA
News Small business advocacy group prevails in lawsuit against SBA By Doug CaldwellCentral Valley Business Times February 9, 2010• SBA pays $14,282.90 to American Small Business League• ASBL had sued to get information releasedThe Small Business Administration has...
Obama's Tiny Jobs Ideas for Main Street, A Big Spending Freeze for Wall Street
News Obama's Tiny Jobs Ideas for Main Street, A Big Spending Freeze for Wall Street By Robert ReichHuffington Post January 28, 2010President Obama today offered a set of proposals for helping America's troubled middle class. All are sensible and worthwhile. But none...
Obama Administration Diverting Federal Contracts From Small Businesses, Says ASBL
News Obama Administration Diverting Federal Contracts From Small Businesses, Says ASBL By StaffGaebler.com January 25, 2010General Services Administration eliminates its "small business flag" from federal contracting data.In 2008, Barack Obama earned the American...
Bechtel denies complaint
News Bechtel denies complaint By Ed Waters Jr.The Frederick News-Post January 22, 2010 An organization representing small companies said Bechtel received a $128 million contract earmarked for small contractors.Bechtel, responding to the claim by the American Small...
Will Obama Now Fulfill His Windfall Profits Tax Promise?
News Will Obama Now Fulfill His Windfall Profits Tax Promise? By David SirotaHuffington Post January 13, 2010Lloyd Chapman of the American Small Business League asks a very simple question: With oil at or near $80 a barrel, will the Obama administration now deliver on...
Contract cons can exploit Transportation delay
News Contract cons can exploit Transportation delayBids roll in from companies months before suspensions By Jim McElhattonWashington Times January 13, 2010The federal government's system of suspending transportation contractors can be so fraught with delays that...
Small businesses not given fair access to US government contracts
News Small businesses not given fair access to US government contracts By StaffProcurement leaders January 5, 2010The US government has awarded a $128 million contract earmarked for small businesses to corporate giant Bechtel Bettis, a pressure group has claimed.The...
Small Business Federal Contract Diversion
News Small Business Federal Contract Diversion By Minara El-RahmanFindLaw.com December 30, 2009 While Congress is trying to ensure that Main Street gets some relief from the recession with some stimulus bills in the works, there are plenty of small business interest...
Helping hand for small businesses
News Helping hand for small businesses By Jeremy HayThe Press Democrat December 25, 2009In January, with the economy in near freefall, customer calls to Luxury Products dropped from 200 a month to just one.“Business stopped, literally stopped,” said Chris Welch, CEO...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Winner of National 'Scrooge of the Year' Award While Its CEO Tom Donohue Me
News U.S. Chamber of Commerce Winner of National 'Scrooge of the Year' Award While Its CEO Tom Donohue Me By StaffStopTheChamber.com December 25, 2009 Each year, the national organization Jobs with Justice gives an 'award' to the greediest, most cold-hearted company...
General Dynamics cashes in on $30m 'small business' contract
News General Dynamics cashes in on $30m 'small business' contract By StaffProcurement Leaders December 23, 2009The US government has been accused of awarding a $28.5m business contract reserved for a "small business" to the Fortune 500 firm General Dynamics.The...
Bechtel Gets $128 Million "Small Business" Contract
News Bechtel Gets $128 Million "Small Business" Contract By Nick BaumannMother Jones December 21, 2009There are a bunch of things that happen pretty regularly in Washington that would probably outrage the average citizen but which both political parties don't really...
'Abuse' exposed in US small business contracting schemes
News 'Abuse' exposed in US small business contracting schemes By StaffProcurement Leaders December 9, 2009A recent US Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation has exposed fraud in the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) programme.The...
Obama in Allentown as jobless brace for winter of discontent
News Obama in Allentown as jobless brace for winter of discontent By Joshua ReesePhiladelphia DNC Examiner December 4, 2009With the White House to Main Street initiative kicking off today in Allentown, Penn. the dialogue with America continues to explore the reasons,...
White House Mulls Tax Credits for Jobs
News White House Mulls Tax Credits for Jobs By WebCPA StaffWebCPA.com December 3, 2009The White House convened a jobs summit in which President Obama heard from business and union leaders about various proposals for reducing unemployment, including tax incentives for...
Mean Street: The Sham of a Mockery of an Obama Jobs Summit
News Mean Street: The Sham of a Mockery of an Obama Jobs Summit By Evan NewmarkWall Street Journal December 2, 2009What is it about Thursday’s White House “jobs summit” that rubs me the wrong way?All presidents engage in these sorts of elaborate PR stunts. Why not...
Fraud hits disabled veterans
News Fraud hits disabled veteransA government investigation found that fraud and abuse are diverting millions of dollars in contracts intended to go to businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. By Jim WyssMiami Herald.com November 25, 2009Millions of dollars...
Report: Fraud and abuse in SBA program for disabled vets
News Report: Fraud and abuse in SBA program for disabled vets By StaffCentral Valley Business Times November 24, 2009• Taxpayers cheated of at least $100 Million • Few if any consequences A program designed to help small businesses owned by military veterans where...
American Small Business League: Obama 'short Change'
News American Small Business League: Obama 'short Change' By Resources for Entrepreneurs StaffGaebler.com November 24, 2009The American Small Business League has criticized President Obama for not fulfilling his promises to small businesses.The American Small Business...
Small-business forum called 'sham'
News Small-business forum called 'sham' By StaffHuntsville Times November 20, 2009Group says redirect $100B in contractsfrom big companies A White House small-business forum is being criticized by the American Small Business League as "a sham" because the group says...