News Review Finds Fraud in Contracts Awarded in Disabled Veterans' Program By James Dao New York Times November 19, 2009 A program intended to help disabled veterans win government business awarded at least $100 million in contracts to firms that were either...
News GAO: Fraud in gov't contracts for disabled vets By HOPE YENAssociated Press November 19, 2009WASHINGTON — Companies fraudulently collected at least $100 million in federal contracts from a $4 billion government program designated for disabled military veterans...
News A conference where you're not invited By Steve PrestegardMarketplace Magazine November 16, 2009I got this email from the American Small Business League Thursday:On Oct. 21, President Barack Obama announced he would convene a small business conference to address...
News A conference where you're not invited By Steve Prestegard Marketplace Magazine November 16, 2009 I got this email from the American Small Business League Thursday: On Oct. 21, President Barack Obama announced he would convene a small business conference to...
News Economic Lifelines: Jobs, More Jobs By StaffNew York Times November 16, 2009 Edel Rodriguez To the Editor:“Jobless Recovery” (editorial, Nov. 8) points to the need for more action by both government and the private sector to combat unemployment. Despite the...
News Small Business Agency will pay attorney fees in FOIA case By Miranda FleschertRCFP October 30, 2009The American Small Business League will finally get to collect legal fees from the Department of Justice now that the agency has dropped its appeal of a California...
News Has the death knell been sounded for the SBA? By Doug CaldwellCentral Valley Business Times October 30, 2009• Critic says Obama Administration ready to end it as an independent agency • ‘When it comes to delivering for small businesses and banks, he’s a...
News Defending Obama's Small-Business Agenda By Robb MandelbaumThe New York Times October 29, 2009Last week, President Obama announced new initiatives to spur lending to small businesses, including higher caps on loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration....
News Defending Obama's Small-Business Agenda By Robb Mandelbaum The New York Times October 29, 2009 Last week, President Obama announced new initiatives to spur lending to small businesses, including higher caps on loans guaranteed by the Small Business...
News GE gained with data-entry errors By Jim WyssMiami Herald October 11, 2009With 323,000 employees and earnings of $17 billion, General Electric is by far the biggest ``small business'' in Florida.It won that status when the Veterans Affairs Administration at Bay...
News In Florida, 'small businesses' aren't all smallSmall businesses are supposed to get a substantial percent of government contracts. But not all contract holders are really that small. By Jim WyssMiami Hearld October 10, 2009What do Dell Computer, General Electric...
News New US law to freeze small firms out of federal contracts By StaffProcurement Leaders October 8, 2009The American Small Business League (ASBL) has accused a congressman of introducing a new bill which will allow some of his largest campaign contributors to land...
News Griffith: Bill needs more work By Trevor StokesTimes Daily September 30, 2009MUSCLE SHOALS - U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith said this week that legislation meant to guarantee federal contracts to small businesses and scathed by an industry group will require...
News US Senate 'snubs' small firms over contract reform By StaffProcurement Leaders September 28, 2009The US Senate has been accused of "snubbing" small businesses in forthcoming talks to reform Federal contracting practices. The allegation was made yesterday by the...
News House bill could help some small businesses, hurt others By PAULINE CROSS123Print.com September 18, 2009Representative Parker Griffith of Alabama's fifth Congressional district this week proposed a bill that would change the way the government contracts with...
News Bill would let firms that outgrow their size status retain set-aside contracts By Elizabeth NewellGovernment Executive September 18, 2009Legislation introduced this week to allow incumbent contractors to recompete for small business set-asides even if they no...
News Griffith's small-business bill generates debate By Trevor StokesTimes Daily September 17, 2009A House bill introduced Monday by U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith that’s meant to divert federally-mandated contracts to small businesses and away from multinational giants...
News Small Business: Convenient Talking Point? By mooncatLeft in Alabama September 17, 2009Early this year, right after Rep. Parker Griffith (D, AL-05) voted AGAINST the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, he told me he voted that way because he was concerned about the...
News Griffith's small-business bill generates debate By Trevor Stokes Times Daily September 17, 2009 A House bill introduced Monday by U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith that’s meant to divert federally-mandated contracts to small businesses and away from multinational giants...
News Bidding against a small business that's outgrown that status By Matthew WeigeltFCW.com September 17, 2009Rep. Parker Griffith’s small-business bill leaves a lot of gray areas regarding small-business set-asides, even though legislation likely would shake up how...
News Small businesses, big concerns By Dennis SeidNEMS Daily Journal September 14, 2009 Few people would argue that the nation’s health care system needs to be fixed.But the devil is in the details, and that’s what worries small business owners who are leery of what...
News US government freezes small firms out of federal contracts By StaffProcurement Leaders September 11, 2009The US government’s is diverting federal contracts intended for medium-sized companies to some of the largest corporations in the world, it was claimed...
News Put Your Best Face Forward By Tim Devaney and Tom SteinAllBusiness.com September 11, 2009Whatever you’re selling, curb appeal can help, especially on the information superhighway. That’s the premise of a Philadelphia company with the unappealing name of...
News SMB Contracting: A Litmus Test for President Obama By Keith GirardAllBusiness.com August 27, 2009It was no secret in Washington that the Bush administration had little regard for the Small Business Administration. During his two terms in office, the agency’s...
News Whom Does the N.F.I.B. Represent (Besides Its Members)? By Robb MandelbaumThe New York Times August 26, 2009A few weeks back, You’re The Boss readers rose up in mild insurrection against The Agenda. The occasion was a look at the Small Business Majority, a...
News Stimulus plan shortchanges small businessSmaller companies are heart of our economy By Staff EditorialBradenton Herald August 26, 2009Out of the $787 billion contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a paltry $730 million is being directed to the...
News What Happened to the Small Business Share of the Federal Pie? By Kent Bernhard JrPortfolio.com August 26, 2009Depending on how you look at it, the government missed its small-business contracting goal by a little, or a whole lot.The government came out with its...
News US Small Businesses Slam Clean Tech Funding "PR ploy"New $37 million grant scheme for clean tech-focused small businesses dismissed as a drop in the ocean By Danny BradburyBusinessgreen.com August 25, 2009US small businesses have been left largely unimpressed by...
News The S.B.A. Puts the Best Face on Small-Business Contracting By Robb MandelbaumThe New York Times August 24, 2009The Small Business Administration took a victory lap Friday in the press release (pdf) that accompanied its annual scorecard rating the government on...
News Federal government misses its small business contracting mandates By Doug CaldwellCentral Valley Business Times August 21, 2009• Only one agency makes their goals • Where are the billions going? Again in 2008 as in previous years, federal tax dollars failed to...