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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...

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...

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...

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...

News Small Business Advocate's List Shows Many Large Firms Getting Set Asides By Charles S. ClarkGovernment Executive October 9, 1600The gadfly American Small Business League's new annual list of Fortune 500companies it argues are grabbing undeserved federal contracts...

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...

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...

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...

News Obama Proposes to Consolidate Commerce, SBA and Other Departments By Accounting TodayMichael Cohn October 9, 1600President Obama proposed Friday to consolidate six major federal departments and agencies that oversee various aspects of business in the U.S.,...

News Obama proposes big change for Small Business Administration By Central Valley Business Times StaffCentral Valley Business Times October 9, 1600•  UPDATED with reaction •  Part of proposed bureaucracy shuffle •  ‘They’re not trying to save money; they’re trying to...

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...

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...

News SBA "Set-Aside Policy" Proposal Could Change Which VARs Are Eligible By Christine KernBusiness Solutions October 9, 1200A new revenueceiling proposed by the Small Business Association (SBA) couldsignificantly alter the landscape for IT resellers by excluding a...

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....

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...

News Senators Help Marin Trade Group Fight for Small Businesses Marin Independent Journal October 9, 1200 Responding to pleas from a Marin trade group, U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and John Kerry, D-Mass., said they want action against large corporations that...

News Judge Orders DOD to Release Information on Contracting Program Under Fire By Fred LucasThe Blaze October 9, 800The Department of Defense has untilWednesday under a federal court order toproduce information on a contracting program that critics say has been...

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...

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...

News Angst about SBA reclassification of small businesses misses the point: Editorial Agenda 2014 The Oregonian Editorial Board October 9, 400Forbusinesses, it pays – both literally and figuratively – to be small. Commercialenterprises deemed by the Small...

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...

News Bill In Congress Would Promote Small Business, Economic Stimulus By Joseph F. KovarEverything Channel October 9, 400Solution providers looking to the government for economic stimulus dollars for IT projects may be disappointed unless the government does a better...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

News Defense Dept. Poised to Dump Program One Expert Calls a 'Sham' and 'Seriously Hurtful' to Small Business By Fred Lucas The Blaze September 27, 8800 The Pentagon is prepared to ditch a program that's been called a "sham" and "seriously harmful" to small businesses...

News Among Small-Business Advocates, Reaction to President's Plan Is Mixed By Robb Mandelbaum NY Times September 27, 8000 Advocates for small business — including those in Congress — had near uniformly mixed reactions to President Obama’s proposal Friday to...