The Small Business Administration (SBA) began accepting applications for the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP) in 2016 and has seen a surge in applications in each subsequent year.
Under the ASMPP, any small business – including 8(a) small businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB/SDVOSBs), woman-owned and economically disadvantaged woman-owned small businesses (WOSBs/EDWOSBs) – may enter into an agreement with a large business under which the large business will provide mentorship and assistance. In return, the large and small businesses are permitted to joint venture to perform federal small business set-aside contracts.
As of mid-year 2019, below are some fast figures about the ASMPP, as reported by the SBA, that both large and small businesses need to know:
807
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At least 807 different ASMPP agreements have been approved. |
174
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At least 174 of the 807 SBA-approved ASMPP agreements were approved under the protégé’s secondary – rather than primary – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. |
280
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At least 280 of the ASMPP participants are 8(a) small businesses. |
313
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At least 313 of the ASMPP participants are SDVOSBs. |
109
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At least 109 of the ASMPP participants are HUBZone companies. |
138
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At least 138 of the ASMPP participants are EDWOSBs. |
132
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At least 132 of the ASMPP participants are small businesses without any other set-aside status. |
114
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The approved ASMPP agreements encompass at least 114 unique primary or secondary NAICS codes within 15 industry sectors. |
49
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ASMPP participants are based or incorporated in 49 different U.S. states and territories. |
Number of SBA-Approved ASMPP Agreements by Year
Distribution of Unique NAICS Codes in SBA-Approved ASMPP Agreements by Industry Sector
Geographical Distribution of SBA-Approved ASMPP Agreements
Special thanks to summer associate Gabby Sprio who assisted in the authorship of this blog post and the graphs found in the blog post.
