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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -
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SBA Is Upgrading Its Certification System: What Small Business Government Contractors Need to Know

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Aug. 1, 2024, is beginning a system upgrade to its certification portal that will impact the following socioeconomic set-aside program certification programs ...more

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Four New State Consumer Privacy Laws Are Slated to Take Effect in 2024

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In 2023, four consumer privacy laws went into effect in Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia and Utah. Entities should prepare for a new class of consumer data privacy laws to take effect in Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas...more

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SBA Makes Major Changes to 8(a) Business Development Program Regarding Social Disadvantage

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The US Small Business Administration (SBA) temporarily suspended new application submissions to its 8(a) Business Development program, and it will require many existing participants to explain why they qualify for the program...more

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Is Your Joint Venture Agreement Compliant With Current SBA Regulations And Current Case Law?

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The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) popular shields from affiliation for all-small and mentor-protégé joint ventures are powerful tools for helping small businesses succeed in the federal procurement marketplace. These...more

Alston & Bird

New Initiatives Benefiting Small Businesses at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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Our Intellectual Property Group reviews how a summer rule change from the Small Business Administration dovetails with the newly enacted Unleashing American Innovators Act....more

PilieroMazza PLLC

SBA’s Proposed Rule Alters the Landscape for Size and Status Protests

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​​​​​​​On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule (the Rule) making substantial changes to the 8(a) Business Development program. Scattered throughout the Rule are various...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Buyer Beware: Settling FCA Allegations Costs Manufacturer $5.2 Million

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Numet Machining Techniques, a Connecticut-based machined parts manufacturer for commercial and military aerospace engines, recently agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) for...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Small Business Compliance Due Diligence Leads to Reduced FCA Penalty

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Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $5.2 million civil settlement agreement to resolve small business set-aside fraud allegations against an aerospace contractor. While the $5+ million...more

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More DOJ Double-Dipping PPP Fraud News

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) continues rolling out new settlement agreements related to COVID-19 fraud - highlighting the government’s and a common relator’s efforts to crack down on those alleged to have improperly...more

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The FTC Initiates Rare Enforcement Action in Case Against Franchisor Burgerim

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The FTC filed suit against California fast food franchisor Burgerim in early February. The case is the FTC’s first major enforcement action against a franchisor in about a decade....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

PPP Loans: Overview of Prior Guidance

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The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) began with rushed legislation and a race for financial support in the middle of a pandemic. This race was hardly a straight line as the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the...more

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The FAR’s Revised Limitations on Subcontracting: What You Need to Know

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On August 11, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a final rule revising and standardizing the limitations on subcontracting (LOS), including the nonmanufacturer rule, that apply to small...more

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A Recent Case Highlights Equal Protections In The American Rescue Plan Act

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A case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit highlights that, even in times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing federal grant money based on race and gender will likely violate the equal...more

Snell & Wilmer

SBA Adopts New Process for Absolving Fraudulent Loans in Attempt to Provide Certainty to Affected Businesses

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The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was created on March 27, 2020 as part of the first COVID-19 relief package. Over the past year, Congress appropriated almost $700 billion to the PPP in an effort to provide forgivable...more

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PPP Forgiveness: 7 Commonly Asked Questions and Answers

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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided much needed assistance to small businesses affected by COVID-19. While the PPP is a small business loan program within Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, PPP loans are...more

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Important Lessons from the DOJ's First Civil Action for CARES Act Loan Fraud

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On January 12, 2021, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) settled its first civil action for alleged fraud against the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) – the primary lending program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...more

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COVID-19 Relief: Loan Forgiveness Requirements and Loan Review Procedures for Renewed Paycheck Protection Program

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On January 19, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a new interim final rule on loan forgiveness and loan review procedures for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as reinitiated by the Economic Aid to...more

Miller Canfield

Congress Permits SBA to Make PPP Loans to Debtors in Bankruptcy, SBA Says "No"

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In June and December of 2020, Miller Canfield reported that the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits had held that the Small Business Administration ("SBA") may exclude debtors in bankruptcy from consideration for Paycheck Protection...more

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Reopening of All First and Second Draw PPP Loan Applications Starts Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021

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The U.S. Department of Treasury and the Small Business Association (SBA) announced that it will reopen the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal to all participating PPP lenders to submit First and Second Draw loan...more

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PPP Round Three: Second Draws and Second Chances

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On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the Economic Aid Act, another COVID-19 relief bill with changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the opportunity for many PPP loan recipients to apply for a second loan,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: What Small Businesses Need To Know

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, comprised of more than 5,500 pages and including a $900 billion stimulus package, became law on December 27, 2020. As part of this law, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses,...more

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Eligibility, Payroll Cost Calculation and Documentation Requirements for First and Second Draw of PPP Loan Applications 

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On Jan. 6, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued guidance regarding the stimulus package’s Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (previously reported here), which continued the...more

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U.S. Paycheck Protection Program Restarts: Summary Of Key Updates

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On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” (H.R. 133) (or the “2021 CAA”), which modifies and reopens the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program...more

McDermott Will & Emery

COVID Relief Bill: Key PPP Eligibility Issues Loom Large for New and Second Draw Loans

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The COVID-19 relief bill opens the door to new aid for small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This is welcome news to small businesses throughout the country, but—as detailed below—there are significant...more

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SBA and Treasury Department to Increase Scrutiny of PPP Loans

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The Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) frequently asked questions on Dec. 9, 2020, indicating PPP borrowers that obtained a PPP loan of $2 million or...more

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