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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... more +
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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The SBA Makes Significant Changes to 8(a) Program

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The changes come in response to a court injunction declaring rebuttable presumption for social disadvantage unconstitutional. All pending SBA 8(a) program applications are currently suspended due to an injunction issued by...more

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District Court Rules SBA Presumption of Social Disadvantage Is Unconstitutional

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On Thursday, July 20, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued an order in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dept. of Agric., 2:20-CV-00041, finding that the rebuttable presumption (legal...more

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District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction against MBDA Business Centers, Finding Unconstitutional Discrimination

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In March of 2023, Christian Bruckner, Jeffrey Nuziard, and Matthew Piper filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth Division), Jeffery Nuziard, et. al. v. Minority Business...more

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Is the SBA’s 8(a) Minority Business Development Program Constitutional?

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The constitutionality of small business programs has been a significant topic of debate over the past few years. The U. S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently upheld the constitutionality of the Small Business...more

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