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Small Business Administration Regulatory Reform

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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Client Alert: SBA Issues SOP 50 10 8: Key Changes Impacting SBA 7(a) Lending

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On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released Information Notice 5000-866746, announcing the issuance of SOP 50 10 8 (“SOP”) (found here), which introduces significant changes to the SBA 7(a) loan...more

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SBA Franchise Directory Reinstated, Easing Loan Access for Franchisees

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Effective June 1, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will reinstate its Franchise Directory, a critical development for franchise systems and franchisees seeking SBA financing. Originally launched in 2018 and...more

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Nutter Bank Report: April 2025

The Federal Reserve has announced multiple decisions to rescind existing requirements for crypto-asset activities. The April 24 announcement included the rescission of a 2022 supervisory letter that required state member...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trump DEI Executive Orders – Impacts on Small Businesses and Small Business Subcontracting

On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump signed two executive orders focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs: EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” and EO...more

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New Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Critical Mineral Production

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On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. The EO builds on previous energy-focused actions taken by the Administration, and...more

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Trump Administration Revises SBA’s Small Business Goals

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On January 24, the SBA announced updated small business contracting goals for fiscal year 2025, significantly decreasing some goals and standardizing targets across federal agencies. These changes bring the small business...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production

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On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) directing his administration to immediately implement measures bolstering the production of America’s critical minerals, including uranium, copper, potash,...more

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New Administration Outlook: A Possible Roadmap to What's Ahead for the CFTC Under New Leadership

On January 20, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously elected Commissioner Caroline D. Pham as acting chairman. The Administration has not yet identified who will be nominated for the position of...more

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2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Financial Services

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Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 5, May 2024

Welcome to our fifth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we tap Jonathan Deasy, Senior Attorney in our...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Size Protest Amendments to the FAR Are Coming

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made multiple changes to its regulations over the last decade, including final rules published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2013 (78 FR 61113), October 16, 2020 (85 FR...more

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The Week in Weed: July 2023 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia – each state is in a different place and heading in a...more

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SBA 8(a) Program Regulatory Changes: Limitations on Subcontracting

On April 27th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a final rule making changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) program. This final rule is SBA’s implementation of the proposed rules issued by the...more

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SBA Changes Mentor Protégé Programs and Other Small Business Contracting Rules

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WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule consolidating the 8(a) and All-Small Mentor-Protégé Programs. The rule eliminates the 8(a) version of the program, including its unique requirements and...more

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SBA Seeks Comments on Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burden

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On August 15, 2017, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released a request for information (“RFI”) seeking input from the public as to which SBA regulations should be repealed, replaced, or modified because they...more

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